Marriage Certificates 

The Recording office will close early on Wednesday, December 13th at 1:30 pm and reopen for regular office hours on Thursday, December 14th at 8am.

You can now make an appointment for Marriage and Civil Union certificates or apply in person at the George Di Ciero City and County Building at 1 DesCombes Drive. Appointment hours are 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). If you would like to be married by a judge, you must first obtain the marriage license and then make an appointment with the court of your choice. 

Both applicants must provide the following to obtain a marriage license:

• Proof of age 
  • Acceptable identification
    • Certified State Birth Certificate, Military ID, Alien Registration Card, Passport, VISA, Certificate of Naturalization, Department of Corrections ID.
    • State-issued Driver's License or ID. Driver's Licenses or ID cards that indicate "not valid for federal identification" will not be accepted.  
    • All these forms of ID must be current/valid and include a date of birth to verify that the applicant is of legal age to enter into a marriage.
    • Acceptable ID's that are not in English must be accompanied with a certified translation.
    • Applicant must complete the Affidavit of No Social Security Number, if they do not have a Social Security Number.
    • If an applicant cannot appear in person, the other applicant must apply in person and provide following:
      • Absentee Affidavitfor Marriage License completed, signed and notarized.
  • Unacceptable ID 
    • Driver's Licenses or ID cards that indicate "not valid for federal identification" will not be accepted.  
    • Consular Matricula Card, Foreign Voter Registration Card, Foreign Driver's License, Expired document of any type
  • $30.00 fee for the license (check, cash or debit/credit card) You may also pre-pay for certified copies of your marriage license when the license is issued. Cost is $1.25 per certified copy.  

Credit Cards can only be accepted in person or over the phone at this time.

For more information call 303-464-5109

• Divorced/Dissolved Applicants
  If either applicant has previously been married or has previously been party to a civil union, you must provide the following:  
  • Date of  Dissolution/Divorce (month/day/year)
  • Place of Dissolution/Divorce (County and State)
  • Type of court for the  dissolution/divorce
  • Name of previous spouse or partner (Civil Union only)
• Widowed Applicants
  • Date of death (month/day/year)
  • Place of death (City and State)