Amorous couples looking to tie the knot on Valentine's Day will be able to obtain a marriage license and get hitched all in the same location Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office in Norwalk.
Same-day marriage licensing and civil wedding ceremonies will be offered only at the county clerk's Norwalk headquarters at 12400 Imperial Highway. The services will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Appointments are not required, although, to save time, couples are encouraged to fill out an online license application before arriving. The applications are available at https://marriage.lavote.net/mls/.
The county charges $35 for a civil wedding ceremony. A marriage license costs $91, but a confidential license costs just $85.
On Valentine's Day last year, 140 couples took advantage of the same- day licensing and ceremonies in Norwalk -- where usually about 30 ceremonies are performed on a normal day. Another 73 couples were married on Valentine's Day 2023 at the various registrar-recorder offices across L.A. County.
Appointments will be required at all of the other Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk branch offices on Valentine's Day. A pre-purchased marriage license is required to make an appointment at the branch offices.
In Orange County, the county Clerk-Recorder will be offering extended hours at offices in Anaheim, Laguna Hills and Santa Ana, where civil ceremonies will be offered until 6 p.m. on Valentine's Day. Couples are urged to make appointments, but walk-ins will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All couples must complete an online license application prior to visiting any of the offices, with the application available at https://ocweddings.ocrecorder.com/#/.
"Valentine's Day is one of our most popular days of the year, and I am excited to increase accessibility of our marriage services with extended hours. Our department's priority is to create a memorable start to the new chapter of each couple's love story," Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen said in a statement.
In Orange County, a public marriage license is $61, and a confidential license is $66. The civil ceremony costs $28.
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