Washington Marriage Records

To begin, add a marriage record or view a list of locations and resources for Washington marriage records.

Marriage records from Washington State are actually pleasantly easy to find, at least when considering the difficulties of finding similar records in other states.

In many states, marriage records are only maintained on the county level, which makes it necessary to sort through a long list of counties to figure out which County Auditor to address your request to. In Washington, records may still be ordered on the county level, of course, but they are available from a state agency as well.

The Washington Center for Health Statistics oversees state marriage records that range from 1968 to the present day. To order these records, many people think that the only methods that are effective are walk-in and mail-in requests.

But today, more and more researchers are finding that they prefer to take their search online by using an internet records finder to help them search more quickly and get the results and records they need in a more rapid manner.

To receive a marriage record fill out the Washington Marriage Certificate Mail-in Form. Mail your application to:

Washington marriage certificates dating from the year 1968 to the present may be obtained by contacting the state office. For earlier records you may contact the County Auditor in the county where the marriage license was issued. The fees are $20.00 if ordered from the state, but may vary from county to county if ordered from the county. For more information visit: Washington State Department of Health