How to Get a Marriage License in Connecticut

By eHow Weddings Editor

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An important step in making your marriage legal is obtaining a marriage license. Following are guidelines on how to obtain a marriage license if you plan to wed in Connecticut.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Divorce decree, annulment paper or death certificate, if applicable
Marriage license application
Photo identification or certified copies of birth certificates
Pen
Cash

Step1

Apply for the marriage license in person at a local vital records office in the town where the marriage is to take place or where the bride and groom reside. Residency is not required.

Step2

Present proof of age and identity. A driver's license, state-issued birth certificate or passport are acceptable forms of identification for this purpose.

Step3

Fill out the application. Applicants may also be asked to provide Social Security numbers, names of dependent children, father's and mother's full names (maiden) and state of birth for both applicants.

Step4

Pay the license fee and head to the altar. There is no waiting period, and the marriage license is valid for 65 days from date of issuance.

Tips & Warnings

If either applicant has been married previously, bring the certified document that ended his or her last marriage, such as a divorce decree, annulment paper or death certificate.
Effective October 1, 2003, Connecticut no longer requires a blood test for a marriage license. Also effective October 1, 2003, Connecticut no longer requires premarital syphilis and rubella screening.
As of October 1, 2005, Connecticut allows civil unions. A civil union is a legal union between two people of the same sex which grants the parties all the same benefits, protections and responsibilities under state law, whether derived from the general statutes, administrative regulations or court rules, policy, common law or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a marriage.
Marriage license requirements often change. Verify all information with the local marriage license office or county clerk before making any wedding or travel arrangements.