Married by Mail question

soarinfan · 20 Jan 18, 08:15 PM

Hi all,

Wondering if you can help. We are getting married in Orlando in May, and have been recommended Married by Mail by our officiant to obtain the wedding licence without needing to travel to the local court house on day 1 of our holiday.

Bit confused with the application process. Do you need to have your signatures etc notarised on the application for a marriage licence here in the UK before sending it back to them? Or is this something they provide? From looking at notary costs in the UK that could bump up the price of this wedding licence by a few hundred pounds?!?

What have those who have married in Florida using this service or not done before?

Thanks for help in advance!

ROBBOTOO · 21 Jan 18, 08:47 PM

We got married in Orlando quite a few years ago.

We got our licence there by going to the courthouse.

Simple quick process. Probably 30 mins max.

It certainly never cost us hundreds of pounds.

Have you checked on the official Orlando courthouse website for their fees.

Are you using a third party?

soarinfan · 22 Jan 18, 10:47 PM

It's pretty reasonable to be honest - only something like $94. I was willing to pay the premium to get it all sorted out before we went, but having the thought of having to pay to get signatures notarised here in the UK as well has pushed it beyond an acceptable premium.

Contacted MBM for advice weeks ago but can't seem to get a reply from them...disappointing!

keith1973 · 22 Jan 18, 11:16 PM

We got our from the courthouse in 2014 it wasn�t that much of a pain tbh. I�d recommend getting there early though we got the 30 mins before it opened and when we left had about 30 people behind us.

disney_daddy · 24 Jan 18, 12:29 PM

We got ours by post, yes you need a notary here in the UK, ours charged �90 I think then just send it back and they do the rest, was worth it for us as we was getting married 2nd day there.

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	20 Jan 18, 08:15 PM soarinfan Relaxing at the Grand Floridian
soarinfan Relaxing at the Grand Floridian Join Date: Aug 12 theDIBB Guidebook Guidebook Photos: 1	Married by Mail question Hi all, Wondering if you can help. We are getting married in Orlando in May, and have been recommended Married by Mail by our officiant to obtain the wedding licence without needing to travel to the local court house on day 1 of our holiday. Bit confused with the application process. Do you need to have your signatures etc notarised on the application for a marriage licence here in the UK before sending it back to them? Or is this something they provide? From looking at notary costs in the UK that could bump up the price of this wedding licence by a few hundred pounds?!? What have those who have married in Florida using this service or not done before? Thanks for help in advance! __________________ Mike DIBB Trip Reports: COMPLETE: Mike & Sam Go East - Hong Kong & Japan (inc Disneyland's & Universal) May 2014 COMPLETE: Mike & Sam Go West - Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Fran (inc Disneyland & Universal) June 2015 COMPLETE: Mike & Sam's DLP Summer Adventure Aug 2015 CURRENT: Mike & Lauren's Orlando Halloween Spooktacular! Oct 2015

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	21 Jan 18, 08:47 PM ROBBOTOO Imagineer
ROBBOTOO Imagineer Join Date: Mar 08	We got married in Orlando quite a few years ago. We got our licence there by going to the courthouse. Simple quick process. Probably 30 mins max. It certainly never cost us hundreds of pounds. Have you checked on the official Orlando courthouse website for their fees. Are you using a third party?

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	22 Jan 18, 10:47 PM soarinfan Relaxing at the Grand Floridian Thread Starter
soarinfan Thread Starter Relaxing at the Grand Floridian Join Date: Aug 12 theDIBB Guidebook Guidebook Photos: 1	It's pretty reasonable to be honest - only something like $94. I was willing to pay the premium to get it all sorted out before we went, but having the thought of having to pay to get signatures notarised here in the UK as well has pushed it beyond an acceptable premium. Contacted MBM for advice weeks ago but can't seem to get a reply from them...disappointing! __________________ Mike DIBB Trip Reports: COMPLETE: Mike & Sam Go East - Hong Kong & Japan (inc Disneyland's & Universal) May 2014 COMPLETE: Mike & Sam Go West - Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Fran (inc Disneyland & Universal) June 2015 COMPLETE: Mike & Sam's DLP Summer Adventure Aug 2015 CURRENT: Mike & Lauren's Orlando Halloween Spooktacular! Oct 2015

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disney_daddy Excited about Disney Join Date: Mar 15 Location: Yorkshire	We got ours by post, yes you need a notary here in the UK, ours charged �90 I think then just send it back and they do the rest, was worth it for us as we was getting married 2nd day there. __________________ All stars music 2012, Caribbean beach resort 2016, Married at Paradise cove 2016, Caribbean beach resort 2019, 5 nights endless summer 9 all stars music 2023!