Vital Records - Marriage License

WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU WHEN APPLYING FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE:
1. Picture identification IS required & must be presented at the time you apply showing your correct address. Only one party needs to be a resident of Ingham County. Both parties do not have to be present to apply.
2. Birth dates, birth places (city and state), current address and social security numbers of each applying party.
3. Each parties parents’ full names, including mother’s maiden names and the state where each parent was born.

Marriage License Affidavit worksheet

You must obtain your license in the County in which you reside. If one or both of you have an Ingham County address, you must apply at the Ingham County Clerk’s Office for your license. The fee is $20 and required at the time you apply. You can use the license to be married anywhere in Michigan.

OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS:
Applicants coming from out-of-state must apply for their license in the county in Michigan where the marriage is taking place. The fee in Ingham County is $30 payable at the time you submit your signed/notarized affidavit. Out-of-state marriage affidavits may be mailed once they have been signed by both the bride and groom before a notary public. We ask that when you mail the affidavit, you include contact phone numbers for each of you, the wedding date, and your payment. All out-of-state affidavits should be mailed to PO Box 179, Mason MI 48854. 

Out-of-State Marriage License Affidavit worksheet

**When you pick up your marriage license you will receive instructions as to how to process your license once you have been married. **

(Effective December 1, 2004 we cannot accept out-of-state checks. Please use a money order or a credit card.)

ONLINE APPLICATION:
We are pleased to announce an online application for marriage. This form may be submitted online, saving you time in our office.  Follow the prompts below and complete the form.  Be sure to "submit" and "confirm" the form when finished. Either the bride or the groom must appear in our office to sign the affidavit, take the oath, and pay for the license. The person appearing in our office must be an Ingham County resident.

Simply submitting the online application for marriage license does not initiate the three (3) day waiting period mandated by the State of Michigan. One or both residents must appear in our office to take the oath and sign the affidavit before the waiting period starts. 



On-line Marriage Application   

YOUR MARRIAGE CEREMONY MUST TAKE PLACE WITHIN 33 DAYS OF APPLICATION.
IF YOUR LICENSE EXPIRES, YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-APPLY.


WAITING PERIOD:
Michigan has a three (3) day waiting period. The following is a list of the pick up schedule:

  IF YOU APPLY ON:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURS., or FRI.		 PICK UP:
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
FOLLOWING MONDAY

You may request to waive the three (3) day waiting period by completing a waiver form in the clerk's office. If the waiver is approved, an additional $25 fee is added to the license fee.   

Individuals applying for a marriage license are NOT required to receive blood testing or HIV counseling. However, the County Clerk is required to provide written educational materials regarding prenatal care and the transmission and prevention of venereal diseases and HIV infection.

 

MAIL OR FAX A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE INGHAM COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR A CERTIFIED COPY OF YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE - APPLICATION

Information requested to complete request:  groom's name, bride's maiden name, date of marriage, mailing address, and phone number.

Our mailing address is: PO Box 179, Mason MI 48854. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your marriage record. All mail requests are filled and mailed back out within five to seven business days from the date received in the Clerk's office.

(Effective December 1, 2004 we cannot accept out-of-state checks. Please use a money order or a credit card.)


Contact Information

BARB BYRUM, County Clerk
inghamclerk@ingham.org

Mason Courthouse
341 S. Jefferson, PO Box 179
Mason MI 48854
Phone: (517) 676-7201
Fax:  (517) 676-7254

Veterans Memorial Courthouse 
313 W. Kalamazoo, First Floor
Lansing MI 48933
Phone: (517) 483-6454
Fax: (517) 483-6421

Hours of Operation:  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday