Marriage Office

Marriage License Application

*IMPORTANT: Your appointment with the clerk's office is to obtain the license to marry ONLY. It is your responsibility to find someone to preform your marriage ceremony.

LOCATION:

• Vigo County Courthouse first floor

HOURS:

• By appointment only, call 812-462-3211. Appointments are scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. only.
• Holidays- Closed on all major holidays- see closings listed in “Upcoming Events”

VIGO COUNTY CLERK ISSUES MARRIAGE LICENSES

• A marriage license is valid for 60 days from the date it is issued, and couples may be married as early as the same day.
• Both applicants are 18 years of age or older;
• One or both applicants are 17 years of age or younger and have a court order granting permission to obtain a marriage license.
• All applicants must e-file. You MUST apply using a laptop or desktop computer, the website is not compatible with a phone or tablet. If you do not have access to a laptop or computer, the Vigo County Public Library has free, public computers available. 
  • You can apply for a marriage license here.
• You are required to bring one of the following:
  • Valid driver’s license OR
  • Valid State issued ID OR
  • Valid passport
• You may be required to provide proof of residency (ie bill or bank statement) if the address you entered on your application does not match your photo ID or if your ID does not have an address. 
• Both applicants must be able to appear in person on the day of their appointment.

THE CLERK CANNOT ISSUE A MARRIAGE LICENSE IF:

• Either applicant is under the influence of drugs or alcohol when applying;
• Applicants are more closely related than second cousins (except if both applicants are sixty-five (65) years of age)
• Either applicant has been adjudge of unsound mind, unless the adjudication has been removed.
• Either applicant is a convicted lifetime sex or violent Offender that has not submitted an affidavit of written notice of the person’s intent to marry and intended married name to the local law enforcement authority in county of conviction & county of residence.

COSTS FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE:

• The marriage license fee is $25.00 if one or both parties are Vigo County residents. 
• The marriage license fee is $65.00 if both applicants are out of state residents. Out of state residents must be getting married in Vigo County within 60-days of obtaining their license to marry. 

SEE INDIANA CODE 31-11 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON INDIANA MARRIAGE LAWS.

Revised Mar. 07, 2025. jrk