This is a photo taken from my phone of the line I usually encounter at the Los Angeles County Clerk's Office.

It’s not an exciting place, but it’s a necessary one. If you are having a Southern California wedding then you need a marriage license first before you get married so obtaining a marriage license is necessary either at the County Clerk’s Office or through one of the few specially trained notaries available, such as myself.

There are only eight County Clerk’s offices in Los Angeles and over 10 million people living here. And all but one office closes at 3 pm. The other one stays open until 4 pm. Do the math and you can imagine what I come across when I make the trip every week. There are just way too many people and the parking lot is overcrowded and confusing. It is unquestionably a very frustrating experience. Most of my clients feel that way too so they ask me to issue their license so they can avoid such an ordeal.

Those who choose to get a Los Angeles marriage license themselves usually tell me that they regret it because it eats up most of a work day and both bride and groom must show up together during limited business hours. Taking the day off of work can sometimes be a costly thing especially when you are planning a honeymoon together and need that extra time for fun.

So, if you’d rather not spend a good portion of your work day waiting in line and filling out the frustrating paperwork of a wedding license, I can do it for you. Isn’t there already more wedding stress than there has to be?

I am a marriage officiant in Los Angeles. I am also an attorney so paperwork is second nature to me. It’s important to me that I follow proper procedures and get your marriage records filed. What’s more is that I always have extra marriage licenses on hand so I can issue one to you on a moment’s notice.

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Southwest Magazine, Spirit, recommended Officiant Guy

A man wrote into the Fly Girl column of Spirit, the monthly magazine issued by Southwest Airlines. He and his fiance had decided on a private small wedding when they got engaged but it started snowballing into a larger, more stressful wedding. He wanted to elope and was thinking about a destination wedding.

Fly Girl responded that wedding planning is stressful and talked about elopement packages and wedding location alternatives. She suggested us!

From Spirit, September 2007 officiant recommendatons:  “You could do . . . a California terrace overlooking the sea (check out Officiant Guy, who covers the waterfront of SoCal at officiantguy.com).”

Don’t forget that he can also issue you a marriage license, so your elopement package is easy. Plus he knows a great photographer who makes you look great!

Thanks Fly Girl for recommending the Officiant Guy.