You must get your license at least 72 hours prior to but no more than 1 month before the date of your ceremony. You and your fiancé must have a valid id such as a driver's license, Id card issued by DPS, valid passport, or resident alien card. Finally you should bring $36.00 cash four your license. If for some reason either of you can't be there, you can fill out an "Absent Application" which is downloadable here. instructions for filling out this form can be downloaded here. It must be completed and notarized the brought with the party who will be obtaining the license.

Once you receive the license, it is valid in very county in Texas. You can be married by one of the following:

• Licensed or ordained Christian ministers, and priests;
• Jewish rabbis;
• Persons who are officers of religious organizations and who are duly authorized by the organization to conduct marriage ceremonies;
• Justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the court of criminal appeals, justices of the court of appeals, judges of the district, county, and probate courts, judges of the county court at law, courts of domestic relations and juvenile courts, retired justices and judges of such courts, justices of the peace, retired justices of the peace, and judges and magistrates of the federal courts of this state.

Note: You do not need to bring witnesses. Nor will you need a blood test. Each party must be 18 to marry without their parents consent. For more details please contact the Harris County Clerk at the following locations: