Facts About Obtaining a Marriage License
The Female and the Male MUST be 18 years of age, and proof of age is required. A Florida Drivers License, a Certified copy of your Birth Certificate, or a Military I.D will be accepted. If either of the parties are under the age of 18 but at least 16 years of age, a marriage license can be issued with the written consent of both natural parents, if living and not divorced. If divorced, the parent signing consent must present a copy of the custody papers. (If applicant has been married before, the foregoing does not apply.) Stepparents may not sign unless proof of adoption is shown.

To obtain a marriage license:
Applicants may go to any County in Florida to apply for a Marriage License in order to be married in Florida. In our area, you may go to the Santa Rosa Service Center, 5819 Gulf Breeze Blvd, East of Gulf Breeze on Route 98 (just past the Gulf Breeze Zoo), to apply for a marriage license. The fee is $88.50. There WILL BE a waiting period of 3 DAYS if either person is a resident of Florida. There is NO waiting period for non-residents. The phone number is 850-934-8187.

Licenses may also be obtained in Escambia County at the McBlanchard Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida. The phone number for the Marriage License office is 850-595-4182. The cost for the license will be $93.50.

If either party has been divorced within the PAST YEAR, Santa Rosa County requires a Certified Copy of the FINAL JUDGMENT/DECREE; if it has been a longer period of time, you need to furnish the date your last marriage ended (month/day/year). Just a listing of the date of divorce is acceptable in Escambia County THE WAITING PERIODS OF OTHER STATES WILL BE HONORED.

Within 10 days after the marriage is performed, the LICENSE MUST BE returned (generally by the officiating clergy) to the Marriage License Division of the Clerk's Office issuing it. There is no record of marriage until this is done. ONE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE MARRIAGE LICENSE will be provided, and additional certified copies may be obtained for an additional fee.