definition: a marriage certificate is an official registered document issued by a government authority that proves the couple listed on the marriage certificate have a legal marriage. In most regions, a marriage certificate is part of the public record.
A marriage certificate usually contains who married whom, when they married, they were married, who married and who was there.
It is generally the responsibility of your wedding officiant to ensure that the signed marriage license is delivered to the office of the recorder. Since the office of the recorder must process the deposit and registration of the marriage license, you usually wait several weeks to receive your marriage certificate.
In some places, once a marriage license is signed and filed with the county clerk, the license becomes the marriage certificate. Generally, in order to receive an extra copy of a marriage certificate, you must send your application and required fees at county clerk / County Record Office where the marriage took place.
to be acceptable as a legal document, a certified marriage certificate must show the state seal or printed with a seal / stamp. Keepsake marriage certificates are legal documents
Alias :. Marriage registration certificate certified marriage