Clark County Marriage Bureau

Easy process. Very quick. The woman who did our paperwork loved her job – she was personable and genuinely happy for us. It’s a quick 5 minute walk from the Fremont Street Experience parking garage. The only annoying thing to watch out for is that outside the building are solicitors – asking you about where your ceremony is, who is your officiant, yada-​yada. I would just advise you to walk quick… without saying anything.

Such an easy process. Fiancé and I were in and out within 10 minutes but we did go later in the night. Clerk was nice and the security congratulated us and also said «good luck» as we left! Hahaha!
Fast forward to about a month later: the husband and I (Vegas locals) finally made it back downtown to get copies of our official marriage licenses. There is a kiosk inside so you can skip the line and get your license through the kiosk. Easy peasy. Again, we were in and out in less than 10 minutes… should have been less but I’m a slow typer.
There were solicitors outside the office passing out fliers for their chapels but they were nice and respectful.
Overall…an easy process. First step of marriage shouldn’t be stressful… just go at a later time in the day and the place is empty!!!

A Dutch man and a Filipina walk into the marriage bureau in Vegas and they see an Irish bride and groom fully dressed in their wedding regalia … sounds like the beginning of a joke but it was actually what happened on our visit to Clark County Marriage Bureau. After filling up our pre-​application for a marriage license online, we showed up and apart from a pretty short line, we saw that mysterious couple. «I wonder what their story is,» we mused. We didn’t wait very long for our turn and once we got the window, everything was easy peasy: we just had to look at a print out to verify that the information was correct, hand over the $ 77 fee for the license (tip #1: bring cash as there is an additional processing fee if you use a credit card), et voilá we had our marriage license! And then … Oops. We realized that the addresses we had entered online actually appeared as the city that we’re from on the certificate. No biggie for me but for my hubby to be with two addresses, it was maybe problematic. We walked out because we didn’t feel like lining up again but were sufficiently bothered that the next day, we had to go right back and fix it. They didn’t give us much of a problem; the lady at the counter said we could basically write whatever we wanted under place of residence (I was tempted to say Neverland). But we wanted to be sure there were no hitches in our future so we sorted that out.
IF however any of your names are misspelled, that can be quite problematic. We guessed that the couple in full bridal attire probably realized they had a typo right before the wedding and had to go change the license (our research told us that there’s no additional fee if you make a change before getting married but there might be one afterwards … so tip #2: check and double check everything!).
Other tips that might be helpful:
Tip #3: Out-​of-​towners should know that your marriage certificate won’t be immediately available. The «certificate» your chapel gives you is just a souvenir. The minister who conducted your marriage has 10 business days to file. I stalked the Clark County Marriage Bureau website and searched their database everyday to see if our marriage had already been filed. Thankfully our minister at Graceland Chapel filed ours in 3 business days so my stalker behavior was short-​lived. Once the marriage is filed, then you can order the certified copy of your marriage certificate. In all likelihood, you’ll already be back home by then so they will have to mail it to you. Again, they have 7 – 10 business days to put your certificate in the mail. Ours thankfully arrived 6 days after I ordered it. If you’re on a strict timeline, however, you may want to factor all the worse case scenarios before fully committing to a Vegas wedding.
Tip #4: Despite what Britney’s life story suggests, you can’t really get married if you’re drunk. The marriage bureau will not give you a certificate if you appear drugged or drunk, and supposedly the chapels won’t let you go through with it either (we did not attempt to test this). So yeah, I suppose Britney somehow got away with it … but you’re not Britney so don’t drink-​and-​bride.

fast (if you fill up the pre application on line it saves you a loooot of time!) and easy! Great place to get things done! In less than 10 minutes we were out and buying the champagne foe the wedding hahaha

I read the reviews what people said about this place and I disagree, from the time we came in in the building, my friends who were getting the license and my self we sow happy faces and everyone was very happy to see us there. The forms were very easy to fill up, took my friends about 5 minutes to have the application done. When we all approach the window the lady smiled at us and said happy new year with a love on her face. The process was about another 5 min and we were done. At the end a big surprise was waiting for my boys -:). The manager came to us and with a big smile said that my guys are the 5000^th same sex married couple, we all start to Louth and could’t believe that was happening with them. What a blessing to see your friends getting married and having such a big surprise. Next day my guys were on all the media (Chanel 5fox, cw, ce, nbc,) We experienced best wedding ever and met very nice people starting from the Clark County marriage to White Chapel wedding. Thank you Las Vegas. Recommend this place to everyone

Super fast and efficient. Old guy security guard and black 30/​40something guy at counter were super friendly. Maybe they could decorate the waiting area with some fun Vegas wedding pics?

We have our license, I guess that means its REALLY happening!
Saturday morning, we drove down to get our marriage license. We were in and out in about 20 minutes.
The process was easy, and pleasant, and the lady who helped us was extremely friendly, and efficient!
You can fill out the forms there on site, or online, but the line for the people who completed the online forms was much longer.
If you’re going, make sure to have your proper ID, along with mother and father’s full names and birth place info. If you’ve been divorced, its helpful to know when it was finalized.
Highly recommended!!!

We went a few days before our wedding to pick up our license, which we completed a pre-​application for online. There was no line, so we went right up to a window. While the clerk reviewed our paperwork, we pitied the couples in the back of the office filling out paperwork together. After a few minutes, we paid our $ 77 (I guess the price went up? We paid in cash.) and left with license in hand. Easy!
Edit: Knocking a couple stars off due to an issue in receiving our certificates. I ordered two on October 2^nd. My husband called two weeks later (allow for the 7 – 10 business days) and was told that it took 7 – 10 days to process, THEN they would mail it. A week later, still nothing in the mail. He called again and a helpful person told us she would put another copy in the mail the next day, which arrived two business days later. In short, if you don’t have your certificate within a few days of ordering it, yours got lost.

