California Marriage License: Confidential or Public?

What is the difference between a Public and a Confidential marriage license?
Public: The ceremony may take place anywhere in the State of California, at least one witness must be present at the ceremony, and the marriage record is made available to the public. Click here for more details about Public Marriage.

Confidential: Parties to the marriage must be living together, ceremony must take place in the County where the marriage license was issued, no witnesses are required, and the marriage record is only available to the named parties on the document. Click here for more details about Confidential Marriage.

Catholic Priests and Outdoor Weddings

Recently a bride asked the question: Can we have a priest perform our outdoor wedding ceremony?

It is possible to have a Catholic Priest perform your outdoor wedding. We plan these all the time. We're planning a co-officiating ceremony day after Thanksgiving with a Roman Catholic Priest and a Rabbi on the patio of Kohl Mansion in Silicon Valley CA.

* Some of our couples choose a non-Roman Catholic priest. They are very flexible with the content of your ceremony and you can personalize the ceremony to fit your style. There is usually no requirement to meet for couple's counseling.

* For those couples that want to have a Roman Catholic Priest to perform their outdoor ceremony, it is a little more difficult to find the priest, but we have done this a number of times in the last few years. Also, there is paperwork involved that takes a couple months to process and you must meet with the priest several times prior to your ceremony.

We're based in the San Francisco Bay Area or Sonoma Napa Wine Country and have a number of Catholic Priests on our referral list.

For more information on finding a Catholic priest to perform your outdoor ceremony contact Yehudit@asacredevent.com