As the busiest courthouse wedding photographer in Florida, I know a lot about how to get married at all of the major city courthouses. So I’m sharing it with all of you!
How to get a marriage license online at the Hillsborough County Courthouse in Tampa
- Complete the online Hillsborough County marriage license application.
Hillsborough County now does marriage license appointments online via Zoom. The first step to get your Hillsborough County marriage license is to complete the online application which you can find here.
- Make a Zoom appointment to finalize your marriage license application
After you submit your online application and a clark reviews it, they will email you with a link to schedule your Zoom call. You will receive the zoom link the day before your online appointment so don’t worry if you don’t see it instantly after making your appointment.
- Have your Zoom meeting with the Hillsborough County Clerk
At the date and time you scheduled your meeting, you will log in via the Zoom link to meet with a clerk who will validate your IDs, review your application with, take the payment, and have you electronically sign your marriage license.
- Download your marriage license
Your marriage license will be emailed to you to download and print. It will also come with instructions for your officiant on how to sign it when they marry you. After your wedding, you will return the signed license to the Hillsborough County Clerk who stamps and certifies it. Congratulations, you now have a marriage certificate!
After getting your license, you can now get married! If you want to get your license and get married on the same day, you can do that all in person at the courthouse as long as you have completed an online premarital course. You can get your license and get married on the same day without taking the course if you’re not a Florida resident.
