how to get married here in california

[tvivle 0]

what are the requirements to get married in civil rights here in california? tia

[DEDixon 39]

search marriage license county clerk california from yahoo and start reading.

[andresbonifacio 7]

you need a partner that's opposite of your sex because of Prop 8

[Otto 83]

**Moving topic from OT to General Immigration Related Discussion.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

It varies from one county to the other. Usually, you can go to the county clerk's office and fill out a form to get a marriage license. You can also usually have a civil ceremony at the county clerk's office. It took me a total of about 30 minutes to go to the county clerk's office and walk out with a marriage certificate. No appointment was necessary.

[Bruin85 9]

I just got done researching this because my fiance and I are getting married May 29th. The visa holder needs to bring their passport which contains the visa and the I-94. The usc just needs a driver's license. Both of you need to know your mother's full maiden name. The bride needs to decide if she wants to change her name to her husband's, because she can use the marriage certificate to officially change her name. No blood test is required.I don't know what county you are in, but in Los Angeles, if you do it in the city clerks office it is $70. If you want a minister to marry you the cost is usually determined by where you have the ceremony and how many guests you have. If you do it in a ministers office with no guests, the lowest I saw was $200. We're having ours on the cliffs over looking the ocean in Palos Verdes and the cost is $375 for the minister plus $250 for 1 hour of photography. There is no charge for using the cliffs but seating is not allowed. I hope this helps. Congratulations!

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I just got done researching this because my fiance and I are getting married May 29th. The visa holder needs to bring their passport which contains the visa and the I-94. The usc just needs a driver's license. Both of you need to know your mother's full maiden name. The bride needs to decide if she wants to change her name to her husband's, because she can use the marriage certificate to officially change her name. No blood test is required.I don't know what county you are in, but in Los Angeles, if you do it in the city clerks office it is $70. If you want a minister to marry you the cost is usually determined by where you have the ceremony and how many guests you have. If you do it in a ministers office with no guests, the lowest I saw was $200. We're having ours on the cliffs over looking the ocean in Palos Verdes and the cost is $375 for the minister plus $250 for 1 hour of photography. There is no charge for using the cliffs but seating is not allowed. I hope this helps. Congratulations!

Picture ID is required, but I don't think they need the visa or I-94. In fact, they are forbidden by California state law from asking questions about legal presence for a marriage license. Anyone who is in California can legally marry here. The cost in Alameda County (where I live) is $85 for the license (includes one copy of the marriage certificate), and $50 for a civil wedding at the county clerk's office.

The county clerk's office here even had a deputy marriage commissioner who spoke Vietnamese, so we had a bilingual wedding!

The cliffs in Palos Verdes are gorgeous. Sounds like a great place for a wedding.

[Bruin85 9]

That's true, here in Calif they don't care if you're here legally or not, that's only in Arizona. I also forgot to mention that if you have been divorced within the last 2 years you need to bring your divorce decree or if you have been widowed within the last 2 years you need to bring your spouse's death certificate.

[tvivle 0]

ok.. thanks for the info. :)what kind of id do they require?

[Bruin85 9]

ok.. thanks for the info. :)what kind of id do they require?

Just a picture i.d. For example, an unexpired driver's license, or a passport or an i.d. card with a picture. The key is that it has a picture and it is not expired.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

ok.. thanks for the info. :)what kind of id do they require?

The instructions on the website for my county just say "Government issued picture ID". My wife used her passport.

[tvivle 0]

thank you guys

[alex and astrid 38]

I just got done researching this because my fiance and I are getting married May 29th. The visa holder needs to bring their passport which contains the visa and the I-94. The usc just needs a driver's license. Both of you need to know your mother's full maiden name. The bride needs to decide if she wants to change her name to her husband's, because she can use the marriage certificate to officially change her name. No blood test is required.I don't know what county you are in, but in Los Angeles, if you do it in the city clerks office it is $70. If you want a minister to marry you the cost is usually determined by where you have the ceremony and how many guests you have. If you do it in a ministers office with no guests, the lowest I saw was $200. We're having ours on the cliffs over looking the ocean in Palos Verdes and the cost is $375 for the minister plus $250 for 1 hour of photography. There is no charge for using the cliffs but seating is not allowed. I hope this helps. Congratulations!

Unfortunately it has gone up, the fee is now $90 for a marriage licence in Los Angeles County. It went up the week before we went to get ours in February :/