How to Get Married in Minnesota
Marriage License Summary
Issuing Office:
County Registrar
Cost:
$110.00
Waiting Period:
5 days to receive
Expires in:
6 Months
License Return:
5 Days from Wedding
Applying for the Marriage License
Any unmarried man and woman, both at least 18 years old, can apply for a marriage license in Minnesota. Same sex marriages are recognized.To apply for a marriage license the couple must appear together, at a County Recorder’s Office. This is the local government office that has jurisdiction over where the marriage will take place. Applicants must bring valid ID (driver’s license, birth certificate, etc.) to confirm their identities.
A Minnesota Marriage License has a 5 day waiting period before it can be picked up and is valid for 6 months.
It costs $110 to apply for the marriage license, but upon completion of a certified premarital counseling course the fee is reduced to $40
Completing and Returning the Marriage License
On the wedding day, either preceding or following the ceremony, the couple must present their marriage license to the minister, who must make sure that the license is valid, and that the couple’s information is accurate.The minister then signs the license, ensuring that it bears any necesarry witness signatures. Once completed, the minister or the couple must return the license to the County Registrar’s office within applicable deadlines.
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Address & Contact
16
325 E Main St Anoka MN 55303-2489
Phone: 763.422.7350 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm M-F
Phone: 763.422.7350 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm M-F
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915 Lake Ave Detroit Lakes MN 56501
Phone: 218.846.7304 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm M-F
Phone: 218.846.7304 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm M-F
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701 Minnesota Ave NW Ste 100 Bemidji MN 56601-3177
Phone: 218.333.4148
Phone: 218.333.4148
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600 East 4th St Chaska MN 55318
Phone: 952.361.1910 Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm M-F
Phone: 952.361.1910 Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm M-F
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303 Minnesota Avenue W, PO Box 3000 Walker MN 56484
Phone: 218.547.7260
Phone: 218.547.7260
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629 North Eleventh Street Montevideo MN 56265
Phone: 320.269.9431 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.269.9431 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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313 North Main Street, Room 277 Center City MN 55012
Phone: 651.213.8580 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 651.213.8580 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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807 11th St. N., P. O. Box 280 Moorhead MN 56560
Phone: 218.299.5031 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.299.5031 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
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213 Main Avenue North , Department 207 Bagley MN 56621
Phone: 218.694.6129 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.694.6129 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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411 W. 2nd Street Grand Marais MN 55604
Phone: 218.387.3660 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.387.3660 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
12
326 Laurel Street, Suite 21 Brainerd MN 56401
Phone: 218.824.1300 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.824.1300 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
7
1590 Highway 55 Hastings MN 55033-2343
Phone: 651.438.4313 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 651.438.4313 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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22 E 6th St. Mantorville MN 55955
Phone: 507.635.6250 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.635.6250 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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415 N Main St. Blue Earth MN 56013
Phone: 507.526.6252 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.526.6252 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
411 South Broadway Albert Lea MN 56007-1147
Phone: 507.377.5130 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 507.377.5130 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
PO Box 1007 Elbow Lake MN 56531
Phone: 218.685.4133 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.685.4133 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
70
300 South 6th Street Minneapolis MN 55487-0026
Phone: 612.348.8240 Hours: 7:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 612.348.8240 Hours: 7:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
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304 So Marshall St Caledonia MN 55921
Phone: 507.725.5813 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.725.5813 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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123 NE 4th St. Grand Rapids MN 55744-2600
Phone: 218.327.2856 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.327.2856 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
405 4th St. Jackson MN 56143
Phone: 507.847.2580 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.847.2580 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
18 North Vine Street Suite 261B Mora MN 55051
Phone: 320.679.6466 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.679.6466 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
2
400 Benson Avenue Southwest Willmar MN 56201
Phone: 320.231.6532
Phone: 320.231.6532
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715 Fourth Street International Falls MN 56649
Phone: 218.283.1193
Phone: 218.283.1193
600 6th Street Madison MN 56256
Phone: 320.598.3724 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.598.3724 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
206 SE 8th Avenue Baudette MN 56623
Phone: 218.634.1902 Hours: 7:30am – 4:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.634.1902 Hours: 7:30am – 4:00pm, M – F
319 N. Rebecca Ivanhoe MN 56142
Phone: 507.694.1360 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.694.1360 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
