Marriage Bureau

Rare artifacts that tell the history of our country and the nation’s capital are on display at the DC Superior Court. The court is showing famous famous marriage licenses -- including the certificate of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial ...

DC Superior Court—not usually a stop for tourists looking for the kinds of historic documents found in the Smithsonian museums. Now, though, the court's marriage bureau is displaying a collection of seven notable marriage applications, according to a ...

Washington has seen a huge increase in the number of couples wanting to say, “I do.” Applications for marriage licenses shot up by more than 5,000 in the last four years, according to the DC Superior Court. From March 2013 to March 2014, 8,436 couples ...

Cupid’s love arrows have hit their marks this Valentine’s Day in the halls of DC Superior Court. Fourteen couples tied the knot Saturday in the court’s wedding chapel, beneath a floral arch and a dangling plush red heart. It’s the first time DC ...

Teresa Bell stood in a red lace wedding dress and red pillbox hat, nervously clutching a bouquet of red roses mixed with chocolate hearts covered in red glitter. In a few minutes, she would become one of 14 couples to wed Saturday at DC Superior ...

Courthouse weddings are usually just a workday occurence, but DC Superior Court is making an exception this year when its marriage bureau opens on Saturday for 14 Valentine’s Day ceremonies. Starting at 9 AM, public officiants will perform two ...

For the first time ever, the DC Superior Court will open its doors on a Saturday to perform weddings on—you guessed it—Valentine's Day. The city, which according to a recent study is the best place for love on Valentine's Day, despite that it's the ...