Montgomery County Circuit Court Civil Marriage Ceremony
Rockville, MD
| Venue type | Courthouse & City Hall |
| Location | Rockville, MD |
| Published price | $25 |
| Capacity | Up to 10 guests |
| Setting | Indoor |
| Event type | Ceremony only |
What the venue publishes
Montgomery County Circuit Court, How Do I Get a Marriage License: "The fee for the ceremony is $25 and can be paid by cash, debit card, credit card, Apple Pay, Venmo, and Google Pay."
The source publishes $25 as the fee for this space, not a starting point.
Confirmed active: "Marriage ceremonies are performed by appointment only. If you wish to hold your ceremony at the courthouse, please contact the License Department at 240-777-9460 or visit in person." Separate mandatory cost: the marriage license is $55, must be purchased at least 48 hours before the ceremony, and must be obtained before you can schedule the ceremony. Maximum capacity for a civil ceremony is 10 people; the ceremony takes ten minutes, witnesses are not needed, rings are optional. Arrive ten minutes early - once the ceremony begins, no one else is admitted. Certified copies are $5.50. License Department is at 50 Maryland Avenue, North Tower, Room 1300.
Published on montgomerycountymd.gov, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in Washington, DC
$25 is the 1st lowest published starting price of the 36 venues listed in the Washington, DC metro. The metro median starting price is $373, and 34 of the 36 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 10 guests. At $25, filling the space works out to $2.50 per guest for the site fee alone, before the license, an officiant, food, or rentals. The median published capacity across the 23 Washington, DC listings that publish one is 100 guests, so this space is smaller than the metro median.
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Marriage license in Montgomery County, MD
The venue fee above does not include the license. Rockville sits in Montgomery County, MD, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, License DepartmentMontgomery County Judicial Center, 50 Maryland Avenue, North Tower, First Floor, Room 1300, Rockville, MD 20850 |
| License fee | $55The $55 marriage application/license fee may be paid in cash or credit card: Visa or Mastercard. Personal checks are not accepted for marriage licenses. |
| Waiting period | 2 days |
| License valid for | 180 days |
| Who must appear | One party may apply, per the office's published rule |
| ID required | a form of ID to prove age for the applicant who appears, plus a valid ID for the other person if they are not present, the Social Security number of each party who has one, and each party's birth date |
| Apply online | In person only |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
| Ceremony at the office | Offered for $25Marriage ceremonies are performed by appointment only and you must obtain your marriage license before scheduling one. The fee for the ceremony is $25 and can be paid by cash, debit card, credit card, Apple Pay, Venmo, and Google Pay. The ceremony takes ten minutes, rings are optional, witnesses are not needed, and maximum capacity is 10 people. |
| Witnesses | None required by statute |
Source: montgomerycountymd.gov, montgomerycountymd.gov, mdcourts.gov
If you are marrying anywhere in Montgomery County you must get the license here, whatever your own address is, and this license cannot be used in another Maryland county or in DC or Virginia. Only one person has to appear to apply, but they must show a valid ID for the partner who is not there. The application takes about 15 minutes and the license is issued that day, though it does not take effect until 6:00 a.m. on the second calendar day after issuance. The License Department is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm; marriage license applications are taken 8:30am to 3:45pm and the last appointment for marriage licenses is 3:15pm. Couples who live outside Montgomery County and cannot come in may use the Non-Resident Marriage License Application, sworn before a clerk or comparable official where they live and mailed in with a $55 money order. A certified copy of the license costs $5.50 and can be bought when you pay for a courthouse ceremony.
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