Plan your Chesapeake, Virginia wedding with the current application process, a separately confirmed ceremony and time for photographs. The details below help you decide what to arrange before choosing your coverage.
Details reviewed October 30, 2026. Confirm current arrangements directly with the linked office or venue for your date.
Complete the application and book an appointment
Chesapeake requires an online marriage license application and an appointment before visiting the Circuit Court Clerk. Bring valid photo identification and the information on its checklist. The published license cost is $30.
Check payment and building restrictions
The page gives conflicting cash and card instructions, so confirm accepted payment before your visit and bring the required cash if advised. It also says phones, smart watches, purses and bags are not permitted in the building. Confirm camera access before assuming indoor coverage.
Arrange your authorized officiant
Deputy clerks do not perform ceremonies. The city links marriage commissioners separately. The license is valid for 60 days from issuance for a ceremony in Virginia performed by an authorized officiant.
Official planning information
How I would plan the photographs
For Chesapeake, I would establish the ceremony location and camera rules first. If equipment cannot enter the building, agree on an outdoor meeting point or separate portrait location before your wedding day.
Confirm photography permission at your ceremony location before booking coverage inside. Share your date, guest count, ceremony address and any portrait stop so we can account for travel and walking in your quote.
Wedding photography and next steps
Tell us your date, venue or ceremony location, guest count and the parts of the day you want photographed. We’re based in Wilmington, North Carolina; we’ll confirm destination availability and travel with your quote.
The photographs in this guide are examples from our work. We’ll plan your locations and access for your own wedding.
Let’s talk about your wedding.
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