Guides and resources

Find a clearer path to getting married

Practical guides and free tools to help you plan your next step together.

Start with the process, explore your document questions or find guidance for the way your lives fit together.

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25 resources

Getting started

How online marriage works

Follow the steps from your account and license application to the live ceremony.

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Legal questions

Is online marriage legal?

Understand the license, officiant, witnesses and required filing.

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Packages

Ceremony options and pricing

Compare the $399 ceremony and $899 ceremony + apostille packages.

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Documents

Marriage certificate apostille guide

Learn what an apostille does and which document questions to ask.

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Military couples

Military marriage guidance

Find practical steps for marrying around distance, duty and changing plans.

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Free tool

Wedding budget calculator

Compare traditional and online wedding costs as you plan your budget.

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Free tool

Name change checklist

Explore the tasks to consider if you plan to change your name after marriage.

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Guide

Apostille or embassy authentication

Explore the differences between document authentication routes.

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Immigration planning

Online marriage and immigration

Understand ceremony location, document questions and the marriage step in your plans.

Read the immigration guide ↗

Couples

Same-sex couples

Plan your ceremony with clear preparation steps, witness options and document guidance.

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Practical guide

Online civil marriage

Understand a civil ceremony and the preparation steps.

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Couples

Interfaith couples

Plan the legal marriage alongside the traditions that matter to you.

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Couples

Busy couples

Work through marriage preparation around work, travel and different schedules.

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Couples

Accessible wedding planning

Explore a ceremony that reduces the need for venue travel.

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Couples

Homebound and bedside weddings

Prepare for a live ceremony in a setting that works for your circumstances.

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Couples

Private weddings and elopements

Plan a small online ceremony and the guest list you want.

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Couples

Marry now, celebrate later

Separate the legal ceremony from the gathering you want to hold later.

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Practical guide

Your marriage certificate

Understand what follows the ceremony and which documents you may need.

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Practical guide

Frequently asked questions

Find answers about the digital preparation and live ceremony.

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Free support for military couples

Plan the marriage and the life after it

Two different resources for the questions you’re working through together.

Free on-demand webinar

Military orders changed your wedding timeline?

Learn how an online ceremony works, which deadlines to confirm and what needs attention afterward.

Watch the free webinar ↗

Approximately 22 minutes. Opens after free registration.

Free self-paced program

Mission Ready Marriage Prep

Work through 11 modules on communication, money, expectations and other parts of military life together.

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Self-paced, with a certificate of completion.

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Talk through your next step with us

Ask our team about your ceremony or document options.

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