{"id":1773,"date":"2016-08-06T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T18:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2018-07-11T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T17:08:08","slug":"forgot-marriage-license-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/forgot-marriage-license-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Forgot to Get a Marriage License Before Your Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You forgot to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/california-marriage-license\/\"><strong>marriage license<\/strong><\/a>? Don&#8217;t panic.<\/p>\n<p>Marriage is, technically, a legal contract. And so a wedding ceremony has some requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The most important legal requirement is that you need get a marriage license before your wedding ceremony takes place. That&#8217;s just the law and a legal detail that needs to be fulfilled with no exceptions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/la-county-marriage-license.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1218\" src=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/la-county-marriage-license.jpg\" alt=\"wedding laws California\" width=\"500\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/la-county-marriage-license.jpg 500w, https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/la-county-marriage-license-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the funny thing is that many brides and grooms either don&#8217;t know this necessity or they forget, in the myriad of details planning their wedding, to purchase the actual marriage license.<\/p>\n<p>I am often\u00a0called by couples, in a panic, to come to their aid. I always keep a few marriage licenses on hand for these types of emergencies. And being that the County Clerk&#8217;s office is closed on weekends, this call usually happens on a Friday night or Saturday morning. No worries, I can help you out.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I get a call from a less panicked couple who explain that they totally forgot to get a marriage license, had the wedding ceremony, and now need to get remarried with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/los-angeles-county-marriage-license-information\/\"><strong>wedding license<\/strong><\/a>. I can easily issue a marriage license and be your wedding officiant in\u00a0a private legal wedding ceremony so nobody has to know that your &#8220;friends and family&#8221; ceremony did not result in your marriage.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you are having a wedding today or tomorrow, or even next week or next month, I can help you out by issuing you a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/confidential-marriage-license-california\/\"><strong> California confidential marriage license<\/strong><\/a>. Give me a call. And don&#8217;t panic. There&#8217;s enough to worry about on your wedding day and I&#8217;m here to make sure that this portion of your Southern California wedding is stress-free.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Click below to find more information about getting a marriage license in California:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/california-marriage-license\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Marriage License Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/marriage-license-after-wedding-ceremony\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can I Get a Marriage License After Our Wedding Ceremony?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/confidential-marriage-license-california\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confidential Marriage License California<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/confidential-marriage-license-vs-public-marriage-license\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confidential Marriage License vs Public Marriage License<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/copy-marriage-license-california\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copy of California Marriage License<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/get-marriage-license-before-after-wedding\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do You Get a Marriage License Before Or After The Wedding?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/getting-copy-marriage-certificate\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting a Copy of the Marriage Certificate<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/marriage-license-cost-los-angeles-california\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Much Does a Marriage License Cost in Los Angeles, California<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/marriage-license-marriage-certificate-in-los-angeles-county\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriage License and Marriage Certificate Precision<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/marriage-requirements\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriage Requirements in California<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/orange-county-marriage-license\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange County Marriage License <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/los-angeles-county-marriage-license-information\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Your Los Angeles County Marriage License Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/the-wedding-laws\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wedding Laws California<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/what-happens-after-you-sign-your-marriage-license\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Happens After You Sign Your Marriage License?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/officiantguy.com\/blog\/what-is-a-confidential-marriage-license-in-california\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a Confidential Marriage License in California?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You both may easily enjoy the marriage ceremony that is as custom as you are. Chris Robinson is an <strong>LA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\">wedding officiant<\/a><\/strong>. Chris has been performing nuptials and issuing Los Angeles marriage licenses for decades for couples in love. Chris could undoubtedly be your ceremony officiant for any type of nuptials from a non-secular wedding to a non religious wedding together with possible additions from arras coin ceremonies to sand weddings. When you plan to marry near L.A. give the number one wedding minister in California a call at (310) 882-5039 or (562) 547-3255 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officiantguy.com\/contact-officiant-guy\/\">email him by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You forgot to get a marriage license? Don&#8217;t panic. Marriage is, technically, a legal contract. And so a wedding ceremony has some requirements. The most important legal requirement is that you need get a marriage license before your wedding ceremony takes place. 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