About this directory
Getting married at a courthouse sounds simple until you try to find out what it actually costs and what the rules are in your county. The license fee is set in one place, the ceremony fee in another, the waiting period in a statute, and the witness rule on a clerk’s FAQ page — if the county publishes them at all.
This directory exists to put those facts in one place, county by county, for the whole United States: the license fee, the ceremony fee, ceremony days and hours, whether you need an appointment or can walk in, how many witnesses you need, the waiting period, and how long the license stays valid.
Two commitments shape everything here. First, every figure traces to the county clerk’s or court’s own official published source, and every county page shows the date it was checked and links that source. Second, when a county doesn’t publish a figure, the field says so. A blank here means “not published,” never a guess dressed up as data.
This is not a government site, and it is not affiliated with any county or court. Fees and rules change; always confirm with your county clerk before you go.