What steps do I need to take to get married at the courthouse?

It depends on how fancy you want to get and how busy your local courthouse is. In places like NYC, they have a whole office that's devoted to just weddings, but you can't usually bring in a whole mess of people.





We got our marriage license a month before the wedding. In WA, there is a 3-day waiting period, meaning you cannot get married until 3 days after the license is issued. Our licenses are good for 60 days, so we didn't want to be rushing around beforehand.





Next, I called our courthouse, made an appointment with the judge (they do weddings either before court opens for the day or after it closes). We got married at 4:30 in the afternoon. We had 20 guests, and could have had flowers, videographer, photographer, decorations - anything we wanted as long as we brought it in and took it out. It was $50 cash to the judge and you gave it to him in the envelope with your marriage license.





Check your local auditors office or City Hall website to see what you need to do in your state.What steps do I need to take to get married at the courthouse?
You need to apply for a marriage license first. In my State you can do this online but just look it up for your County. Type in ';marriage license'; with your County %26amp; State %26amp; that should direct you to the right page with the info %26amp; address of the Court if you can't apply online. The fee varies by State. Mine is around $80. Then you make an appointment for the actual ceremony %26amp; that's that. After the ceremony you %26amp; your husband sign the license %26amp; so does the person who married you, and whatever witness or witnesses you bring, and then the person that married you (most likely the Clerk Recorder) will then record your license %26amp; send you the official marriage certificate in the mail a couple of weeks later.What steps do I need to take to get married at the courthouse?
You need to first talk to a J.P. and see who can officiate your wedding. Then, you go buy your marriage license no sooner than two days before your wedding (that's the Texas law, maybe look up the law in your state). Congrats on getting married!
Two days before the wedding, drive to city hall during business hrs.


Purchase license .


Ask city hall while you're there what hours are for weddings.


Bring your witnesses and have the wedding later that week.
It is the staircase to the right behind the newspaper stand