Marriage License Requirement

For Your Destination Wedding

Marriage License Requirement facts you'll need to know, if you're planning to have a destination wedding in a distant country, on a cruise, or nearby...know what is required first.

wedding-cruises It's extremely important to know what the local regulations and laws are in your chosen wedding destination. There would be nothing worse than finding out later, it really wasn’t a legal marriage.

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I put together this Wedding License Requirement Chart to help make things a little easier for you, the bride.

Marriage License Requirements Per Country or State:

Country	Application	Marriage License Requirements	Licensing Fees
Antigua	In Person	--	$240
Bahamas	By Mail	Swear in at American Embassy in Nassau	$225; plus $40 if bride or groom married before. $70 if not U.S. citizen
Barbados	In Person	--	$155
	In Person	--	$240
Bermuda	By Mail	--	$245
Cayman Islands	By Mail	--	$250
Cabo, San Lucas	In Person/blood test	test done in Mexico/cost$100	$350
	In Person	--	$240
Cozumel, Mexico	In Person/blood test	test done in Mexico/cost$100	$250
Dominican Republic	By Mail	--	$455
Greece	In Person	--	$650-varies depending on documents to translate to Greece
Italy	In Person	--	$860-1500-varies depending on documents to translate to Italian
Montego Bay & Ocho Rios, Jamaica	By Mail	--	$145-$200
Puerto Rico	In Person/blood test	Arrive 1 day early-prior to 10am. Blood Test done at home; certificate signed by Puerto Rican doctor in San Juan	$200
St. Croix	In person	By Mail-By Couple Swears in at Court	$100
St. John	In person	By Mail-By Couple Swears in at Court	$100
St. Kitts	In person	--	$80
St. Lucia	In person		arrive 3 days prior to sailing to obtain a license. (expedited license is $540)
St.Thomas/U.S. Virgin Islands	In person	Application fee by mail but couple must swear in at Court house	$100
California	In person	--	$125
Florida	In person	-	$150 ($180 if 30 days or less)
Hawaii	In person	--	$50/cash
Texas	In person	If cruise, arrive 3 days prior to obtain license	$36
Washington State	In person	-	$160
British Columbia	In person	--	$100
Nova Scotia/Vancouver	In person	--	$119
Victoria	In person	--	$75

No matter which country you choose to marry in, you should contact the relevant government officials for marriage license requirements and fees, as these facts can change without notice. The following information should only be used as a guideline resource.

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