Places to get married in Colorado:
There are so many amazing places throughout Colorado to have a mountaintop wedding. Even though I’m most familiar with shooting in the RMNP, there are places all over Colorado that have amazing mountain views.

Some examples: Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Great Sand Dunes National Park, San Juan National Forest, Roosevelt National Forest. If you want to have a ceremony with guests (more than just you two, the officiant and myself) then you will need to look online for an application for your specific location and will need to pay a fee. If you want photographs of just you two, we can find an awesome location and don’t need an official permit.

Who to Hire:
A photographer, an officiant, hair and makeup artist and florist are usually the essentials! If you are on a really strict budget, you don’t actually need any of these things to get married. What do I mean by that? Well, obviously you can do your hair and makeup yourself, a bouquet can be collected on the way to a beautiful site, and in Colorado the only people who need to sign a marriage license is the two of you.

The Marriage License:

Apply for and pick up at the marriage license at your local County Clerk’s office. The cost is $30. If you’re getting married in Colorado, you should get your marriage license in Colorado—You don’t have to be a resident. To get a marriage license in Colorado, both partners need to go into a County Clerk’s office to fill out paperwork, bring identification, this process only takes about 20 minutes. It can be in any county regardless of where you are getting married in Colorado. You can immediately use your license the day you receive it. However it must be signed within 35 days.

To sign your license, you do not need witnesses or an officiant to sign. Colorado is a self solemnization state which means you and your intended spouse may solemnize your own marriage! Pretty cool.

For more info: Denver Office for the Clerk and Recorder

Filing:

Bring your signed marriage license back in person or mail it in to the County Clerk who issued it. Make sure to get a couple certified copies, you’ll need this document for a number of legal actions regarding marriage and name changes.

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