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WEDDING CEREMONIES 
Please note that at this time, the Clerk is not currently
performing
ceremonies.
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.
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