Getting Ready
The legal Details for Getting Married in Vermont
Vermont
Bride Magazine Spring 2010 issue
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LOVE STORIES:
- Sabrina Marie Sikora and Kevin Dommenge.
- Chelsea Singly and Andre Kozaczka
- Sara Block and Justin Zaslow
CONTENTS FROM THE SPRING 2010 ISSUE
- Entertainment Basics: Your Wedding Sound
- Your Floral Style By Karen Sturtevant
- Best Plans + Imperfections = Perfection! By Lauri Boyden
- Recipe for a Happy Marriage and Quick Quips
- White: The Supreme Wedding Color
- Engagement Announcement Sarah & Eric
- Matt’s P.O.V. By Matt Duffy
- First Comes Love By Amanda Kuhnert
- Your Wedding, Your Way: Money, Sex, and Power By Michael Caldwell
- Getting Ready: The Legal Details for a Vermont Wedding
- Spotlight on Wedding Flowers: Stephanotis By Karen Sturtevant
- Top Ten Tips for Brides By Sabrina (Sikora) Dommenge
- Discover St Albans: A Friendly Little City in the Country
- What is Love?
- How Not to Offend Friends & Relatives By Carmen Howe
- Eco-Friendly Weddings: Going Green in 2010 By Karen Sturtevant
- Fine Pewter - Handcrafted in Vermont
- Hey, Teen Bridesmaid By Pat Esden
- Relaxed & Casual Rehearsal Dinners By Chris Francis
- Spa Corner: The Long and Short to Amazing Bridal Hair By Sara Daly
- Interfaith Wedding: How to find a Rabbi By Howard Cohen
Read our special story from the Spring issue on Wedding Cakes, featuring a list of Vermont cake designers with large, detailed images to look at and savor. Read And Now For The Cake online here.
Cover Photograph by Justin Cash Photography
The beautiful bride on our Spring cover is Sabrina Marie Sikora.
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Vermont Marriage Law is a remarkably relaxed affair. There is no waiting period or blood test required to receive a marriage license. If you’re a Vermont resident, simply visit your town clerk and for a minimal fee of $45.00, you can legally be married that same day! You can also purchase a license 60 days prior to the ceremony; however, the license becomes void after 60 days and will need to be reissued.
Other legal requirements include providing your:
• Legal town of residence
• Place and date of birth
• Parents’ names, (including mother’s maiden name), and the states where they were born
• Information regarding your race, highest degree of education completed, number of times previously married, and how previous marriages ended.
Proof for information related to the above: birth certificates and/or divorce decrees.
A judge, Supreme Court justice, assistant judge, justice of the peace, or any licensed or ordained minister residing in Vermont and recognized by the state can perform the marriage ceremony.
To obtain a copy of your Vermont Marriage Certificate:
• Upon purchase of the license, arrange with the town clerk to send you a certified copy of the marriage certificate as soon as the marriage is recorded. The cost is $10.00 (in addition to the $45.00 cost of the license).
• Two weeks or more after the ceremony, a request, in person or in writing, may be made to the office of the town clerk from which the license was purchased.
• Six weeks or more after the ceremony, a request, in person or in writing, may be made to The Vermont Department of Health Vital Records Unit. You will receive a copy of the original marriage certificate embossed with the town or state seal and signed and dated by the appropriate official. This certified copy is considered acceptable for all legal purposes.
For more information, please contact:
The Vermont Department of Health Vital Records
Unit 108 Cherry Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402(802) 863-7275
(802) 439-5008
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