marriage record
Nuptial legal proof
A marriage record is an official document that registers a marriage, typically filed with a government office such as a county clerk or vital records department.
Marriage records include details like the names of the spouses, date and location of the ceremony, and sometimes witnesses.
They serve as legal proof of marriage for name changes, immigration, insurance, and inheritance matters.
She requested a copy of her grandparents' marriage record for the genealogy project.
- certificateFormal written attestation
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- registryOfficial record of entries
- county clerkLocal government records officer
- unionJoining into one
spouse · maiden name · witness · tied the knot · vows · ceremony · wedding day · officiant · civil ceremony · bride · groom · annulment · divorce · genealogy · family tree · archive · courthouse · civil
- family historygenealogy, ancestry, ancestor, ancestors, descendant
- historical surveyscensus, poll, oral history, land survey, parish register
- historical recordsdiary, annual reviews, letter, census data, census returns
- life recordsautobiography, biography, birth certificate, death certificate, genealogy
- recordsGuinness, documents, album, death certificates, files
- church recordschurch register, parish register, parish registers, church archives, dismissal letter
marriage recorddivorce decree
Court document ending marriage
divorce certificate · death certificate · separation agreement
marriage recordengagement announcement
Formal marriage intention declaration
marriage banns · wedding announcement · wedding invitation · engagement notice
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