Getting your Tennessee Marriage License for your Gatlinburg Wedding

We have composed this simple, easy to follow guideline to getting your Tennessee Marriage License to keep your Gatlinburg Wedding completely stress-free!  Simply get your Tennessee marriage license and bring it to us.  We take care of the rest!   Can you apply for a Tennessee marriage license online?  Yes!  We provide the Tennessee Marriage License online application link in your wedding confirmation email.

Tennessee requires no blood tests or waiting period to obtain a Tennessee Marriage License.

We can perform your wedding ceremony on the same day you get your Tennessee marriage license!

You may purchase your marriage license from any County Clerk’s office at any Court House in Tennessee. Once you physically sign for the license at the Clerk’s office it is valid for only thirty days, but it may be purchased online 30 days in advance of your Gatlinburg wedding ceremony.

TENNESSEE MARRIAGE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Both participants must be at least 18 years of age (Public Chapter 1049, effective 5-21-2018, see below)
• Present one of the following: a valid driver's license, a state-issued photo ID, state ID card, military ID passport and  Social Security number (no exceptions)
• If either of you have been divorced or widowed, you will need to know the exact date that the divorce was final, or date of death. If the bride has had a name change in her divorce and has not had her name changed on her driver's license, she will need to provide a certified copy of her divorce decree
• There is no blood test
• There is no waiting period
• Tennesse Marriage License must be used within 30 days of issuance
• Tennessee Marriage License can be used same day as applied for
• Fee for out of state residents is $41.00 cash, or Visa or Mastercard with a small processing fee
• Fee for Tennessee residents is $101.00 cash, or Visa or Mastercard with a small processing fee. The $60.00 fee will be waived if applicants complete a four hour premarital course and present a notarized certificate of completion, which can be obtained through Tennessee Marriage License Office.

2018 Public Chapter 1049, effective May 21, 2018
 

1. Tennessee Marriages involving an applicant that is under the age of 18:

• No Tennessee marriage license can be issued to anyone under 17 years old. No exceptions.
• If one applicant is between the ages of 17 and 18, the other applicant cannot be more than four years (48 months) older. No exceptions.
• If an applicant is between the ages of 17 and 18, and the other applicant is not more than four years older, the county clerk may issue the license IF the minor applicant's parents, guardian, next or kin, or other person(s) or entity having legal custody of the minor applicant personally appear and join in on the application OR submit a sworn and notarized affidavit. A sample affidavit is attached. Consent is not required if the minor applicant has been emancipated. A minor may be emancipated by court order, or by previous marriage (see T.C.A. § 36-3-106, as amended). (Must bring court documents at time of application for the Tennessee Marriage license)
• The provisions allowing judges to waive the age restrictions have been repealed. Underage marriages can no longer be authorized by court order.

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If a minor child is interested in applying for a Tennessee marriage license, you will need to contact the Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License office at 865-453-5502 for specifics. If you have any specific Tennessee Marriage License questions, please feel free to contact the Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License office at any time. 

You can obtain a Tennessee Marriage License in Sevier County Monday thru Saturday. We provide all the Tennessee Marriage License information including locations and hours in your Gatlinburg Wedding Chapel confirmation paperwork.

Your Tennessee marriage license may also be purchased at the following locations:

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