WEDDING CEREMONIES - Phone: (201) 369-3470

    The Clerk of Hudson County has the ability to perform marriage ceremonies. Prospective couples must apply for and receive a valid New Jersey Marriage License from the Registrar of Vital Statistics in the municipality where the bride-to-be resides. If only the groom is a New Jersey resident, then couples should apply in his municipality. A marriage license will not be issued sooner than seventy-two hours after the application has been made. Once the marriage certificate is issued, it is valid for 30 days.

    A marriage license permits a wedding to be lawfully performed. After it is signed by the Clerk of Hudson County following the wedding ceremony, it becomes a marriage certificate. Wives who have changed their names will need their marriage certificate for changes on their driver's license and registration, car insurance, Social Security card, credit cards, life insurance, wills, and passports.

    *Please note that at this time, the Clerk is not currently scheduling ceremonies. Please check this website again or call the Clerk's Office for future information on when ceremony performances will resume.