MARRIAGE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Marriage licenses must be obtained in person at the County Clerk's office. The County Clerk is located at 555 County Center, First Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063-1665, telephone (650) 363-4500. Office hours for marriage licenses are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday - we do not make appointments.  The process for a marriage license may take 30 minutes depending on several factors, such as whether you have completed the online form prior to coming into the office or if you do this process in our office.  Also, there may be other people in line.  Please allow yourself enough time.

• The groom and bride must both be present to obtain the license. Both individuals must present a government issued picture identification, either a driver's license or passport. Cost of the marriage license is $78.00. The fee must be paid by CASH or credit/debit card (Visa or Mastercard only).  Please note that blood tests are no longer required in the state of California.
• You must be married within 90 days of the date the license was issued and you may be married anywhere in the state of California.
• If the bride and/or groom have been divorced within 90 days of obtaining their license they must present the final dissolution of marriage document.
• You may be married by a priest, rabbi, minister or other authorized person of your choice, or by a Deputy Marriage Commissioner in a civil ceremony in the County Clerk's Chapel.  Please see our Civil Wedding Ceremony Information page for further information.

ONLINE APPLICATION FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE

Couples can complete the online application process from home or in our office on one of the public terminals. It is highly recommended that you complete this process prior to coming into the office to save time.  After completing the application, couples must still appear in person.  The application submitted online will only be valid for 60 days.  If you do not come into the office during these 60 days you will need to re-submit your application.