How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate. If you were married in the U.S., contact the vital records office in the statewhere you were married. They will tell you the cost, what ...

"A marriage license is a legal document applied for by a couple and issued by the county/state that allows them to marry," says Diane Smith-Hoban, executive director of Journeys of the Heart.

The officiant of your wedding is responsible for filing for the marriage certificate within a specific timeframe, which varies by state—for instance, in Texas, the license must be filed with the ...

The certificates for the respective ceremonies are the same, other than the requirement for both of your parents’ names on a civil partnership certificate, where a marriage certificate only ...

She doesn’t remember signing a marriage certificate, but does have a copy of it. “It does have my little child’s signature on it, so I must have at some point,” she said. –Updated on Nov ...