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311 North Main Street Mahnomen MN 56557
Phone: 218.935.5528 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.935.5528 Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
208 E Colvin Ave, Suite 7 Warren MN 56762
Phone: 218.745.4801 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.745.4801 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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325 Sibley Ave N Litchfield MN 55355
Phone: 320.693.5345 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.693.5345 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
635 2nd St SE Milaca MN 56353
Phone: 320.983.8308 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.983.8308 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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213 – 1st Avenue SE Little Falls MN 56345
Phone: 320.632.0146 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.632.0146 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
201 1st Street NE Austin MN 55912
Phone: 507.437.9536 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 507.437.9536 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
501 South Minnesota Ave Saint Peter MN 56082
Phone: 507.931.6800 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 507.931.6800 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
16 3rd Ave E Ada MN 56510-0146
Phone: 218.784.5481 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.784.5481 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
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151 4th St SE Rochester MN 55904
Phone: 507.328.7630 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.328.7630 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
101 Main Avenue N Thief River Falls MN 56701
Phone: 218.683.7027 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.683.7027 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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635 Northridge Dr. NW Ste. 250 Pine City MN 55063
Phone: 320.591.1642 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.591.1642 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
416 S. Hiawatha Pipestone MN 56164
Phone: 507.825.6755 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.825.6755 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm, M – F
612 North Broadway, Suite 213 Crookston MN 56716
Phone: 218.281.3464 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.281.3464 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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555 Cedar Street Saint Paul MN 55101
Phone: 651.266.1333 Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
Phone: 651.266.1333 Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm, M – F
124 Langevin Red Lake Falls MN 56750
Phone: 218.253.2997 Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 218.253.2997 Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
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Courthouse Square Redwood Falls MN 56283
Phone: 507.637.4032 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.637.4032 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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500 E DePue Ave Olivia MN 56277
Phone: 320.523.3669 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.523.3669 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
204 East Brown Street Luverne MN 56156
Phone: 507.283.5014 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 507.283.5014 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
606 5th Ave SW, Room 140 Roseau MN 56751
Phone: 218.463.1215 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.463.1215 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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100 N 5th Ave W, Room 101 Duluth MN 55802
Phone: 218.726.2677 Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M – F
Phone: 218.726.2677 Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M – F
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200 Fourth Avenue West Shakopee MN 55379
Phone: 952.445.7750 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 952.445.7750 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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13880 Business Center Drive Elk River MN 55330-4601
Phone: 763.241.2915 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 763.241.2915 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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400 Court Avenue Gaylord MN 55334
Phone: 507.237.4080 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.237.4080 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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705 Courthouse Square, Rm 131 St. Cloud MN 56303
Phone: 320.656.3855
Phone: 320.656.3855
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630 Florence Ave Owatonna MN 55060-2913
Phone: 507.444.7490 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 507.444.7490 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
221 1st Avenue South Suite 300 Long Prairie MN 56347
Phone: 320.732.4428
Phone: 320.732.4428
702 2nd Avenue North Wheaton MN 56296
Phone: 320.563.4622 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 320.563.4622 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
415 South Jefferson Street Wadena MN 56482
Phone: 218.631.7622 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.631.7622 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
307 N State St. Waseca MN 56093-2953
Phone: 507.835.0630 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 507.835.0630 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
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19955 Forest Road N Forest Lake MN 55025
Phone: 651.275.7333 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
Phone: 651.275.7333 Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm, M – F
300 South 5th Street Breckenridge MN 56520
Phone: 218.643.7112 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 218.643.7112 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
6
10 2nd St NW, Room 160 Buffalo MN 55313
Phone: 763.682.7509 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
Phone: 763.682.7509 Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm, M – F
415 9th Avenue – Suite 101 Granite Falls MN 56241
Phone: 320.564.2529
Phone: 320.564.2529