Miami-Dade County Online Premarital Preparation Course, Wedding Venue and Marriage License Information

Welcome to the Miami-Dade County Online Premarital Preparation Course.

Avoid the three day wait requirement and save $32.50 on your marriage license in Miami-Dade County. We do provide the approved premarital course in an online format so you can save money on your marriage license and avoid waiting three days to have your marriage license issued to you.

To purchase your online premarital preparation course, click here.

Here’s how it works:

The Miami-Dade County Courthouse will reduce your marriage license application fee from $93.50 to $61.00 upon completing our online premarital preparation course. 

The cost of our the course is $19.99, so you will actually SAVE $12.51 on your marriage license and there will be no out of pocket cost.

Our Miami-Dade County Online Premarital Preparation Course Covers the Following Cities:

• Aventura
• Bal Harbour
• Bay Harbor Islands
• Biscayne Park
• Coconut Grove
• Coral Gables
• Cutler Bay
• Doral
• El Portal
• Florida City
• Golden Beach
• Goulds
• Hialeah
• Hialeah Gardens
• Homestead
• Indian Village
• Islandia
• Kendall
• Key Biscayne
• Leisure City
• Medley
• Miami
• Miami Beach
• Miami Gardens
• Miami Lakes
• Miami Shores Village
• Miami Springs
• North Bay Village
• North Miami
• North Miami Beach
• Opa-Locka
• Palmetto Bay
• Pinecrest
• Pinewood
• Princeton
• Richmond Heights
• South Miami
• Sunny Isles Beach
• Surfside
• Sweetwater
• Virginia Gardens
• West Miami
• Westchester
• Westwood Lake

To purchase your online premarital  preparation course, click here.

Miami-Dade Wedding Venue Information

1. Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables – Coral Gables, FL.

2. Grand Salon Reception Hall – Miami, FL.

3. Kimpton EPIC Hotel – Miami, FL.

4. Longans Place – Miami, FL.

5. Paradise Banquet Hall Miami – Hialeah, FL.

6. Renaissance At the Gables – Miami, FL.

7. The Bath Club – Miami Beach, FL.

8. The Cruz Building – Miami, FL.

9. The Palms Hotel & Spa – Miami Beach, FL.

10. The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove – Miami, FL.

11. Trump National Doral Miami – Doral, FL.

Miami-Dade County Marriage License Information

For your convenience, D’Arienzo Psychological Group has supplied information here from the Miami-Dade County Marriage License website. Please refer to the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court website for additional information. http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/

In order to become legally married in the state of Florida both bride and groom must apply for a marriage license in person. There is no residency or citizenship requirement to apply for a Florida marriage license.

After a marriage license has been obtained, the marriage ceremony can be performed. A brief civil ceremony can be performed by a Deputy Clerk at any of the Marriage License Offices.

The marriage ceremony must be performed within 60 days of the issuance of the license. After the marriage ceremony, the marriage license must be returned to the Miami-Dade County Marriage License Bureau.

Premarital course The state requires all Florida residents to take a four hour premarital course or wait three days for the marriage license to be effective. This does not apply to non-Florida residents. A directory of premarital course providers is available online or at all district court locations.

Requirements When applying for a marriage license both bride and groom must apply in person. If one or more of the applicants are minors, under 18 years of age, additional requirements apply.

All applicants must present the following:

• One (1) valid identification is required with the applicant’s picture, signature, and date of birth, a Driver License issued by any state in the U.S., Passport, a U.S. Military ID, Alien Registration Card, or State of Florida ID issued by DMV are acceptable. Anyone issued a Social Security Card must provide their number.
• All U.S. citizens and residents must provide their Social Security Number.
• Non-U.S. Citizens may provide one of the following valid Identifications:  Alien Registration Card, US State issued Driver’s License, or Passport if they do not have a Social Security Number.
• If either applicant has been previously married, the exact date of the last divorce, death or annulment must be provided.  If the divorce took place in Miami-Dade County go to the Family Online Case Search and view the docket link for final judgment date which is date of divorce.