Marriage License Process

cmjd Posted: Apr 04, 2008 12:19 PM

Marriage License Process

I know i have to go to town hall and apply. But, do i get it right there? On the same day?

MISSJESSSSS Posted: Apr 04, 2008 12:27 PM

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You go to city hall, and you have to bring your birth certificate, a drivers lic or passport, $40, and your FH... and they have you fill out the form, and then lady types it up, and puts a seal on it, and that is what you bring to the church (the night of the reherasal) and then the priest fills out the bottom and sends it to city hall, and then they send you your offical marriage cert!

PegaLega Posted: Apr 04, 2008 12:52 PM

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Posted by MISSJESSSSS

You go to city hall, and you have to bring your birth certificate, a drivers lic or passport, $40, and your FH... and they have you fill out the form, and then lady types it up, and puts a seal on it, and that is what you bring to the church (the night of the reherasal) and then the priest fills out the bottom and sends it to city hall, and then they send you your offical marriage cert!

No seal is on the marriage license-the seal is on the marriage certificate.

You go and they do all the work with you and you will get it right then and there. After the wedding you will get a Marriage Certificate in the mail-your church/officiant will mail this out after they sign and date it.

MISSJESSSSS Posted: Apr 04, 2008 01:01 PM

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I think it all depend on the city hall you go to, if they do everything with you, because its just your info.....

kenzieB Posted: Apr 04, 2008 02:38 PM

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is it $40 or $35? I think the city hall in the city charges $35

missliss Posted: Apr 04, 2008 02:48 PM

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Posted by kenzieB

is it $40 or $35? I think the city hall in the city charges $35

Correct, city hall downtown is $35, and it's via money order only. So make sure you get that before you do down there.

SusiBtoM Posted: Apr 04, 2008 03:13 PM

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NYC is different from the town halls in Suffolk, Nassau and upstate.
NYC is money order only, all the others are cash or check.

Best bet is to check with the town hall you are going to.

Soon2BMrs.T Posted: Apr 04, 2008 03:19 PM

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We are going to the one in hempstead. I heard it only took about 15-20 minutes.

DGoldfarb0776 Posted: Apr 04, 2008 07:23 PM

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Posted by Soon2BMrs.T

We are going to the one in hempstead. I heard it only took about 15-20 minutes.

You're right it did only take DH and I about 15-20 minutes there (on Valentine's Day no less!)

It was $40 (we paid cash) and we were really in and out of there rather fast.

Also we got our marriage certificate by the time we came back from the honeymoon- our wedding was on March 9th and we got the certificate in the mail dated March 14th...we were home by March 17th.