Getting Married in Connecticut

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To marry in Connecticut, you must obtain a marriage license from the vital records office of the town where the marriage will take place. The marriage license ensures that you and your spouse-to-be are eligible to be married. 

Any two persons may marry in Connecticut so long as both parties to the marriage meet Connecticut’s eligibility requirements.

To apply for a marriage license, you and your spouse-to-be must appear in person at the local vital records office of the town where your marriage will occur.  

You will need to complete the marriage license application, provide identification (driver's license or US passport and Social Security card), and make a sworn statement that the information that you provide is true. 

You DO NOT NEED a birth certificate, divorce decrees, or a blood test. 

On the application you will need to have the name and contact information of your officiant. 

Following the ceremony, the marriage officiator will submit the license to the registrar of vital records of the town where the marriage took place. The license will be filed in the official marriage records of Connecticut.  Once registered, the marriage license becomes a vital record and is referred to as a marriage certificate.

Certified copies of the marriage certificate are sometimes available immediately, but typically within a few business days of the signed license being returned.