Non resident Marriage License

Hey girl, which county will your wedding be? I’m in Collin county & they aren’t issuing marriage licenses until 2 weeks before the wedding. Could you call the courthouse for your county to see what they suggest? Would it be possible to take a quick trip here to pick it up? I know I have to make an appointment to get our license. I wish there was more I could do to help. Best of luck!!

View Quoted Comment I haven't found a venue yet, I'm not sure of the county. I need to call & find out which county will work with us maybe or find out if there are any new stipulations I haven't heard of... like not being able to get one till the wedding is 2 weeks out, even though they are good for 90 days.
Thanks so much!

View Quoted Comment Aw girl, well hang in there. You’ll find something! ❤️

Is there any way you can plan to make a quick trip? Almost all county clerks require you both be there in person to apply! It was one of the reasons we drove down for our wedding the Tuesday beforehand (lived in DC, married in NC) - so that we could get our marriage license squared away that Wednesday!

View Quoted Comment Unfortunately not, with our jobs it's not feasible to fly out prior than our wedding date. We fly in late Wednesday evening the 14th, plan to get married Friday afternoon.

I'm getting married in that area too, and you can do Twogether in Texas premarital counseling which is supposed to waive the 72 hour requirement and make it cheaper. It was a really easy and helpful course.

I live in Atlanta GA and am getting married in Collin county this September. I called a few counties to see who would issue a marriage license since we are non residents and Kaufman county and Rockwall county were allowing it but Dallas and Collin are not temporarily due to Covid. You can’t make the appointment until a few weeks before the wedding date so just call around to see everyone’s specific requirements. Also if you do the Twogether in Texas pre-marital counseling it waives the 72 hour waiting requirement. There’s a lot of different options to choose from on the courses but the one we did can be taken on a Saturday afternoon and was $35 if I recall. All the counties in Texas reference this on their websites so you know it’s a valid course, just make sure you go directly through Twogether in Texas. Good luck!

I am not a lawyer, officiant or a county clerk in texas. My best advice is to call the county clerk office in county you are trying to get married in to double check this info.


If you take the "twogether in texas" premarital course, which comes in terrible web powerpoint, they wave the waiting period and it saves you some money. The certificate goes through a grading process that takes a couple days and is only good for x matter of days. So don't do it at the last minute.
I recommend calling the county clerk in texas you plan on filing with. They will give you more detailed advice and more work arounds

View Quoted Comment I figured it out... i just can't figure out how to delete the post.
😊 Thanks