Planning your 2009 Wedding

2009 should be a busy year. As many couples plan their Holy Unions and Civil Ceremonies for 2009 we can only hope Prop 8 will be over turned.

If you are planning to get married in 2009 give us a call. We have many great locations we can recommend. We have both religious and Civil Ceremonies to choose from.

Kind words from a couple married on the first day same sex marriage was legal in California

Dear Rev. David,
It's been months since you married my partner Drew and I out on the cliffs at Palos Verdes. That was the very first day that gay weddings were allowed in California. You probably remember us, we were the couple that flew in from Texas, and were second in line to get married! The sad news today that Prop 8 passed has brought you to our minds.

Even though the battle over the legality of our wedding will likely continue, we both know that our love is real, and that our commitment to each other is eternal. I personally wanted to thank you for everything that you did for us that day.

Your kind spirit helped to ease our nerves. After all, it was a big day! The ceremony and location were beautiful and your words were perfect. You really helped to make it a special day that we will remember forever.
We'll keep you in our prayers!

Eric & Drew

We can not issue marriage licenses

As of 11/5/08 we have been stopped from issuing the license to same sex couples.

We will however continue to do Holy Unions in our chapel and at outside locations.

Same Sex marriages put on hold in California

To date we have married over 200 same sex couples since June 17th. Couples have come from all over the US to get married in California since the ban was lifted.

The Los Angeles County recorders office has told us that all marriages performed will remain legal and can not be overturned. Anyone married between June 17th and November 4th, 2008 will have legal marriages recognized by the State of California as legal and binding.

We will continue to update our blog with news as we get it from the recorders office.

Couples rush to get married before November 4th Election

Couples from all over the United States have been calling us regarding the up coming election.

The Los Angeles County Recorders office is urging all couples to get married before the election. Any marriage license issued to a same sex couple and not used prior to Nov 4th might be declared invalid. If declared invalid they will not record it when the couple is married after November 4th.

If you are holding a marriage license now you should get married so you do not lose your only change to get married legally here in California.

If you have a big wedding planned and just need to get married now to beat the deadline call us and we will handle all the necessary paperwork.

We will stay open late that night to accommodate all the couples wanting to get married. If you buy your own license at any of the county offices and want a quick no wait wedding we can help.

Our chapel is perfect for just the couple or up to 30 guests.

Get Married before November 4th

Election News:
We have a proposition on the November 4th ballot that would make same sex marriage illegal in California. All couples are urged to get married before the election.

If Prop 8 wins we will no longer be able to issue licenses to same sex couples. If you live in California and are registered to vote please vote NO on Prop 8.

Many County offices are booked for the month of October and if you have purchased your license and can not find a place to get married give us a call. We are open 7 days a week and will help you get married before the deadline.

We also issue the Los Angeles County Marriage license and you do not need to go to the County office and stand in long lines. The County offices have a long wait time and it can take as much as 3 hours to get a marriage license in Norwalk.

We can issue the license and marry you in under 1 hour.Make your plans now and give us a call if you have any questions.

GayDays at Disneyland Oct 3-6 2008

If you are going be in town for GayDays you might want to get married while you are here.

Give us a call we are only 15 minutes from LAX and around 30 minutes from Disneyland.

Get married in California.