Marriage certificate for civil marriage

Our Bishop performed a civil marriage for a couple in our ward. They want a certificate of marriage, but there doesn't seem to be any way to print a certificate in LCR.

Civil marriages are conducted under local government authority and not the Church. Check with the local government office as to what instructions/guidelines they have for certificates of marriage.

In most states where I have lived, the bishop completes the marriage license to show that the couple has been married, and then the bishop sends it to the civil recording office, usually the county clerk. The county clerk records the marriage, and then usually sends the completed certificate to the newly wed couple.

All of this usually takes a few weeks, sometimes up to 30 days.

For the weddings I performed, I never did anything more than sign my name on the marriage license the couples provided, and the couples then handled the rest.

BrianEdwards wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:22 pm For the weddings I performed, I never did anything more than sign my name on the marriage license the couples provided, and the couples then handled the rest.

In state where I performed civil marriages, after I signed a marriage license, I was required to send it to the county to be recorded. Failure to do so within 10 days was a misdemeanor offense. The county recorded the marriage and then sent the license back to the couple.