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Marriage License

Bride908 Posted:

Marriage License

Does anyone know about how long it takes to get it once you are there? I will probably have to go on work time and dont want to be missing for 2 hours....

jeanyus27 Posted:

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When we went, we were the only ones there and it took 15 minutes.

MikeandJess Posted:

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it depends on how crowded it is. The process isn't very long but if there are a lot of people ahead of you it could be a long wait. It probably also depends on the office you plan on going to, some are more busier than others. Your FH must be present too, when we were there a girl showed up that didn't know that

hb123 Posted:

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We went to city hall in nyc last Thursday around lunchtime and were in and out in 15 minutes....

Bride908 Posted:

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phewww good
SoonToBeMrsBrady Posted:

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FMIL asked me the other day in front of FH, when we were going for the license and I said 'probably next week'....he looks at me and says 'Do I have to go?'....uh yeah...hello...you have to do something in regards to this wedding, besides giving me your money....guys...unbelievable!

SoonToBeMrsScott Posted:

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15 to 30 min.

MrsJ08 Posted:

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Mine took about 45mins because I did it at the Queens court house , but i heard the one in Hempstead your in and out in 10 mins.

Come to think of it those workers have the best jobs, they are surrounded with lovey dovey couples all day long
Espo22 Posted:

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Posted by FutureMrsJ08

Mine took about 45mins because I did it at the Queens court house , but i heard the one in Hempstead your in and out in 10 mins.

Come to think of it those workers have the best jobs, they are surrounded with lovey dovey couples all day long



wow really, i also went to the queens courthouse and it was pretty quick for us. We were in and out of there pretty quick. We went at 2pm though so maybe thats why there were less people.
snwb08 Posted:

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Posted by FutureMrsJ08

Mine took about 45mins because I did it at the Queens court house , but i heard the one in Hempstead your in and out in 10 mins.

Come to think of it those workers have the best jobs, they are surrounded with lovey dovey couples all day long



yeah i did too and mine took about that and that was with DH showing his attorney pass and getting us to jump the whole line we went first thing in the morning and there was a serious line already.

you would think that but i thought those workers seemed totally miserable!
irishgrl1017 Posted:

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We went when it first opened in the morning and we were in and out in about 20

SFBride2Be Posted:

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So I guess here is a follow up question..

Do you need to go to a specific courthouse?

My mom told us we had to go to one that was in the town we are getting married in. Is that true??????

We are getting married in Bayshore NY, but live in San Francisco.

I think we need to get it in NY, but does it have to be in Bayshore?

TIA!
Saram Posted:

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yea i would like to know this as well

SFBride2Be Posted:

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Ok - so I just went to the state website, and found out the following info:

You can go to the Clerks office in NYCity and receive the marriage license (you get it right away like others said) it doesnt have to be in the county where you are getting married.

Here is the link to the info:

http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/license.shtml

Like everyone said you just both have to be there and have photo identification

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