Plan your Jacksonville, Florida 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.
Apply together through Duval County
Complete the eMarriage pre-application, then both attend with accepted identification and payment. The Clerk lists the downtown courthouse and Beaches Branch as application locations. The online form alone does not issue a license.
Check residency and the waiting period
Florida residents generally wait three days after receiving the license unless the qualifying course exception applies. Non Florida residents have no waiting period. The published license fee is $86 and the license is valid for 60 days.
Confirm the ceremony and return
A qualified officiant must perform the ceremony in Florida. Arrange the time and place separately. The completed license should be returned to the Clerk within ten days after the wedding.
Official planning information
How I would plan the photographs
Jacksonville coverage needs the actual ceremony address first: a downtown plan and a beach plan can involve different travel. I would keep the portrait location close to the ceremony and check the weather alternative before adding a second stop.
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.
Share your plans. We’ll reply with availability and a coverage option for your day.
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