Civil Requirements for marriage

A marriage license is required from a County Clerk’s office. Both parties must register in person between 60 days and 8 days before your wedding date. 

Residents of Wisconsin and non-residents may apply before the County Clerk of any county in the state of Wisconsin. (Clerks for the Greater Milwaukee area are listed below.)

If you are coming from out of state and are pressed for time, you may receive your license 3 days after application if an additional fee of not more than $25 to cover any increased processing cost incurred by the county is paid. Please notify the Gesu Wedding Coordinator if this is the case.

If you are already married civilly, the church will need a copy of your license. We can make one at the parish office or you can get a new copy from the courthouse where your marriage is registered.

You must deliver your license to the Gesu Parish Center no later than seven days before your wedding. We will make sure everything is correct on the license. The staff at Gesu will take care of getting the necessary signatures and sending the license back to the courthouse.

To read more about Wisconsin marriage laws please follow this link: CHAPTER 765: MARRIAGE

If your County Clerk is not listed here, see the list at WI Government Accountability Board.