Filing Marriage Returns The officiant performing the marriage ceremony must file the marriage return with the Marriage License Office which issued the license, within 10 days of the date of the ceremony. A marriage record will not exist if the officiant who performs the marriage fails to file this document.
With a regular marriage license, an officiant must preside over the marriage ceremony. This person must be qualified under 23 PA CSA §1503. After the ceremony, the license is signed by the officiant, who must return the license to the Marriage License Department within 10 days.
Pennsylvania has a provision in the Marriage Act that recognizes a marriage performed without officiating clergy. This is referred to as a self-uniting license. Two witnesses are required.
After the ceremony, the license is signed by the officiant, who must return the license to the Marriage License Department within 10 days. With a self-uniting license, a couple officiates their own ceremony. (Another person may preside over the ceremony, but only in an unofficial capacity.)
Application Completing the Application. There are two ways to complete a marriage license application, filed either online or in person. Interviewing. Both applicants must appear in person or via video conferencing (complete the application remotely) ... Receiving the License.
I've done 2 weddings and the verbiage is very clear in California: Officiant sends in your completed license, not the couple. There's no way for them to know you guys sent it in and not the officiant but it is 100% the officiant's responsibility to send it in.
Pennsylvania law requires a three-day waiting period between the date applicants apply for a Marriage License and when the license may be issued. If applying on Monday, the license will be ready on Thursday. If applying on Tuesday, the license will be ready on Friday.
The quickest way to get married in PA is to do a self uniting wedding (also called a quaker wedding). You can apply for it at city hall and get the license. You sign it, your partner signs it as well as two witnesses and then 3 days after getting the application you return it to city hall and boom, married.
Pennsylvania law requires a three-day waiting period between the date applicants apply for a Marriage License and when the license may be issued. If applying on Monday, the license will be ready on Thursday. If applying on Tuesday, the license will be ready on Friday.