marriage liscense question...

how far in advance do i get it? do i have to make an appointment?? is it in and out and in my hand or do i have to wait to get it in the mail??

the thing is, b/c i'm taking so many days off for the wedding, i'm trying to save the vacation days i have left at work. i'm wondering if i have to take an extra day off. or can i just go thursday before the wedding? or should i go early to be safe??

thanks girls.

You can't get a marriage license more than 60 days before your wedding and not less than 24 hours. I don't know if you get the marriage license the same day or if it comes in the mail. You don't have to make an appointment.

HTH

Hey Jess!!

You can go to the town clerk and you have to bring your birth certificates and drivers liscense. Then they print up a copy of the application right there, and when you get married you give it to the officiant. They fill it out and send it off to the town to get processed, and you should have it back when you get back from your honeymoon.

You can go to get the paperwork filled out no more than 60 days before your wedding, and I believe it has to be 24 hours before your wedding as well.

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Posted by neener1211

Hey Jess!!

You can go to the town clerk and you have to bring your birth certificates and drivers liscense. Then they print up a copy of the application right there, and when you get married you give it to the officiant. They fill it out and send it off to the town to get processed, and you should have it back when you get back from your honeymoon.

You can go to get the paperwork filled out no more than 60 days before your wedding, and I believe it has to be 24 hours before your wedding as well.

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look at you, you pro!!! i miss you!! where have you been???? don't be a stranger just b/c ur married already!!!!

oh and thank you!! lol..

but what if the passport people still have my birth certificate??

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Posted by jessandjimiswedding

oh and thank you!! lol..

but what if the passport people still have my birth certificate??

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The passport agency has your orginal birth certificate?? Wouldn't a copy of the certificate been enough?

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Posted by ik1

Jess, I am going on Friday and just brining license and another ID like insurance card or passport.

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ooh have fun!! how exciting!!!

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Posted by shopaholic07

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Posted by jessandjimiswedding

oh and thank you!! lol..

but what if the passport people still have my birth certificate??

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The passport agency has your orginal birth certificate?? Wouldn't a copy of the certificate been enough?

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i dunno where to get a copy from. i'm so lost

Are you sure that you will be getting your original birth certificate back from the passport agency ?
If you were born on Long Island, you should be able to get it from the town hall. Check on line.

In NYC, you can get a copy from the bureau of vital statistics.

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Posted by jessandjimiswedding

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Posted by neener1211

Hey Jess!!

You can go to the town clerk and you have to bring your birth certificates and drivers liscense. Then they print up a copy of the application right there, and when you get married you give it to the officiant. They fill it out and send it off to the town to get processed, and you should have it back when you get back from your honeymoon.

You can go to get the paperwork filled out no more than 60 days before your wedding, and I believe it has to be 24 hours before your wedding as well.

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look at you, you pro!!! i miss you!! where have you been???? don't be a stranger just b/c ur married already!!!!

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That is all partly correct except the 24 hour part. The license isn't valid until 24 hours after you get it. There is a waiting period. In other words you cannot get married within 24 hours of recieving the license. You can go on the Nassau County Government website and they have a link for it.

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Posted by SusiBtoM

Are you sure that you will be getting your original birth certificate back from the passport agency ?

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i better!!! they said that they send it back. they can't steal the original can they?

I need a copy of my liscense for my honeymoon ( i guess to prove that we are honeymooners and should get the rates). Do you know how I should go about doing that? Did anyone else have to do this?

Also is it true that you need a money order?

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Posted by SusiBtoM

Are you sure that you will be getting your original birth certificate back from the passport agency ?

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i better!!! they said that they send it back. they can't steal the original can they?

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YOu can get an original of your birth certificate at the town hall where you were born. I had to get mine too so we got our marriage license and my birth certificate at Hempstead town hall.

They also will give youa copy of it right then and there-you birth certificate if necessary