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So, how long did it take to get your marriage cert?

moonbunniemoonbunnie member
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Just curious for married ladies, how long did it take to get the marriage certificate after your wedding? I have read previous responses, which seem to vary. I think some people have found that when they requested copies, those came faster. Any recently married ladies have any tips? I suppose it doesn't really matter all that much, I am just wondering how to plan things. I will be legally moving to another state, getting a new drivers license, taking certification exam for nurse practitioner, and apply for state licensure all around the same time as I will be changing my name. Hope its not all too terribly confusing.

Thanks in advance! :)

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    sparklegirl84sparklegirl84
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    edited December 2011
    We mailed the green slip in after our honeymoon & got the certificate 3 weeks later. We also ended up getting a certificate about 6 weeks after the wedding- not sure we were supposed to get 2 but we'll take it!
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    BeardGonsalezBeardGonsalez member
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    edited December 2011
    We were married on September 21 and have not received ours and we even paid extra to expedite.
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    breanessbreaness member
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    edited December 2011
    I mailed the green form three weeks ago today and still nothing. Thursday will be one month since the wedding.
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    Tanq&TonicTanq&Tonic
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    edited December 2011
    I think ours came in about a month?  I don't remember for sure.
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    BeardGonsalezBeardGonsalez member
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    edited December 2011
    It's been almost 2 months for us and still nothing, that scares me, are we even married!?
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    AKWinterBrideAKWinterBride member
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    I didn't send in the request until about 3 weeks after our wedding and I got our certificate about 3 weeks after that.   A week later I got my regular.  If you order one expedited you will still get your license at your regular time as well.  So, I have 3 certificates now.  I'd rather have too many than too little!

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    moonbunniemoonbunnie member
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    edited December 2011
    Is the green slip what you turn in for an expedited copy? Do you get that when you pay for the marriage license?
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    kaeshakaesha
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    edited December 2011
    We didn't get an expedited one, and it took about 7 weeks I think.
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    breanessbreaness member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.weddings.com/Sites/Weddings/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_hawaii_long-did-marriage-cert?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:73Discussion:ab767545-ccca-4fcd-970d-e09d64b63a8ePost:0fe9860b-3f63-4460-a963-421415e6c728">Re: So, how long did it take to get your marriage cert?</a>:
    [QUOTE]It's been almost 2 months for us and still nothing, that scares me, are we even married!?
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    <div>This just about sums up how I'm feeling. I know I'll get it but I do worry. Just like I worried when we got there that I had given all of our money to someone who had no intention of planning a wedding for us and we'd get there and have to figure something out on the fly.</div><div>
    </div><div>Of course the wedding came together, so I'm sure this will come too.</div>
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    carrieoz_76carrieoz_76 member
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    It took between 6-8 weeks, and we didn't request it to be expedited.
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    AKWinterBrideAKWinterBride member
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    edited December 2011
    Moonbunnie - Yes, the green slip will come with your marriage license to order and expedited copy, but you can also print a copy of it off of the State of Hawaii's Vital Records website if you lost it. 
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    melmac26melmac26
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    edited December 2011
    Married in June. Submitted our expedite form beginning of July, then got copies at the end of August.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    I just got mine yesterday! So we didn't expedite it and we got married September 17th. So almost two months for us.
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    madstaylormadstaylor member
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    edited December 2011
    Ours took about 2 months to get, but they said it could take up to 4.
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    destiny1108destiny1108 member
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    edited December 2011
    for us it took about a month, but our WC did say it takes longer during the peak wedding season as there are more for them to do
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