Get Your Arizona Marriage License By Mail
Covid was a horrible thing and ruined a lot of people’s lives. I know several people with chronic fatigue from long-covid. However, a few positive things did come from the lockdowns and the ability to get your Maricopa County marriage license by mail is one of them!
TO GET YOUR ARIZONA MARRIAGE LICENSE BY MAIL:
Applying for your Maricopa County marriage license online and then receiving it by mail is simpler than you think. We will outline the steps below and you’ll feel more confident about the whole process.
- Complete the online marriage license application. Click here to check it out.
- The names on your application must match EXACTLY with your name on your government issued photo ID. If your middle name is on your ID, put your middle name on the marriage license application.
- Complete the marriage license affidavit.
- Make copies of both sides of your government issued photo ID to mail in.
- Return the application, affidavit, and copies of your IDs via email to the email address listed on the application. Or, print to mail in.
- Include in your email or cover sheet that you mail, when the best time is to reach you by phone.
- The marriage license fee is $120 and you must pay an additional $37.50 for a copy of your marriage certificate, which we recommend.
Once your application is received the county recorder’s office will contact you within 3 business days at the phone number you provided on your application. At that time, you will be asked to provide your Social Security Number, DOB, and make payment.
If you plan to change your name in any way, you will need a copy of your marriage certificate. If you plan to comingle finances and open bank accounts, get on your partner’s insurance, get a new passport, etc., you will need a copy of your marriage certificate.
Click here for the online marriage license application. If you have questions you can contact the Maricopa County recorder’s office at (602) 37-CLERK.
WHO CAN SIGN YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE?
You’ve got three main options to get your marriage license signed and we can certainly help you with this at 1st Officiant.
- Have a religious official from your place of worship sign it. However, many religious officials will not sign a license without some sort of ceremony and many times pre-marital counselinlg.
- Have one of the Superior Court judges or justices sign your license Monday-Friday after 5pm at the downtown Phoenix courthouse.
- Superior Court is NOT the same place you get your marriage license.
- Have one of us at 1st Officiant sign it.
We do NOT provide witnesses. You will need to bring 2 people age 18 or older with you. Click here to learn more about our license signing service. Please fill out our contact form to check our availability.
The good news is that you can get your Arizona marriage license by mail. Just download it and sent it in. It didn’t used to be that easy.
After receiving your marriage certificate you can skip the line at the Social Security office by changing your name online here.
