Plan your Lafayette, Louisiana 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.
Begin with the Lafayette Parish Clerk
The Clerk issues licenses at the Lafayette Parish Courthouse, 800 South Buchanan Street. You can start the application online, then bring its confirmation number and required documents to the office within 30 days.
Prepare documents and the license fee
The published base fee is $27.50, with additional charges for attachments and card payments. Its checklist requires proof of birth and the other listed information for both applicants. One party may purchase the license with the required documents for both; check special circumstances directly.
Leave 24 hours before the ceremony
The license must be purchased at least 24 hours before your ceremony and expires 30 days from its issue date and time. It is for a ceremony in Louisiana. Arrange the authorized officiant and celebration location separately.
Official planning information
How I would plan the photographs
For a Lafayette wedding, I would build the photograph plan around the ceremony you actually reserve, rather than assuming the application counter offers a ceremony. Choose an indoor alternative for portraits and keep family close together after the vows.
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.
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