Santa Clara County Express Marriage Ceremony
San Jose, CA
| Venue type | Courthouse & City Hall |
| Location | San Jose, CA |
| Published price | $174 |
| Setting | Indoor |
| Event type | Ceremony only |
What the venue publishes
Office of the County Clerk-Recorder, Plan your marriage ceremony, REQUIRED CIVIL MARRIAGE FEES: "Express marriage ceremony at service window $174.00".
The source publishes $174 as the fee for this space, not a starting point.
Included per the venue's site
- Walk-in ceremony performed at one of 27 counter windows
- Office-provided witness as part of the express service
CONFIRMED ACTIVE and no pre-scheduling needed: "Couples arrive at our office, apply for a marriage license, and get married right at one of our 27 counter windows." Available Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The county witness is listed at $32.00 and noted as "required for express marriage ceremonies", so budget about $206 in ceremony-side fees. The marriage license is a separate fee.
Published on clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in San Francisco Bay Area
$174 is the 11th lowest published starting price of the 46 venues listed in the San Francisco Bay Area metro. The metro median starting price is $487, and 35 of the 46 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 7 courthouse & city hall listings in the metro it ranks 7th lowest, against a median of $75 for that type.
Cheaper published prices in San Jose
These listings in San Jose publish a starting price below $174.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County Wedding Chapel Rental (bring your own officiant)San Jose, CA · Chapel | $40 | 20 guests |
| Santa Clara County Wedding Chapel Civil CeremonySan Jose, CA · Courthouse & City Hall | $112 | 20 guests |
Other courthouse & city hall listings in San Francisco Bay Area
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco City Hall Civil Marriage CeremonySan Francisco, CA · Courthouse & City Hall | $113 | 6 guests |
| Alameda County Clerk-Recorder Civil Marriage CeremonyOakland, CA · Courthouse & City Hall | $75 | not published |
| Alameda County Express Marriage Ceremony (Tri-Valley Office)Dublin, CA · Courthouse & City Hall | $75 | not published |
Marriage license in Santa Clara County, CA
The venue fee above does not include the license. San Jose sits in Santa Clara County, CA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Office of the County Clerk-Recorder, County of Santa Clara |
| Waiting period | None |
| License valid for | 90 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| Ceremony at the office | OfferedThe county publicly advertises civil ceremony options including an express marriage ceremony performed at the office counter and a wedding chapel ceremony. No ceremony fee is published here. |
| Witnesses | 1 required by statute |
Source: clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, cdph.ca.gov
No Santa Clara County fee or procedure figure is published here. California statewide rules still apply: both parties must appear in person with valid photo ID, no blood test, no waiting period, license valid 90 days, at least one witness for a public license.
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