Easy peasy! Filled out the forms on the website and then went down to pay, sign and pick up the paperwork. Because we did the online thing, we were in a much shorter line and got in and out in a jiff. The people there are really friendly and funny. They see it all. We met some great folks while standing in line. Definitely a memorable experience.

The staff was friendly but we did end up waiting longer than many other people had stated in their reviews. The wait was at least 30 mins and it was warm\humid inside. Overall not a bad experience and happy to be getting married:)

Super easy, pretty filled out orlur marriage lisence online and basically showed up and paid. Loved our experience, super easy and quick.

We had a last minute emergency where we had to get a copy of our wedding certificate. I obtained the email address of the Marriage Bureau and sent my email asking for an urgent reply. Bart called us right away that morning, and was able to overnight it to us. He was really terrific in understanding our need and helped us in the most professional manner. We were very impressed and very thankful for his help. Thank you again, Bart!

I thought it was really cool that they are open 24 hours here. It was about 11:20 p.m. when my brother and (now) sister-​in-​law stopped in to get their license. They had three windows open and the process took about 10 minutes. The clerks were very friendly.

if all government agencies were as quick, efficient, and helpful, oh what a wonderful world it would be…
fill out the marriage application online and save yourself a ton of time. show up, verify your info, sign, pay your $ 60 (or $ 65 with credit card — «processing fees» — of course we paid cash), and you’re out. I think we were in there for about 10 minutes. contrast this to the horror of waiting on line at a DMV here in New York, such as the Red Hook one or Coney Island!
they’re open 8 AM to midnight, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!
note that the block outside is filled with people trying to get you to go to their chapel/​officiating location, but they weren’t aggressive. perhaps the 120-​degree weather had something to do with that. we already had a location (a block away) which was convenient.
the surrounding area is a bit barren and bleak to look at, so bring the phone numbers for a car service to get in/​out.

Went on the busiest day of the year New years eve. It was packed around 11:30am. There were all type of characters. It didn’t make a difference if you got it on line. The other line was moving faster than the on line– line.
Professional and fast. $ 60 bucks. We were there exactly one hour.

I had heard stories about hour long waits, but that was not the case for us on a rainy Saturday morning. The regular line looked to be fairly short, but since we filled out the info online, our line was non-​existent! There was a couple at the window, then it was our turn. Bring cash to avoid the debit card fee.
There are hustlers outside, trying to lure you to their chapels. If you are on a whim and don’t have one picked out yet, I guess you could score a deal! Otherwise, just let them know you have a place already and they back down.
As for parking, there is paid parking on the street. We dropped in two quarters just to be on the safe side… They watch and the fine is $ 20, so don’t cheap out on that quarter! Lol. :-)

Really quick, in and out in 30 minutes. Now time to get married soon! Don’t be surprised by the people outside giving away their fliers for their wedding chapels. You might find a good deal somewhere. At Monday morning, there was no line, which is great if you weren’t able to fill out your information beforehand.
Also, there is parking immediately nearby east of the building.

Don’t really have a lot of experience in courthouses but have to say I’m a fan of Clark County
Per the advice of our wedding chapel, we had pre-​filled the Marriage Certificate form online b/​c we wanted to avoid potentially huge lines & save our time for wedding day preparations
BEST TIP: be sure there are no special characters in your entries or you’ll get an error message that won’t tell you why it won’t process… I tried entering # and a comma or two, for example & it didn’t like that… remember letters or numbers only & you’ll be fine
But other than that — probably took all of 5 min to fill out & had I not been held up w/​the special character issue, would have been less
ALSO: Bring your $ 60 CASH b/​c who wants to pay a pesky credit card usage fee?
We got there right at 8am when they opened & there were already people ahead of us but we only waited like 5 min — and there were about 4 more couples who entered right after we did
It was fun seeing each of the couples & imagining them together for life & the very reason they were there was the same reason as we were there
The people who processed us were all business but hey — it’s a government job just like any other & we were happy & joking around enough for the group of us
So a huge 5 stars for speeding up the process by offering online options, for the quick turnaround in the office & for making the ordering process a breeze. And the final icing on the wedding cake was that we got our Certified Marriage License well before their 10 day turnaround expectation… so THANKS for exceeding my expectations!

Quick and efficient. When we went for our license, a news reporter asked us to appear on camera, but we were not getting married that day, so they moved on to the next couple. Husband didn’t know the name of his biological mother, which is the name still on his birth certificate. After several calls to relatives, we just told the clerk we didn’t know the name and asked if it was OK to leave it blank. She said that people leave the father’s name blank, so there was not a problem.
What a great help!

I accompanied some fine folks to their final destination (just kidding).
We walked in and as they were filling out the application I stood near the door watching couples walk in, register, and walk out smiling. After 10 minutes of waiting I seriously started to get nauseated at the thought of marriage. Me and my non-​commitment phobia (haha) then I started to feel the blood get a little thinner and light-​headedness started. I started to breath heavier then finally the fine young couple finished their business as I was relieved to leave.
Last time I was a maid of honor at a girlfriend’s wedding. This time I was a witness at a wedding. What’s next? Stay tuned.