You may apply for your license at the Laramie County Clerk’s office. Wyoming marriage licenses can only be used in the state of Wyoming and expire one year from the date of issuance. There is no waiting period or residency requirement to obtain a license. There is a fee for the license. (See Fees below.)
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older or meet the requirement for the rights to contract under W.S. 14-1-102 or have received a declaration of emancipation pursuant to W.S. 14-1-203. Applicants who are 16 or 17 must have written consent of a guardian and a competent witness, and a Wyoming court order. No person shall marry who is under the age of 16 years.
Marriage licenses are issued by appointment only Monday through Friday (excluding legal holidays) between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Licenses are issued in the County Clerk’s office, Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 W 20th St, Suite 1600.
A worksheet must be completed before obtaining a marriage license. Submit one electronically through the Wyoming Vital Statistics portal athttps://wyomingvitalrecords.wyo.gov/,or scan the QR code below, or Download(PDF, 100KB)and print the worksheet to fill out by hand. Please note that you will need to log in or create an account to submit a worksheet.
The Clerk’s office does not perform marriage ceremonies. Your pastor, priest, other religious leader, or officiant may perform your ceremony.
If you wish to have a circuit court judge or magistrate perform your civil ceremony, contact Circuit Court at 307-633-4298 for information on the schedule. Ceremonies are not performed after 3:30 pm and you must have two witnesses. Cell phones are not permitted, but you may bring a camera to take pictures.
We do not require documentation about an officiant's credentials. However, an officiant must qualify by statute:
W.S. 20-1-106. Who may solemnize marriage; form of ceremony.
(a) Every district or circuit court judge, district court commissioner, supreme court justice, magistrate and every licensed or ordained minister of the gospel, bishop, priest or rabbi, or other qualified person acting in accordance with the traditions or rites for the solemnization of marriage of any religion, denomination or religious society, may perform the ceremony of marriage in this state.
(b) In the solemnization of marriage no particular form is required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare in the presence of the person performing the ceremony and at least two (2) attending witnesses (of the age of majority) that they take each other as husband and wife.
Within 10 days after the ceremony, return the completed license to the issuing County Clerk's office.
A worksheet must be completed before obtaining a marriage license. Submit one electronically through the Wyoming Vital Statistics portal at https://wyomingvitalrecords.wyo.gov/, or scan the QR code below, or Download(PDF, 100KB) and print the worksheet to fill out by hand. Please note that you will need to log in or create an account to submit a worksheet.
Marriage licenses are issued by appointment only Monday through Friday (excluding legal holidays) between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Licenses are issued in the County Clerk's office, Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 W 20th St, Suite 1600.
Couples must appear in person and present a current (unexpired) photo ID. Information needed includes:
Birth, Death, Divorce and Marriage Certificates
Birth, death, divorce and marriage certificates are recorded at the state level by Vital Statistics Services of the Wyoming Department of Health. Call Vital Statistics Services at 307-777-7591 or visit the website at https://health.wyo.gov/admin/vitalstatistics/.
Payable by cash, check, debit or credit card (convenience fees applicable).
When couples return their completed licenses in person, the first official certificate is issued by our office.
For additional copies or to obtain a copy of a previously issued certificate, click here. Once filed, the certificate is considered a vital record and may only be disclosed pursuant to W.S. 35-1-427(a).
Or Scan the QR Code
Marriage licenses are issued by appointment only
Monday through Friday (excluding legal holidays)
between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.