Immediately following your ceremony, we request taking care of the license. Tell your photographer this will be the beginning of your "formal pictures". The information located here on the right will go over the requirements for signing the license.
Once the license is filed with your County of Record (usually within 10 days) you will need to apply for an Official Marriage Certificate. This will be necessary whether the bride is making a legal name change or not. (See Social Security.)
Sometimes you will want to order multiple copies of the official marriage certificate.
The county WILL charge you for these copies. The first copy costs between $15 and $25 in the Tri-County area. Additional copies should be $5 per copy. Oakland County gives you the option to apply and pay right online. I would recommend this! The other local counties will require that you come back to the county offices.