Getting Married near Los Angeles

[Loren Y 2,756]

Here's the link to the marriage license application. Fill it out up to a year in advance, and you will only spend 10 to 15 minutes getting the license. They just need to verify your information as everything is already in the system.

https://clerk.clarkcountynv.gov/AcclaimClerkPreApp/

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

Make an appointment with a court house.  Or as other people have said, the faster route would be Vegas.  Vegas is fun too.  win win. 

[Highmystic 234]

15 hours ago, theresaL said:

Go to Las Vegas. They have drive thru wedding chapels, so you don't even have to get out of the car. Elvis look alike, pink Cadillac.

I think there is one where you can get married by an Space Alien. LOL.  Yes, most likely the fasted way. 

[stacyt 209]

I got married in Vegas, I had the minister fill out the certificate the same day and give it to me, I went to file it next day and got my certificate in about 5 minutes. If I didn't have a proper ceremony & reception, probably could have done it in a day. 

[Scandi 4,178]

Vegas is worth visiting once anyway, so I'd go for Vegas too if I were you.

[coltr 92]

I also got married in Vegas! It was great fun and the chapel was lovely. Got the certificate the same day, and then had a fantastic meal at Catch in the Aria. We then hit the strip later on to hit up a few bars. Vegas is really set up for weddings, and you can make a memorable weekend out of it.

 

Everything was extremely efficient. They even have self-service kiosks in the courthouse for you to print copies of various things and access information.

Edited September 24, 2019 by coltr

[Lana&Ivy 215]

We went to the Santa Barbara courthouse.  1.5 hour drive from LA.  GORGEOUS location, our photos are incredible (bycherryphotography) and it was just the 2 of us.  We made an appointment a few weeks prior. The ceremony itself was in the garden and was so incredibly special.  We had the marriage certificate 3 weeks to the day in our mailbox.

[FlyingPan 11]

I know OP is looking for a super fast process, but for reference, I was married at the LA County office (Norwalk) in late August.  When I submitted my marriage licence, I scheduled the civil wedding 1.5 weeks later without issue.   On the day of the wedding, we got a temporary marriage certificate.   We were told we'd have the real marriage certificate in 3 weeks.  I didn't believe it, but exactly 3 weeks later,   it showed up in the mail.