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Marriage License?

Randi, on July 13, 2019 at 10:35 PM Posted in Planning 0 11

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My future MIL brought this up, we’re both residents in North Dakota but we’re getting married in Minnesota. Would we get the license in our county or the city we’re getting married?

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Latest activity by Kristin, on July 16, 2019 at 11:15 AM

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CourtneyBrittain · on July 13, 2019 at 10:42 PM
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That’d be something you’d have to ask your County and the county you’re getting married in. My fiancé and I had discussed getting married in Wichita, KS, and we would’ve had to get a KS license. We live in Plano, TX, and have decided to marry here. Now our marriage license is from TX!
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Randi · on July 13, 2019 at 10:43 PM
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Thank you!
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Chandra · on July 13, 2019 at 11:04 PM
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Most places you have to acquire the license where the wedding will take place. We had to get ours for Delaware and we're both Illinois residents.
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Jessica · on July 13, 2019 at 11:05 PM
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It definitely depends on the state, in CO a marriage license can be obtained and used in any county but must be returned to the county you got it from. Every state has different rules and requirements. Check with MN requirements since that’s where you’re getting married! Good luck!
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Jennifer · on July 13, 2019 at 11:16 PM
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I guess I need to check and see about NY & it’s kaws for weddings held there by out of state couples- we live in VA.
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2d Bride · on July 13, 2019 at 11:16 PM
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You get the license in the place where you're getting married. State laws vary on whether it has to be the same county, or just the same state, as the place where you're getting married.
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Sexypoodle · on July 13, 2019 at 11:30 PM
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We’re also having a DW and getting our license in the state where our wedding is taking place.
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Stephanie · on July 14, 2019 at 7:09 AM
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I live in Pennsylvania and getting married in Hawaii. I have to get my license in Hawaii to be married there.
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Futuremrsk · on July 14, 2019 at 8:51 AM
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Also in VA, getting married in NY. You have to get a NY license. You can get it up to 30 days in advance, but cant get married until 24 hrs after you get the license. That's for Erie county at least.m, but I'm guessing it probably similar in other counties. I just googled Erie county marriage license. You could do the same for whichever county your getting married in.
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Jennifer · on July 14, 2019 at 9:01 AM
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Getting married in Verona, NY- think it’s Oneida County. At Turning Stone Resort and Casino. September 2020!
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Kristin · on July 16, 2019 at 11:15 AM
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Typically its minimally the state you are getting married in. We are both WI residents but are getting married in IL (where we are both originally from). We had to go down the the county we are getting married in within 60 days of the wedding to get our license (with a 24 hour wait period), and we can only use it in that county. If we were to have gotten married in WI it would have been a 5 day wait period but we could have gotten married anywhere in the state of WI. It's pretty easy to google it, I just googled Justice of the peace - county and it brought me right the the county gov site page I needed.
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