Wedding Recaps - Making it Legal

Would you believe my mom just told me about a girl from back home that got married... 

They had the officiant, the cake, the reception, the whole sha-bang... 

But then when it came time to sign the marriage license... 

They'd forgot to get one!!! 

So... word to the wise - 

Don't forget your marriage license on your wedding day! :)

Oh, and if you live in AZ or are getting married in AZ, here's the deets on getting one here.

Our photographer caught some fun moments while we were all signing OUR marriage license!

First, the Bishop signed while Mr. M and his buddies were in the background giving each other pep talks... Or whatever guys talk about. :)

Then, the best man signed under Mr. M's watchful eye of course. :)

While Kayli, the maid of honor, was sharing her signature, the best man shared his congratulations. 

Then Mr. M. 

And then me. 

What you don't see in this one is my mom standing behind me who I had just asked, 

"Do I sign as Kassi MarriedName, or Kassi MaidenName?"

We decided on Kassi MaidenName MarriedName. ;)

And it was official! :)

My parents have their marriage certificate framed and hanging on the wall. 

We have yet to do anything with ours... 

Except me carting it around with me everywhere to change my name to 

Kassi MarriedName... But that's for another blog post. 

Did you frame your marriage license/certificate?

Scrapbook it?

Other ideas???

Getting a Marriage License in Arizona

Awhile back this little notice came up on my Knot wedding checklist....

 Research local marriage license requirements

Time to research how to go about obtaining our license to wed. 

Since we are getting married in Arizona, our local requirements are those of the state of Arizona obviously, so these guidelines won't pertain to you unless you are also getting married in Arizona... 

But depending on where you are getting married they might be similar.

And it's good information to be thinking about regardless... 

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Thanks to the Graham County website, I learned a few important facts about an Arizona marriage license:

• You do not have to obtain your license in the county where you are getting married! In Arizona you can get the license in any county and it's good anywhere throughout the entire state!
  Good to know because the county seat of the place where we are getting married... It's um... about 2 hours away from the wedding location... And a good four or so hours from where we live. So a quick trip to the courthouse would have been a weekend trip if that had been the case! 
• Both parties need to be there, in person, to apply for and receive a marriage license. This seemed obvious to me and it might to you to. But when I told Mr. M we could get our license here in town, he was all, "OK, just go get it sometime then..." Um... No. You gotta come too silly. :)
• No need for a blood test or a waiting period.
  Phew!!! Blood is never a good sign for a wedding... haha. 
• The application fee is $72 in AZ.
  BUT... An interesting fact I just learned thanks to the Arizona Wedding Blog... That $72 ONLY gets you the license. To obtain a certified copy of the license (paperwork you have to have in order to legally change your name) you've got to pay $98.50! Glad I read that before heading to the local courthouse... It would have been embarrassing to have to leave license-less because we didn't bring enough mullah! 
• After you're married, your officiant needs to sign and return it to your county clerk's office to be recorded. Apparently, they provide you with a pre-addressed envelope for that purpose.

So there you have it... How to go about obtaining an Arizona marriage license!

Now to figure out a day when both Mr. M and I can go get one. 

Did you encounter any problems getting your marriage license? 

Are your local requirements similar or completely different from AZ's?

I'd love to hear from you!!

P.S. On a different note...

HAPPY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION DAY 

to my SISTER, KAYLI!!!

Who is also my MAID OF HONOR!!! 

WHOOT WHOOT!!!