Civil ceremony wedding officiant services in Indianapolis
Legal, Justice of the Peace style, civil ceremony available M-F from 8-4:30. Meet in Indianapolis near the City County Building and Marion County Clerk at City Market for this no-frills, simple service. Get legally married for just $60. Call (317)403-7379
Also available in Johnson, Hendricks and Hancock County for an additional fee
Legal, Justice of the Peace style, civil ceremony available M-F from 8-4:30. Meet in Indianapolis near the City County Building and Marion County Clerk at City Market for this no-frills, simple service. Get legally married for just $60. Call (317)403-7379
Also available in Johnson, Hendricks and Hancock County for an additional fee
Civil Ceremonies or Justice of the Peace-type ceremonies are what most people think about when they are just going to run down to the courthouse and get married. Very few county clerk's in Indiana perform marriages and most judges, Justice's of the Peace or magistrates can only perform weddings in their free time - not during business hours. You can make an appointment with the Magistrate in Hamilton County to get married married, otherwise, in every other surrounding county, you need to use a wedding officiant. I'm happy to perform more business-like civil ceremonies, and I can also perform a simple romantic ceremony too! I mean, hey, you are getting married!! I am an ordained minister and able to legally marry you in Indiana with a simple, legal, civil ceremony. I am your wedding officiant in Indianapolis for all types of weddings and couples. LGBTQ Welcome!
If you live in Marion County, you can pick up your marriage license from the Marion County Clerk, meet me across the street at City Market, we'll sign the marriage license and they you can file the completed license right away and be married in less then an hour! I'm available, by appointment M-F from 9-4:30 on days the Marion County Clerk is open and issuing licenses. The fee is $60, the cheapest wedding in downtown Indianapolis. No frills, just legally married for less.
You can schedule an appointment with me online - or over the phone, up to one month in advance for Marion County. Payment is due in full at booking. Same day appointments available. You can get married today in Indy! Cheap and easy!
I can also meet you at the Hendricks, Hancock or Johnson County Clerk when you pick up your marriage license. The fee is $150 for me to meet you there, however I can make this convenient, saving you time and travel. Schedule me for when you are going to pick up your marriage license and we can get it done all at one. Click here to schedule. - Outlying counties.
If you live in Marion County, you can pick up your marriage license from the Marion County Clerk, meet me across the street at City Market, we'll sign the marriage license and they you can file the completed license right away and be married in less then an hour! I'm available, by appointment M-F from 9-4:30 on days the Marion County Clerk is open and issuing licenses. The fee is $60, the cheapest wedding in downtown Indianapolis. No frills, just legally married for less.
You can schedule an appointment with me online - or over the phone, up to one month in advance for Marion County. Payment is due in full at booking. Same day appointments available. You can get married today in Indy! Cheap and easy!
I can also meet you at the Hendricks, Hancock or Johnson County Clerk when you pick up your marriage license. The fee is $150 for me to meet you there, however I can make this convenient, saving you time and travel. Schedule me for when you are going to pick up your marriage license and we can get it done all at one. Click here to schedule. - Outlying counties.
12 Things to know about the Civil Ceremony
- The $60 Civil Ceremony at City Market. Click here for the map. Or, see below.
- Bring your marriage license. You pick this up yourselves at your county clerk. If you are an Indiana resident you must pick the license up in the county you live in. The license is good anywhere in Indiana. If you are from out of state, you much pick your marriage license up from the Marion County Clerk for this option.
- We will meet at City Market 222 East Market Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. I will either meet you outside at a picnic table or upstairs at a table near the coffee bar. Get something to eat or drink while you are there! Other people will be, this a public space. I will text you when I get there so we can find each other. There are two sides to the building. The YMCA side and the courtyard with the brick arch and picnic tables. I am on the side with the arch. There are more, larger tables there.
- We will sign your marriage license
- No witnesses are required on the legal document, you need not bring any with you. We often do this "in secret." This is not a "wedding." It's a civil ceremony.
- I will ask you if you take each other to be your partner in marriage ie.. “Do you take ____ to be your wife/Husband.” “Do you take_____ to be your wife/husband” Then I will pronounce you married! This all happens as we sit at a table.
- I’ll snap a picture with a smartphone, if you like.
- That’s it. Plain, simple, legal.
- YOU must return your marriage license to the county clerk within 30 days fof it being signed. You can mail it or return it in person. I always suggest doing it in person.
- This option is available at the same time the Marion County Clerk is issuing marriage licenses so you can pick up your license and get married at same time if you schedule it ahead of time. You can return your completed marriage license and pick up your certified copies immediately.
- You can schedule this option online up to 30 days in advance and up to 2 hours before you want to get married. Same day appointments are available. If you just picked up your license and want to get married in less then 2 hours, call (317)403-7379 for availability.
- This option is t-shirt and jean informal.
