WEDDING CEREMONY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION
E-mail: JP31Wedding@DallasCounty.org
Please follow these steps to schedule a ceremony at the Justice of the Peace 3-1:
- Please obtain a Marriage License 72 hours PRIOR to scheduling a ceremony. Information on marriage licenses can be found here. Please note that obtaining your marriage license and scheduling a wedding ceremony are two separate appointments as your marriage license must be issued at least 72 hours before your scheduled wedding ceremony.
- Once you have obtained a Texas issued married license, schedule your Wedding Ceremony proposal date by clicking here.
PRICING:
- Appointments - Monday-Friday 9:00am – 3:30pm -- $100 fee (Minimum 15 guests)
- “Walk-in” - as available Monday-Friday 9:00am – 3:30pm -- $100 fee (Minimum 5 guests)
- Weekends or weekdays after hours – fee to be determined and payable in advance.
- Remote locations – as available, fee to be determined and payable in advance.
JUDGE SWARTZ - COURT INFORMATION
- Judge Swartz is located on the 3rd floor of the new North Dallas Government Center – 6820 LBJ Freeway, Suite 3100 (southwest corner of the LBJ I-635 Frwy @ Hillcrest Road – formerly the Brinker Headquarters)
WEDDING VOWS / CUSTOMS / TRADITIONS
- Judge Swartz would be honored to play a role in your special day. Whether you skew more traditional or more modern, want to write your own vows, have religious or spiritual notes or elements worked in, or want to keep it short-and-sweet, JP 3-1 is a wonderful place to achieve a lasting moment that resonates for you on a day when things really count!
- Please feel free to request any special elements in your matrimonial ceremony. Judge Swartz fully embraces the varying cultural traditions and customs that are often part of celebrating matrimony in the Dallas community.
WHERE DO WE GO WHEN WE ARRIVE?
- If you schedule the ceremony, upon arrival you can take the elevators to the 3rd floor just beyond the stairwell. There is also a stairwell just inside the building entry that you can follow up to the 3rd floor.
- Whether you take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd floor, take a right and follow the hallway past the Court itself to check-in with our clerk at the window.
- Guests are completely welcome, though witnesses are not required. If the Courtroom is open, guests are welcome to come in and find a seat or, if the Courtroom is not yet open, wait with you in the hallway until the bailiff opens the Courtroom for you.
VALID TIMELINE FOR TEXAS MARRIAGE LICENSE
- A Texas Marriage License is valid from 72 hours after issuance.
- The ceremony must be conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued.
- The marriage ceremony may not take place during a 72-hour period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license except when:
- An applicant is a member of the armed forces of the United States and on active duty with military identification; OR
- Is not a member of the armed forces of the United States but performs work for the United States Department of Defense as a department employee or under a contract with the department; OR
- A judge waives the 72-hour period for good cause; OR
- The couple completes a premarital education course described by Texas Family Code, Section 2.013, and provides to the issuing clerk a premarital education course completion certificate indicating completion of the premarital education course not more than 1 year before the date the marriage license application is filed with the clerk.
SPECIAL REQUESTS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MARRIAGE LICENSES – NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES
Dallas County now has three satellite locations to receive your marriage license! Appointments at the three satellite locations are released 30 days in advance. If you're unable to find an available time, it means those locations are fully booked.
If no appointment is available at a satellite location, walk-ins are accepted at the Dallas County Clerk’s office.
- Dallas County Clerk
Records Building
500 Elm Street Suite 2100
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 653-7099
- No appointment is required but marriage license application must be completed online.
COLLIN COUNTY
Click here for Collin County Marriage License Info.
ROCKWALL COUNTY
Click here for Rockwall County Marriage License Info.
TARRANT COUNTY
Click here for Tarrant County Marriage License Info.
