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Marriage License


You will need a valid marriage license (called a Massachusetts Certificate of Marriage) before you can be married. The cost varies from town to town, but is usually $20 or less. To obtain a license, both of you need to go to any town clerk or city clerk within the Commonwealth and make an application. It doesn’t have to be the town where you live, nor the town where you are getting married. After applying, there is a three-day waiting period before you can pick up your license. Either one of you can pick up the license at the end of the waiting period. The license is valid for sixty days.




 

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