If you are getting married in Connecticut, you’ll need to get a marriage license from the vital records office of the town where the marriage will take place. There is a $50.00 fee for each marriage license. Find your local town vital records office.
Once you’re married, you’ll file your marriage license with that same vital records office. After it’s filed, your marriage license will be referred to as a marriage certificate.
Need a certified copy of your marriage certificate?
To get a certified copy of a marriage certificate, you must submit your request to one of the following:
- The vital records office of the town where the marriage occurred
- The town(s) where the parties to the marriage resided at the time of the marriage
- The State Vital Records Office
For more information on marriage certificates, head to our marriage and civil union certificates page.
Contact the State Vital Records Office
Address:
Connecticut Department of Public Health
State Vital Records Office
410 Capitol Avenue, 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone:
Birth, death, and marriage certificates: 860-509-7700
Parentage-related questions: 860-509-7958
Find full contact information here, including how to find your local town vital records office.
Looking for divorce information?
The Vital Records Office does not maintain copies of divorce decrees. To obtain a copy of a Divorce Decree or Dissolution of Civil Union Decree, contact the CT Superior Court where the divorce or dissolution was granted.