Popular Courthouse Wedding Locations
Each city has its own process for marriage licenses and civil ceremonies.
Our guides walk you through the details.
Atlanta
Get married for as little as $28.50 at Fulton County Probate Court, where the Forever Fridays program offers free walk-in ceremonies every week.
Austin
Austin offers five Justice of the Peace precincts with different styles and schedules, no residency requirement, and total costs from $180 to $280 for a Travis County courthouse wedding.
Boston
Boston City Hall offers two ceremony rooms, a $125 total cost, and a short walk to some of the best photo backdrops in the Northeast.
Charlotte
Charlotte offers same-day courthouse weddings with no waiting period, no residency requirement, and a total cost of just $80 at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse.
Chicago
Chicago offers one of the most affordable courthouse weddings in any major U.S. city, with a $70 total cost for a civil ceremony at the Richard J. Daley Center in the Loop.
Columbus
Columbus offers one of the most affordable courthouse weddings in the country at just $90 total, with no waiting period, no residency requirement, and free ceremonies performed by volunteer judges at the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Dallas
Dallas County offers five Justice of the Peace courts with different courtrooms, schedules, and offsite options, plus no residency or witness requirements, with total costs from $181 to $481 for a courthouse wedding.
Denver
Denver offers same-day marriage with no waiting period, self-solemnization without an officiant or witnesses, and a $30 marriage license fee, making it one of the most affordable and flexible courthouse wedding destinations in the country.
Detroit
Detroit offers two affordable courthouse wedding paths, from a $10 ceremony at the 36th District Court to a $150 private ceremony at the Wayne County Clerk's Office in Greektown.
Honolulu
Honolulu offers zero-barrier marriages with no waiting period, no witnesses, no residency requirement, and beach ceremony options across Oahu for a total cost of $165 to $365.
Houston
Choose from three courthouse venues, save $60 with an online premarital course, and get married for as little as $121 total, with no residency requirement and free ceremonies for military families.
Las Vegas
Get legally married for about $180 with no waiting period, no residency requirement, and a marriage bureau open 365 days a year until midnight.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County offers seven courthouse locations for civil ceremonies, with Beverly Hills Courthouse as the most popular. No waiting period, no residency requirement, and same-day ceremonies available.
Miami
Get married in Miami-Dade County for just $116, with no residency requirement, no waiting period for non-residents, and same-day license-and-ceremony available.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis offers two distinct venues, the Hennepin County Government Center and the stunning City Hall Rotunda, with no residency requirement, no waiting period, and total costs from $85 to $170 for a courthouse wedding.
Nashville
Nashville splits its courthouse wedding between two buildings and costs under $105 total, with no waiting period, no residency requirement, and free ceremonies performed by General Sessions Court judges.
New Orleans
New Orleans offers one of the cheapest marriage licenses in the country at $27.50, no residency requirement, and a 24-hour waiting period that can be waived for both residents and non-residents.
New York City
Get married at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau for just $70 total. Here's everything you need to know about NYC city hall weddings, from Project Cupid booking to ceremony day.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia offers one of the most affordable city hall weddings in the country at $90, plus Pennsylvania's unique self-uniting (Quaker) marriage license that lets couples marry without an officiant.
Phoenix
No waiting period, no residency requirement, and a 12-month license validity make Phoenix one of the easiest cities for a same-day courthouse wedding, with total costs running $198-$218.
Portland
Portland offers courthouse weddings with Mount Hood views, a $5 same-week waiver for Oregon's three-day waiting period, and a total cost under $200 for your marriage license and civil ceremony.
Sacramento
Sacramento County offers two Clerk/Recorder locations for civil ceremonies, no waiting period, no residency requirement, and total costs starting at $120 for a marriage license and courthouse wedding.
San Antonio
Get your Bexar County marriage license for $81, save $60 with the Twogether in Texas course, and book a Justice of the Peace ceremony with no residency requirement and your license valid statewide for 90 days.
San Diego
San Diego offers a waterfront courthouse with a bougainvillea-covered outdoor ceremony area, no waiting period, four county locations, and total costs starting around $253.
San Francisco
Get married in a Beaux-Arts landmark for just $238, with no residency requirement, no waiting period, and a rotunda that photographs like a $50,000 venue.
Seattle
Seattle offers two downtown courthouse venues, weekend ceremony availability, and a marriage license that works anywhere in Washington, with total costs from $249 to $469.
Tampa
Tampa offers courthouse weddings at three Hillsborough County locations with walk-ins welcome, no residency requirement, and total costs starting at $91 with a premarital course discount.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. offers one of the most flexible courthouse wedding processes in the country: no residency requirement, no waiting period, no witnesses needed, self-officiation allowed, and a marriage license that never expires, all for just $45 with a free civil ceremony.