A licensed or ordained Christian minister or priest. a Jewish rabbi. an officer of a religious organization authorized to conduct marriage ceremonies. a current, former, or retired federal judge or state judge.
Marriage license applications must be completed online. Once you've completed the application, you will be provided with an order number to book your appointment. Please make note of this order number, because you will need this number during the scheduling of your appointment.
Marriage license applications must be completed online. Once you've completed the application, you will be provided with an order number to book your appointment. Please make note of this order number, because you will need this number during the scheduling of your appointment.
Requirements: Complete a marriage license application; Both parties appear together at the county clerk's office located at 5501 Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751 after an appointment is set; Provide a proof of identity using documents approved by state law, See list;
You must have a licensed or ordained minister, priest or rabbi, or a judge or justice of the peace performing your ceremony. Additional wedding witnesses aren't required in Texas. Texas residents can obtain a marriage license from any county in the state.
Understand that whether you are “familiar” with the process of signing and filing a License or not, your signature carries a lot of responsibility on your part. In Texas, Failure To File A Wedding License within 30 Days is a Crime.
Texas law recognizes two types of marriage: formal marriage and marriage without formalities. Formal marriage is what most people imagine when they think of marriage—two individuals who obtain a marriage license from their local clerk's office, hold a wedding ceremony, and record the marriage with the county clerk.
If you establish a valid common law marriage in Texas, other states will recognize you as married. But you cannot create a Texas common law marriage by living together in another state. You must cohabitate in Texas at the same time you agree to be married and represent yourselves as such.
You can set up an appointment with the court house (some only do marriages on certain days/at certain times), go in with your witnesses (if needed), and get married. The judge will sign your marriage license along with the two of you and your witness(es), then file the paperwork for you.