Quick & Easy steps to get your marriage license in Las Vegas

The Basics

• Open 7 days a week 8:00am to midnight (open on all holidays, no exceptions)
• You must be unmarried and at least 18 years old
• You must have government issued ID (with a recognizable photo) aka: your license or passport
• You must have your ceremony performed in Nevada by an Officiant licensed in Nevada
• Someone other than your Officiant must witness you saying your vows (your photographer is OK if it’s just the two of you)!
• Once you have your license, you can get married immediately!!
• Marriage license expires 1 year from the date it was issued

1. Do BEFORE you get to Vegas

• Fill out the pre-application for your license online
• You both must fill out your own information
• Your names must match exactly as shown on the identification that will be used when appearing in person (check your spelling)
• Once you have submitted, save your confirmation number and bring it with you!

After you have done step one, you can’t do anything else Marriage License related until you are physically in Las Vegas. So don’t think about it again until you are boots on the ground.

If you would like a friend or family member to be your officiant, they just have be Ordained in the state of Nevada. It is pretty quick and easy through the Universal Life Ministry’s Online Instant Ordination linked here. Follow the instructions and wait for your confirmation. We suggest whomever you’d like to Officiate for you do this before getting to Vegas.

2. When you get to Vegas – Pick up your Marriage License

This does not take a lot of time and from leaving your hotel to walking out with your license, you will at most lose 2 hours. You will be in the heart of downtown, minutes away from Fremont St, Main Street (That Chapel Downtown) and the entire Arts District! If you do not have other plans for after, make getting lunch and exploring a bit part of your day! I will never not recommend Esther’s Kitchen, The Pepper Club or Letty’s!

• Go to the Clark County Marriage License Bureau to get your marriage license
  201 E. Clark Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101
  702.671.0600
• You can not make an appointment to get your marriage license.
• Give the clerk your confirmation number or names on your identification
• Double check all information is correct one last time
• Pay the $102.00 if paid with cash and $105.29 if by credit card

3. Time to use that Marriage License

• If you are doing a civil marriage, services are available through the Clerk’s Office and must be booked online.
• Bring all of your paperwork with you to your Ceremony Location. DO NOT FORGET IT!
• State your vows in front of at least one witness (most chapels can provide this for you and if you have a photographer, they can act as your witness)
• The Officiant will file your marriage certificate within 10 calendar days (if you require proof of marriage earlier, discuss this option with your Officiant beforehand)

4. Signed, Sealed & Delivered!

• Click here to order your marriage certificate (once it has been filed). You can also pickup in person. There is a $20.00 fee for each copy
• If you need, Apostilles can be obtained from the Nevada Secretary of States Office

It is a pretty painless process and the city makes it as quick as possible when you get to the Bureau. Remember to snap a pic of you and your partner with your marriage license while you’re there and tag them!

We hoped this helped!

Love,
TCD

PS. REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE WITH YOU TO YOUR CEREMONY!!