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• Washington State marriage licenses become valid for use on the third day following application and are then valid for 60 days. For example, if an application is made on Wednesday, the first day the marriage license can be used is Saturday and the last day it can be used is 60 days later.
• The wedding ceremony must take place within this period; if not, the couple will need to apply for a new marriage license.
• Under no circumstances can the three-day waiting period be waived.
• If a couple applies for their marriage license less than three days before their established wedding date, they will need to have a separate ceremony within the period the license is valid (in which the parties assent or declare, in the physical presence of the officiant and at least two attending witnesses, that they take each other to be husband and wife). The marriage license forms will be completed and signed using this date.
• A King County marriage license can be used to get married only within Washington State.
• A marriage license purchased from any county in Washington State can be used to get married anywhere in Washington State. The permanent record of the marriage certificate will be recorded with the county from which the marriage license was purchased.