Complete one application per couple, with each of you completing your own section. The whole purpose of the marriage license is to legally connect two individuals as one couple. If you have started two separate applications, simply ignore one of them and complete the other.
No. Your application is on the secure Utah County server. Until you pay for your license, every time you click on your specific link you are taken directly to your application. You can apply from any device in any location, including switching back and forth from a smartphone to a computer.
If you want the in-office experience or need some assistance, you are still welcome to visit our office during business hours. Applicants who apply in person are still issued digital licenses.
Of course! Send an email to marriage@utahcounty.gov or call 801-851-8109 (press 2). We are happy to help.
Because your application is web-based, it can be open in different tabs and windows at the same time. You can close any or all of them without losing your progress. If you refresh your browser, it will show the progress that has been made on any of them.
Utah law recognizes officiants that usually fit into one of three categories: a individual authorized by a religious denomination to perform marriages (includes online churches), and individual who holds a particular government office (judges, mayors, etc.), or an individual who has been designated by a county clerk.
To see this list of government offices visit: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title30/Chapter1/30-1-S6.html
For information about how someone becomes a County Clerk Designee visit: https://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/clerk/marriage/designee.html
A list of officiants is available on our website at: https://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/clerk/marriage/officiants.html
You can also schedule a marriage ceremony with our office performed by one of our deputy clerks at: https://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/clerk/marriage/ceremony.html
Once you have completed your application and been issued your marriage license, you will be directed to a page where you can enter the email of your officiant. Clicking “send email” at that time will send your officiant an email with a link to your marriage license. It will also contain instructions for performing your ceremony and finalizing your license.
If you have sent your license to an officiant, you can enter a different email address and click “resend” to send your marriage license information to a different officiant. What is most important is that the person who performs your ceremony can use a link or QR code to access the officiant submission and affidavit specific to you.
All signatures are digital. The Utah Digital Transactions Act passed in 2000 gives digital signatures the same official status as wet ink signatures.
You will not get anything prior to your wedding ceremony. Your license is completely digital, and a paper certificate will only be issued after your officiant has finalized your license after your ceremony.
For applicants with an address in the United States, we typically mail out certificates by the end of the next business day after your officiant has finalized your license.
If we are shipping out of the United States, expect an email to verify that everything is correct before we spend the time and money on shipping your documents.
We’ll send you the tracking number so you can monitor its progress.
For applicants in the United States, we recommend you use your driver's license or state ID. For applicants outside of the United States, we recommend you use your passport. Our system can compare your ID to a library of over 6,000 identity documents, so try whatever government-issued photo ID you have.
Remove anything that might obscure your face such as glasses or a hat. You want your facial expression when taking your picture to match the facial expression on your ID. This usually means a neutral expression (no wide or open-mouth smiles). Be in front of a plain, uncluttered background.
If you do not pass the automatic identity verification, you will capture images of your ID and record a video of you stating a brief affidavit using our Manual Identity Verification Tool. A link to this tool is provided if you need it. Before the end of the next business day, a deputy clerk working in our office will examine your submission and send you an email with instructions for continuing your application or an email with a request for additional documentation if necessary.
The name on your application is your name as it appears on your ID. If you are using a United States driver's license, the information is taken from the barcode on the back. If it is from another ID, the system enters your name as it read it from optical character recognition (OCR). Sometime the OCR doesn’t work properly, and we’ll need to manually adjust it. Contact our office at marriage@utahcounty.gov or 801-851-8109 (press 2) to get assistance from a deputy clerk. We may ask you to use the Manual Identity Verification tool to submit another copy of your ID so the deputy clerks can make the appropriate changes.
Just like names, sometimes your date of birth is not entered correctly by the system. Contact our office marriage@utahcounty.gov or 801-851-8109 (press 2) to get assistance from a deputy clerk. We may ask you to use the Manual Identity Verification tool to submit another copy of your ID so the deputy clerks can make the appropriate changes.
It is common for people to change their name upon marriage, divorce, adoption, etc. By entering your name as it appears on your birth certificate a connection can be made between that record and this one.
It is best if the gender on your identity document matches the gender on your application, but if you don’t identify as that gender you can select “Other” as your gender.
Your United States social security number (if you have been issued one) is required by Utah law and is only used in special circumstances. On your application only the last 4 digits will appear. If you have not been issued a United States Social Security Number, click the appropriate box.
The information collected for your marriage license is required by Utah State Law or Utah Office of Vital Records policies. Your application is kept on file and classified as a vital record.
Nothing will be sent to you prior to your wedding, so this is the address where you would like your completed certificate of marriage (after your wedding) to be sent.
You will not get anything prior to your wedding ceremony. Your license is completely digital, and a paper certificate will only be issued after your officiant has finalized your license after your ceremony.
For applicants with an address in the United States, we typically mail out certificates by the end of the next business day after your officiant has finalized your license. If we are shipping out of the United States, expect an email to verify that everything is correct before we spend the time and money on shipping your documents. We’ll send you the tracking number so you can monitor its progress.
You can order an Apostille Request for your marriage license during the Marriage License application process. Select it from Optional Documents and Services. Indicate the country where it will be used and the quantity needed. Any additional certified copies of your license/certificate will be shipped with the apostille.
Apostilles can also be ordered on our website
Optional Services that you can order during the marriage license application process include Apostille Requests, additional certified copies of your license/certificate and the inclusion of your marriage license application which creates a long form of your license. If your shipping address is in the United States, you will also have the option of choosing FedEx shipping as part of an Optional Services order if requesting additional certified copies.
Your marriage license will indicate your current residence. It is usually best to put your current address, but if your current location is temporary (traveling, military posting, student, etc.) you can put the address that you consider your permanent residence.
No. We will only be mailing documents to the addresses you provide as a “shipping” address.
Because your application is web-based, it can be open in different tabs and windows at the same time. You can close any or all of them without losing your progress. If you refresh your browser, it will show the progress that has been made on any of them.
The Utah Office of Vital Statistics collects this information.
If you have been divorced within the last 60 days, our office will need to review your divorce decree. You will be prompted to upload it as part of the process. If it is not in English, you will also need to provide an English translation. Our office will let you know when the review is complete, and you can continue with your application.
Choose the best equivalent education, for example, high school graduation, associates/technical degree, bachelor’s degree, etc.
The choices on the application are limited to those tracked by the Utah Office of Vital Statistics. Choose whichever is closest, it won’t affect your marriage license application.
The base fee for a marriage license is $40 to Utah County and $10 to the Utah Children’s Defense Fund. You also have the option of donating $10 to the Victims of Domestic Violence Fund.
Online applicants are charged an extra $20 that goes to the Utah Marriage Commission. This fee can be waived if you have completed pre-marital counseling or education.
For information about the Utah Marriage Commission and to access their free resources visit: https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage
Online applicants are charges an extra $20 that goes to the Utah Marriage Commission. This fee can be waived if you have completed pre-marital counseling or education. For information about the Utah Marriage Commission and to access their free resources visit: https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage
The system accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit/debit cards. A transaction fee will be charged.
The Zip or Postal Code is a security feature for many credit/debit cards. If you don’t have one try typing all zeros: 000000
After 75 years, your marriage license and application will become a public record. Marriage records are often researched by genealogists and family historians.
Because it is most likely to be used by genealogists, use the names of your parents at the time of their birth, or how it would appear on their birth certificates.
All the fields are required, but it is better to have information incomplete than wrong. If you don’t know you can type “unknown”.
