FREE Resource: Pre-Ceremony Checklist!
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Click the link to the left and secure a FREE download of a checklist of everything you need to do before your ceremony.
It is your responsibility to obtain a marriage license prior to the wedding. Information can be found on any County Clerk/Recorder websites. The license will only be valid for 90 days, so don't obtain it too early.  (Information adapted from web resources for your convenience).
Marriage License Requirements:
  • Both partners must be 18 years or older and be present to apply.
  • Valid picture identification.
  • Parents full birth names, including mother's maiden name
  • State or country of birth of parents
  • Date of dissolution of most recent previous marriage (a divorce certificate must be presented).
  • No blood tests are required.
  • You do not have to be a California resident to marry in California.
  • There is no waiting period between receipt of a marriage license and the ceremony.
  • Minors, emancipated minors included, cannot be licensed to marry in California without a parent's written consent and a Superior Court Order.
  • It is your responsibility to get the marriage license. I cannot do that for you.
County                                                                                                          Hours
Sacramento County Clerk Recorder's Office                                           8:00am - 4:20pm
600 8th Street (Enter on "F" St.)                                                                            Monday - Friday
Sacramento, CA 95814                                                                                             Except Holidays
​916-874-6131 (Appointment Preferred)

Placer County Clerk - Recorder's Office
2954 Richardson Drive                                                                                            8:00am - 4:30pm
Auburn, CA 95603                                                                                                     Monday - Friday
530-886-5600                                                                                                             Except Holidays

El Dorado County Clerk - Recorder's Office
360 Fair Lane Bldg. B                                                                                                8:00am - 4:30pm
Placerville, CA 95667                                                                                                Monday - Friday
530-621-5490                                                                                                              ​Except Holidays