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A courthouse wedding is a civil marriage ceremony held at a county courthouse or clerk's office, usually by appointment, with a marriage licence, an officiant from the court and often one or two witnesses. Rules, fees and waiting periods are set by each county, so the clerk's office is the source to confirm.
Quick answer
If you are adding a meal, photos or a small party around the ceremony, the Wedding Checklist PDF is $9: a 104-row dated, editable checklist you trim to a courthouse day. It is not a courthouse-specific product and it does not book or file anything for you. The free next step is the courthouse wedding checklist on this site, then the free wedding planner builder.
What is the free next step?
Open the free courthouse wedding checklist and tick off what the book has already walked you through: the licence, the appointment, the witnesses and the paperwork the clerk asks for. Rules differ by county, so confirm each one with your county clerk's office.
Then open the free wedding planner builder. Enter your date and your must-haves; it builds a dated working plan in your browser. It asks for an email address to open, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
- ✓ Free courthouse wedding checklist, no sign-up
- ✓ Free micro and courthouse wedding planning guide
- ✓ Free wedding planner builder (opens with an email address)
- ✓ Free printable wedding checklist to mark up by hand
What does the $9 Wedding Checklist PDF add?
The Wedding Checklist PDF is a general wedding planning file, not a courthouse planner. It has a 104-row editable checklist, planning-window worksheets and separate wedding-week and final-payment trackers. A courthouse couple will cross out many rows: it is useful if you are adding a lunch, a photographer or a small reception and want one dated list with owners for every task.
If you also want the seating, budget and timeline files, all four tools come together as the Dream Wedding Operations Suite for $39.
- ✓ 104-row editable checklist with owners and dates
- ✓ Wedding-week and final-payment trackers
- ✓ 13-page printable PDF plus editable XLSX
- ✓ Not courthouse-specific: you skip the rows that do not apply
How do readers use the book and the free tools together?
Most readers keep the book open for the order of steps and use the free checklist to tick each one off as the county confirms it. The free planner is for anything around the ceremony: a meal, photos, a small party or travel.
If you add a reception later, that is the moment the paid checklist starts to earn its place, because the task count grows quickly and every task needs an owner.
- ✓ Book: the steps and what to ask the clerk
- ✓ Free checklist: tick off licence, appointment and witnesses
- ✓ Free planner: date, budget and the plans around the ceremony
- ✓ Paid checklist: only if a reception or party is added
Working view
| What you use | What it costs | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| The Courthouse Wedding Planner | Already yours | The courthouse steps, in order |
| Courthouse wedding checklist | Free | Ticking off the licence, appointment and witnesses |
| Free wedding planner builder | Free with an email | Date, budget and must-haves in one working plan |
| Wedding Checklist PDF | $9 once | One dated, editable list if you add a meal, photos or a small party |
| Dream Wedding Operations Suite | $39 once | All four planning tools if you want seating, budget and timeline files too |
Questions couples ask
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to buy anything after the book?
No. The book and the free courthouse checklist are enough for a courthouse ceremony. The paid files only help if you want one editable list for a meal, photos or a small party around the ceremony.
Is the Wedding Checklist PDF made for courthouse weddings?
No. It is a general wedding planning checklist. It works for a courthouse wedding once you cross out the rows that do not apply, which will be many. If a short paper list is all you need, the free printable checklist is the better fit.
Does this site book the courthouse or file the licence?
No. Dream Wedding Builder makes planning files. Appointments, licence rules, fees and waiting periods are set by your county, so confirm each one with your county clerk before the day.
Continue with the working system
Wedding Checklist PDF
This educational guide explains the method. The product page shows the actual paid-file previews, exact file inventory, and checkout path.
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