The marriage license must then be returned to the issuing government office to officially recognize the marriage. Roxanne Hunt with clients after a successful wedding. (Courtesy of Roxanne Hunt) ...

A marriage certificate is one example, according to the agency. But marriage certificates issued before 1986 did not include a place to list a wife’s new surname, only her maiden one.

Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio's 1954 marriage certificate sells for $122,500. The "Some Like It Hot" actress wed the New York Yankee in a City Hall ceremony.