Weddings · 14 recordsPlan a courthouse wedding

A courthouse wedding is quick on the day and fiddly beforehand: licence rules, appointment slots that book up, witnesses, and identification that has to match. This sorts the paperwork in the right order, books the date, and plans a small celebration afterwards so the day feels like a wedding rather than an errand.

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Married at the courthouse, and celebrated Month 2

Paperwork in order, and a day that feels like a wedding.

The paperwork Week 6

In the right order, because some of it has waiting periods.

  • Check the local rules: licence, waiting period, expiry, witnessesDo firstDay 3
  • Gather the identification and documents we both needDo firstDay 10
  • Book the ceremony appointmentDo firstWeek 2
  • Apply for the marriage licenceDo firstWeek 4
  • Confirm the witnesses and send them the detailsWeek 6

The celebration Week 8

The ceremony is short; the rest of the day is ours.

  • Decide who comes, and tell themDo firstDay 10
  • Book a meal for afterwardsDo firstWeek 3
  • Book a photographer for an hourWeek 4
  • Choose what we are wearing, and the flowersWeek 5
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The ceremony

Week 811:00240 min
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What to bring on the day

The marriage licence Identification for both of us, matching the names on the licence The witnesses, if required, with their identification The ceremony fee, if not already paid Rings, if we are exchanging them

Arrive early. Courthouse ceremonies run to the minute, and a late couple can lose the slot.

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Plan a courthouse wedding, answered.

Apply for a marriage licence, book a ceremony slot with the clerk's office, bring the required identification and any witnesses, and hold the short ceremony. The details vary by county and country, which is why checking the local rules is the first task.
A month or two is comfortable in most places. Some licences have a waiting period before the ceremony or expire if not used within a set time, and popular dates book up, so the order of the paperwork matters more than the total time.
Plan what happens after the ceremony: a meal with the people who came, a photographer for an hour, flowers, and something to wear that is not an ordinary day's clothes. The ceremony is short; the rest of the day is yours to design.
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