Your Marriage Certificate

You are responsible for securing your wedding license at least three days before the wedding date. Shortly after the ceremony, you and two witnesses you have chosen - plus the officiant(s) - will all sign your keepsake marriage certificate. The official one we will take home and send it to the marriage bureau. A couple may decide to include the signing in the ceremony itself, but, generally, couples opt to sign the certificate either directly after the ceremony (possibly on the way to their time alone) or shortly thereafter. Then, you are legally married!


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You will need to request an official copy from the County Licensing Bureau if you want to have one for purposes of changing your name and having your legal document in your own personal files.

Your Marriage Certificate

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