Congratulations On Your Engagement

We are Non-Denominational Wedding Officiants. We can perform civil and non-denominational wedding ceremonies. We can custom your ceremony to meet your needs. We will make your ceremony a time to remember. We can perform your ceremony anywhere in Southern California.

We offer same day weddings. You must have your marriage license. A marriage license is an authorization to marry. You still need to solemnize your marriage which means you need to have a ceremony. You must have your ceremony within 90 days from the day your marriage license has been issued. If you come to us we can perform the ceremony and record your marriage certificate all for $300. This price includes when you come to us.

What do you need for your ceremony?

1.  All Identifications listed below must be valid/non-expired picture identifications with a birth date listed on the document:

• Driver's License
• State ID Card
• Military Service Naturalization Certificate
• Passport
• Alien Registration Card (formerly known as "Green Card")
• Identification Card issued by U.S. Government
• Matricular Consular Cards from Mexico, Argentina, or Korea
• Consular ID from any other country require a copy of your Birth Certificate with English translation*

If you have been Married in the Past

                                      
2.  Proof of Divorce, Annulment, or Death Certificate:
If either party had been married in the past and the marriage has been terminated within 2 years from the desired day of your ceremony (license issuance), you must provide a certified copy of the documentation regarding termination of your previous marriage:

• Dissolution of Marriage Judgement
• Notice of Entry of Judgment
• Annulment
• Death Certificate if your former spouse passed away
• Termination Order for State Registered Domestic Partnership.

* Our services include translations from most languages for a separate fee. The average cost of translation is $75 per page per document

 

 

 

 

License and Certificate of Marriage

This is the standard type of marriage license. This type of marriage license requires the signature of at least one witness and one person solemnizing the marriage.

 

Confidential License and Certificate of Marriage

Confidential marriage licenses may only be issued to unmarried parties who are at least 18 years old and have been living together as spouses. Since the confidential marriage license requires the signature of a marriage officiant, they are not available to members of religious denominations not having clergy. Certified copies of the marriage license and the certificate may only be issued to the couple.

 

Marriages Performed in Jails

Are you looking to marry your loved one that is incarcerated? If you answered Yes, we can help you with the process. The first step you are going to need a "Inability to Appear" package which must be obtained from the County Recorders office. I can also provide the package that you will need also. I can fax or e-mail the form to you.

Our notaries are available during the hours of the detention centers to notarize the "Affidavit of the Inability to Appear". The notary will have the incarcerated person sign the form and marriage license. Before the County Recorder will issue a marriage license they will require 3 ID's. This would include identifications from the bride, groom and the officiant who will be performing the wedding ceremony. (See above for all the acceptable ID's that are allowed).

After the notarization, the bride or groom, and the officiant must appear together at the County Recorder with all 3 valid identifications and the "Inability to appear" form. The marriage license is then processed and then the fee is paid and the marriage license is issued the same day as long as we are there 2 hours before closing. Then you can now choose the date and follow the instructions of that particular detention center. You will then notify the officiant of the date and time for your wedding ceremony. The wedding ceremony will take place during the normal visiting hours and will be performed through the glass.

After the ceremony. the officiant will complete the wedding license and file it with the County Recorders Office. After the filing of your marriage license or Certificate, a certified copy of your marriage license can be obtained after 6-8 weeks of the filing. Expedited service of your license or certificate is available through Express mail. The request must be made at the same time the marriage or certificate is being turned into the County Recorder by the officiant.

Prices start at $600. There is a $100 non-refundable deposit required at the time we meet at the County Recorder Office. The Notary that handles the "Inability to Appear" form will require $200 to go into the detention center. The balance of the fee must be paid a few days before the ceremony takes place.