Contact Jailhouse Weddings today!

Rev. Cynthia Richardson, Notary Public ~ (714) 768 9553
Associate Rev. Tyler Barlow ~ (714) 612-2605
Associate Rev. Amanda Eddlemon ~(714) 225-5898
Associate Rev. Ray Eddlemon ~ (714) 396-8188

We will provide Wedding Officiant services for weddings when the bride or groom is incarcerated. We understand that there are many different reasons for a couple to get married while one is incarcerated (insurance reasons, to legitimatize the children, money reasons, family visits, true love, wishing to keep the prisoner incarcerated locally, etc.).

We will officiate your wedding in jail for a flat fee of $400.00, notary service included,(for local jails only), plus license fee approx. between $65.00 and $70.00, and a $13.00 fee for each certified copy of your license you order. For out of county pricing call for quote.

The "jailhouse wedding" experience can easily take 6 or more hours of our time, between waiting in line at the County Recorder to take an oath, and waiting through the visiting lines at the jail and performing the ceremony.

Here's what you need to do in ORANGE COUNTY to get married to an inmate (probably, the rules are similar in San Diego County or in Los Angeles County, but please call your County Recorder's office to ask). Go to this link for more information about marriage licenses IN GENERAL, however, these guidelines provided DO NOT APPLY to jail weddings.
http://www.ocrecorder.com/MarriageLicense.asp.

Here are the requirements for Orange County: WE HAVE COPIES OF THE INABILITY TO APPEAR, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR OWN YOU NEED TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE COUNTY CLERK AT BROADWAY AND CIVIC CENTER DRIVE AND ASK FOR ONE, WE TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE IT EASY AND NOT SO OVERWHELMING.

The "Inability to Appear" form must be signed by the inmate in front of a notary "CINDY". The notary can NOT be the officiant. A notary with legal documents to sign may visit the inmate at any time - not just during visiting hours, except at Theo Lacy Faclity in Orange. Notary service is included if we perform the marraige. If you hire Cindy for $75.00 for Traveling Notary Service, I do have an extra copy of the form, so you don't have to go to the courthouse to pick it up.

Applicant (Bride or Groom) must appear at the County Clerk-Recorder Department (in the Old Courthouse in Santa Ana, on the corner of Broadway and Civic Center) to obtain the marriage license. The person solemnizing the ceremony (Cindy, Tyler, Amanda or Ray MUST ACCOMPANY YOU). Original I.D.'s for both the bride and groom are required (no exceptions), along with proof that the person is incarcerated.also if you have been divorced and it has not been 90 days you will need to bring the "CERTIFIED COPY OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE"".
ALSO.. When you go to pick up your marriage license, follow these instructions: We require fifty percent payment when notary services are performed and the balance when the license is pulled. Or, you can pay in advance - we accept payment by cash, Paypal, Money order or cashiers check .
Bring fee to pay for your marriage license (I believe they accept debit cards and checks).
Bring the notarized Inability to Appear form.
Any papers from the court showing your fiancé is in jail, or a receipt from putting money into your fiancés account at the jail will suffice.
Bring your drivers license.
Bring your fiancé's drivers license or passport (no exceptions - if you haven't got your fiancé's ID, call the County Recorder to ask for advice).
Before you go to pick up your marriage license, fill out the on-line application form for a CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE LICENSE on the County Clerk's web-site .
To get a confidential license, you must state that the two of you have been living together at the same address. Don't get a public license, because a witness will not be allowed to go with you on your inmate visit.
Meet your Officiant on the FRONT steps to the old court house.
The Big Orange Brick Building in front of the court house that faces Santa Ana Blvd.
Go inside with your Officiant and sign in on the clipboard in the marriage license office.
If you haven't filled out the on-line application, stop at a computer kiosk and fill out the information. You will need to know information about your fiancés parents (names, places of birth, etc.) and the dates of past divorces.
It's a good idea to tell the clerk to leave the date of marriage blank, just in case the marriage happens on Saturday or Sunday, instead of on Friday. Plans can and do get messed up!
After you receive your license (they're really slow), you and your Officiant will drive to the jail where you will wait to visit the inmate.
It is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY that you tell visiting staff when you check in that you need a visiting booth where you can "pass papers. Your Officiant will have you and your fiancés sign the license at the beginning, and will conduct a legal wedding ceremony, after which your Officiant will take the completed marriage certificate (we will get it to the county recorders office), and leave you to spend the rest of your visit time with your new spouse.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!