CONNECTICUT
All ordained or licensed
clergymen belonging to this State or any other State may perform
marriages as long as they continue in the work of the ministry. Marriage
license must be completed by the minister and returned to the City or
Town Clerk. For questions see the City or Town Clerk.
MAINE
Ordained ministers of the Gospel
may perform marriages. Ministers must be licensed by the Secretary
of State before performing marriages. Application may be made to
the Town Clerk or Treasurer. There is a $5 application fee. After
the marriage, the minister must file a copy of the record of marriage
with the Town Clerk. For questions see the Town Clerk.
MASSACHUSETTS
Ordained ministers of the Gospel
may perform marriages. Before performing marriages,
ministers are required to apply for a certificate from the State. For
applications write to:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Office of the Secretary, Supervisor, Commissions Division, State
House,
Boston, Massachusetts 02133
You must file a copy of your ordination
certificate and a statement from the church saying that you are in good
standing. Ministers must keep records of all marriages they
perform. Ministers must return a certificate of the marriage to
the Town Clerk or Registrar who issued the marriage license and to the
Town Clerk of the town where the marriage was performed. For
questions see the Town Clerk or Registrar or write to the Secretary of
State.
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Marriages may be performed by any ordained minister of the Gospel
who resides in the State and is in good standing with his church.
Ministers not residing in the State may obtain permission to perform a
marriage upon application to the Secretary of State. Ministers
must send a copy of the marriage certificate to the Town Clerk.
For questions see the Town Clerk.
RHODE
ISLAND
Everyone who has been, or is, the
minister of any society professing to meet for religious purposes, or
incorporated for the promotion of such purposes, and holding stated and
regular services, and who has been ordained according to the customs and
usage's of such society may perform marriages. Ministers must
obtain a license from the City or Town Clerk before performing
marriages. Ministers must endorse and return the marriage license
to the Town or City Clerk in which the marriage was performed. For
questions see the Town or City Clerk.
VERMONT
Ordained ministers residing in
this State may perform marriages. Non-resident ordained ministers may
perform marriages with the permission of the Probate Court of the
district within which the marriage is to take place. Ministers
must complete the marriage license and certificate of marriage and
return it to the clerk's office from which it was issued within ten days
from the date of the marriage. For questions see the Town Clerk.
Additional information about Vermont weddings is available from Vermont
Living Magazine, www.vtliving.com/weddings.
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