CIVIL MARRIAGE

CIVIL CEREMONY

CIVIL WEDDING CEREMONY

After purchasing your marriage license, you have 90 days to have a ceremony performed. The County Clerk's Office will perform a civil ceremony for $45.00. The ceremony takes place in the Office of the County Clerk, Government Center, Hall of Administration, Main Plaza, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura. Bring at least one witness. (For confidential marriage license weddings, a witness is not required.) Appointments are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please call
(805) 654-2263.

A civil ceremony is also available on Saturday morning for $65.00 (cash only). A judge or the Commissioner of Civil Marriages performs the ceremony. The ceremony is performed at the Government Center, Hall of Administration, Main Lobby, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California. No appointment necessary. Guests may attend the wedding ceremony. Arrive prior to 9:00 a.m., any Saturday morning. Sign in with the security guard. Weddings are performed on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a valid marriage license and at least one witness. (For confidential marriage license weddings, a witness is not required.)

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT CEREMONY

Call the judges' secretary at (805) 654-2673 to make special arrangements (day/time/place/cost) for a judge or the Commissioner of Civil Marriages to perform a wedding ceremony on a Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday at a time and/or place other than Saturday morning in the Hall of Administration, or

Contact a wedding chapel (refer to the telephone book yellow pages) or a minister, priest, or rabbi.