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marriage license questions

ArtistsBride0410ArtistsBride0410
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Two questions for all of you about marriage licenses: 1) do I have to get it a certain number of days before the wedding (I really hope not!) and 2) do I have to get it from the same county in which I'm getting married?

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  • Vans18Vans18 member
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    edited December 2011
    You do not need to get from the same county you're getting married at, it is advised though.  In California you are to get your marriage license no sooner than 90 days prior to the wedding. And its 70 dlls. make sure you take cash or check. No credit card.
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  • KyumsterpooKyumsterpoo member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh actually LA marriage licenses went up this year. It's now $90....eeek!
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  • Vans18Vans18 member
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    edited December 2011
    Omg, I totally forgot...that's right it did go up. Good looking out kyumsterpoo Laughing
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  • KyumsterpooKyumsterpoo member
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    edited December 2011
    No prob! Just applied for mine online yesterday. Gotta pick it up still, but they give you about 3 weeks to pick it up. But I do like how they allow you to apply online now so you're not sitting there filling out some paperwork. Hopefully we won't be waiting too long when we pick it up.

    OH and don't forget, because of furloughs, most city and county buildings are closed on Fridays!
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  • phiaskaphiaska
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    edited December 2011
    Kyumsterpoo, you still have to fill it out when you get there.  At least, I did in Ventura County. But it doesn't take long.  Whole process is about 5 minutes.
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  • CurlyGirlyGirlCurlyGirlyGirl
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_california-los-angeles_marriage-license-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:68Discussion:e5e653b6-fdb2-4f61-a28a-d04bf266e749Post:7a607229-b29a-4813-bbf6-f7441b4adb7a">Re: marriage license questions</a>:
    [QUOTE]Kyumsterpoo, you still have to fill it out when you get there.  At least, I did in Ventura County. But it doesn't take long.  Whole process is about 5 minutes.
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    <div>This.</div><div>
    </div><div>I didn't understand why I had to fill it out again when I got there.  Seemed redundant!  We were in and out in a flash.</div>
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  • julybm08julybm08 member
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    edited December 2011

    Very important note....make sure you do not get ANYTHING on your license!  They will reject it and make you apply for a new one and then you'll have to get it signed all over again.  We had a huge hastle with ours over a water droplet that didn't even smudge the ink, it just wrinkled the paper. 

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  • KyumsterpooKyumsterpoo member
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    edited December 2011
    A smudge?!?! That's just craziness....

    Oh man so we have to fill out the documents again anyways....gotta love the procedures in our city/government offices...LOL
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