What is the process of getting married (court marriage) in USA? How much time does the process take ?

how much time does the process of marriage take in a state like california? please explain the steps of the process in detail. thank u . have a nice day. Bye. God bless.What is the process of getting married (court marriage) in USA? How much time does the process take ?
I'm not sure about California. I would check this website http://marriage.about.com/cs/marriagelic鈥?/a> or do a search in google.





I just had a court house marriage and the steps I took were:





1. i went to my local vital statistics bureau office and applied for a marrage license. [[this cost me $40 and i needed a government issued ID and birth certificate]]





2. i went back 3 days later to pick up the license.





3. from there you can either:


a) go to your local court house and request a judge to marry you or


b) you can go to your local court house and appoint someone [[a friend or family member]] to marry you.





4. after this you'll have to let them know the date you plan to get married.





5. the court will give you paper work and the license back.





6. you get married :) then you take the license back to the vital of statistics office. [[they take 1 day to process the license]]





7. go back the next day and pay a $20 fee and recieve your marriage certificate.





it's alot of running around but well worth it :) good luck