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Your state guide helps you compare the local marriage process with the remote service. Local waiting periods and paperwork do not automatically describe our separate process.
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Compare local marriage requirements with our guided online ceremony. Find the steps that matter for where you live and the plans you are making together.
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Your home address and the place that records the marriage can be different. Our portal directs you through the appropriate license steps for your ceremony. Your account provides up-to-date package options, inclusions, pricing, terms and appointment times.
Where you use the certificate
The office receiving your record may have its own requirements. International use and immigration involve additional questions, beyond simply attending a ceremony.
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Search for your state or choose a region. Each guide explains local requirements alongside the steps for our service.
49 state guides
Alabama ↗Alabama has a certificate-based routeAlaska ↗A mailed Alaska application does not create a remote ceremonyArizona ↗A long license window is not a booked ceremonyArkansas ↗Keep the local application and return deadline togetherCalifornia ↗Understand public and confidential licensesColorado ↗Virtual licensing and self-solemnization are different choicesConnecticut ↗Allow for Connecticut’s new application waiting periodDelaware ↗Delaware’s local license comes with two timing rulesFlorida ↗Understand Florida’s local waiting periodGeorgia ↗Residency changes where a local Georgia couple appliesHawaii ↗Hawaii’s online application still leads to an in-person appointmentIdaho ↗No standard expiration does not mean no follow-throughIllinois ↗The Illinois license has a defined windowIndiana ↗An online Indiana application still has an in-person stepIowa ↗Iowa’s ceremony rules require people to be togetherKansas ↗Electronic paperwork does not answer the ceremony questionKentucky ↗Kentucky counts the issue date in its 30-day windowLouisiana ↗Louisiana’s local route has its own document and date rulesMaine ↗Maine’s intentions and ceremony belong to one local processMaryland ↗The Maryland ceremony location is part of the license decisionMassachusetts ↗The notice of intention starts the Massachusetts routeMichigan ↗Michigan’s deadline starts earlier than some couples expectMinnesota ↗Minnesota makes the application and ceremony separate questionsMississippi ↗Age and application requirements need a careful checkMissouri ↗An online application is only one part of the processMontana ↗A longer license window still needs a ceremony planNebraska ↗A license can last a year without being proof of marriageNevada ↗No waiting period does not remove the other stepsNew Hampshire ↗Put the 90-day window on your calendarNew Jersey ↗Check where your local application belongsNew Mexico ↗No expiration does not make every ceremony interchangeableNew York ↗Plan around the local 24-hour waiting periodNorth Carolina ↗The local ceremony needs witnesses as well as a licenseNorth Dakota ↗The local license allows 60 days to complete the ceremonyOhio ↗The local application depends on where you liveOklahoma ↗A recent divorce deserves a separate checkOregon ↗Plan around the effective datePennsylvania ↗Understand which kind of ceremony you are choosingRhode Island ↗Your address can affect the local applicationSouth Carolina ↗The local waiting period comes before issuanceSouth Dakota ↗Electronic submission is only the beginning locallyTennessee ↗A license does not automatically include a ceremonyTexas ↗Allow for the local 72-hour waiting periodVermont ↗Prepare online without confusing the two routesVirginia ↗A local license has a place and a validity windowWashington ↗Use the dates printed on the local licenseWest Virginia ↗The local process continues after the ceremonyWisconsin ↗Do not confuse the different waiting periodsWyoming ↗Immediate validity does not remove the application visit
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Keep the two processes separate
An online application is not always an online ceremony
A state may let you start an application online while still requiring an appointment, an in-person ceremony or particular witnesses. A video meeting does not change the rules attached to that license.
Our guides explain local requirements as comparison information. Legal Online Marriage guides couples through a separate remote process. Do not apply for a local license expecting to upload it for our ceremony without first checking the correct instructions in your portal.
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