You must pay a $50 application fee (cash, money order, credit or debit card) at the time of filing the intention form. There’s a mandatory three calendar-day waiting period between the date intentions are filed and the date the license can be picked up in person.

When you apply in person, you’ll need to bring your IDs, as well as $50 for the license fee. Your marriage license expires 60 days from the date that you file and sign your marriage intention at the Registry Department on the day of your appointment.

The ceremony must be witnessed by at least two people other than the officiant, and signed by the couple, the officiant and witnesses. Couples who wish to be married in Massachusetts must apply in person, together and at the same time and have a marriage license issued within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Steps to Planning a Courthouse Wedding

1. Choose a City Hall.
2. Research Marriage License Requirements.
3. Apply for the Marriage License.
4. Make an Appointment or Nominate a Day.
5. Create a Courthouse Wedding Checklist.
6. Capture the Event on Film.
7. Invite Your Closest Family Members or Friends.
8. Pick an Outfit You Feel Good In.

There is a three-day waiting period to get the actual marriage license. Also, you don’t have to have a physical examination or get a blood test to receive a marriage license in Massachusetts.

First completed in 1865 as a hotel for the Victorian visitors of Sutton Park arriving from the adjacent train station, the iconic Sutton Coldfield Town Hall is the most recognisable, and arguably, most loved building in The Royal Town.

The Town of Sutton is slowly crawling online, but it is still safest to pick up a phone if you really want to contact someone. In my experience, town hall answers the phone but often does not answer email messages. Town Website with Email Addresses

The Sutton Board of Health is working with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to respond to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Information is rapidly changing — this page is updated frequently as new and relevant information becomes available.