GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A FLORIDA MARRIAGE LICENSE

  • To be married in Florida you must have a Florida marriage license

  • FLORIDA RESIDENTS MUST APPLY IN PERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE CANNOT PROCESS THE LICENSE FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS!!!!!

  • US CITIZENS: ALL YOU NEED IS A VALID STATE-ISSED PHOTO ID(STATE ID, DRIVER'S LICENSE, ETC.)
  • Non US Citizens: A valid passport is an acceptable form of ID AND ALL YOU WILL NEED!
  • A Marriage license is not required or given for vows renewals and commitment ceremonies
  • You may obtain a Florida Marriage license from any Florida Clerk of the Courts Office during normal business hours. Their offices are NOT open on weekends or major US Holidays.
  • Both parties must be 18 years of age or older
  • NO blood test is required
  • NO physical exam is required
  • NO residency is required
  • NO Birth Certificate is required
  • NO Divorce decree is required if you divorced more than 3 months ago. All you will need to know is the date the prior marriage(s) ended.
  • If applying in person, both parties must be present and each party must have a valid photo identification such as a driver's license, state identification card, government or military identification card, or a valid passport.
  • US Citizens only: A social security number is required to obtain a marriage license; you don't need the card, just the number
  • Florida residents only have a 3-day waiting period, unless a premarital course is taken. This means when you visit the Clerk's Office, you will be given the License right way, but won't be able to get married for at least 3 more days. Florida Residents only.
  • If you are NOT a Florida Resident, there is NO waiting period for you! You can get married the same day you obtain your marriage license if you wish.
  • Couples are required by law to read a handbook supplied by the Clerk and sign a statement acknowledging that they have read the handbook before applying for the license.
  • Witnesses are not required to get married in Florida
  • Marriage license is valid 60 days from the date issued


FLORIDA MARRIAGE LICENSE BY MAIL SERVICE

If you are NOT a Florida Resident, we can process your Florida Marriage License by mail and it will be ready when you arrive to Florida. This service is priced at $200.00 and it includes the $93.50 State License Fee.


STEPS TO GET STARTED:

1. PAY THE EXTRA $200 FEE FOR THIS SERVICE

2. FILL OUT A MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION
You must complete our Application with your personal information. This application will be sent to you via e-mail as soon as your deposit payment is received.

3. MAKE COPIES OF A VALID PHOTO ID
The application must be received with a copy of your USA Driver's License, US State Photo ID OR if you are from another Country, your Passport will work. Make sure your copies are legible please! If you have a scanner, it is best if you scan your ID's instead.

4. SEND EVERYTHING TO US VIA E-MAIL, FAX OR POSTAL MAIL
Send your application and ID copies via e-mail, fax or postal mail.


FINAL STEPS INCLUDE:

1.As soon as we receive your application and ID copies, we will request a Florida Marriage License on your behalf.

2.Back home, you will need to take your Marriage License and a few other documents we will send you to a Notary/Solicitor and have those documents notarized.

3.Finally, you will send the license and notarized documents back to us via Postal Mail so that we can have it validated and ready for you on your wedding day!

In summary, there are only two steps you need to complete on your end: complete and send the application and notarize the license back home; we take care of the rest. After you have completed those two steps, you don't need to do anything else; your license will be here waiting for you the day of your wedding!

 

NOTE TO COUPLES LIVING OUTSIDE USA:
Notaries are inexpensive in the US, however, if you live in a Foreign Country, a Solicitor/Notary could be quite expensive; in that case we suggest you obtain the license in person once you arrive to Florida instead. Make sure you check your local Solicitor's Fees to notarize three documents before making a decision.