Amorous couples looking to tie the knot on Valentine’s Day will be able to obtain a marriage license and get hitched all in the same location Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office in Norwalk.
Same-day marriage licensing and civil wedding ceremonies will be offered only at the county clerk’s Norwalk headquarters at 12400 Imperial Highway. The services will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Appointments are not required, although, to save time, couples are encouraged to fill out an online license application before arriving. The applications are available at https://marriage.lavote.net/mls/.
The county charges $35 for a civil wedding ceremony. A marriage license costs $91, but a confidential license costs just $85.
On Valentine’s Day last year, 140 couples took advantage of the same-day licensing and ceremonies in Norwalk, where about 30 ceremonies are usually performed on a normal day. Another 73 couples were married on Valentine’s Day 2023 at the various registrar-recorder offices across L.A. County.
Appointments will be required at all of the other Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk branch offices on Valentine’s Day. A pre-purchased marriage license is required to make an appointment at the branch offices.