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Choose Wedding State
Choose the Wedding State below for state statute and ordination requirements.
* Indicates that you must register throughout the State
** Indicates that you must registered in some counties
Note: Information provided is for guidance only
and is not to be construed as legal advice.
* Indicates that you must register throughout the State
** Indicates that you must registered in some counties
Note: Information provided is for guidance only
and is not to be construed as legal advice.
| Alabama | Kentucky ** | North Dakota ** |
| Alaska * | Louisiana * | Ohio * |
| Arizona | Maine | Oklahoma * |
| Arkansas | Maryland | Oregon |
| California | Massachusetts ** | Pennsylvania ** |
| Colorado | Michigan ** | Rhode Island |
| Connecticut * | Minnesota * | South Carolina ** |
| Delaware | Mississippi ** | South Dakota ** |
| D.C. (N/A) | Missouri ** | Tennessee ** |
| Florida | Montana ** | Texas |
| Georgia | Nebraska | Utah ** |
| Hawaii * | Nevada * | Vermont |
| Idaho ** | New Hampshire | Virginia * |
| Illinois ** | New Jersey ** | Washington |
| Indiana | New Mexico | West Virginia * |
| Iowa | New York (City*) (County **) | Wisconsin * |
| Kansas | North Carolina ** | Wyoming ** |
State Officiant Laws
This page is designed to help you know how to get ordained legally to perform a wedding in any of the US States. The above information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as legal advice. The descriptions below are general in nature and may not be complete. It is your responsibility to contact the clerk for current legal requirements for solemnizing marriages. Be knowledgeable of the State statute when you call so as to prevent misinformation. We try to update the following information to the best of our ability. If you find we are in error, please inform us.
State Officiant Laws
This page is designed to help you know how to get ordained legally to perform a wedding in any of the US States. The above information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as legal advice. The descriptions below are general in nature and may not be complete. It is your responsibility to contact the clerk for current legal requirements for solemnizing marriages. Be knowledgeable of the State statute when you call so as to prevent misinformation. We try to update the following information to the best of our ability. If you find we are in error, please inform us.
The following states require officiant registration:
The following states require officiant registration:
Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Some counties in the following states require officiant registration:
Some counties in the following states require officiant registration:
Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Utah, and Wyoming.
Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Utah, and Wyoming.