{"id":2,"date":"2010-09-14T18:21:47","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T18:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:16:10","slug":"permits-licenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/permits-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Permits and Marriage Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beach Permits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the beach where you&#8217;d like to hold your ceremony to learn more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/beaches\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"258\">Cape May City<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/cape-may-point\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2558\">Cape May Point<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/cape-may-point-state-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2648\">Cape May Point State Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/higbee-beach\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2557\">Higbee Beach<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/sunset-beach\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2655\">Sunset Beach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Space Permits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/rotary-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2588\">Rotary Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/harbor-view-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2601\">Harbor View Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/kiwanis-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2623\">Kiwanis Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/sunset-pavilion\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2627\">Sunset Pavilion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/cape-may-point\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2558\">Cape May Point<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting married in New Jersey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>State law requires that all who marry in New Jersey have a marriage license issued in New Jersey. To get married in our state, you can&#8217;t be already married or in a civil union, and you must be at least 18 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If <strong>either (or both<\/strong>) of you are residents of New Jersey, please apply for a marriage license in the municipality where the NJ resident resides (if you are both NJ residents, either municipality is fine). The license is good throughout the state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If <strong>neither of you<\/strong> is a resident of New Jersey, you&#8217;ll need to apply for a marriage license in the municipality where your ceremony is taking place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all &#8220;Cape May&#8221; wedding locations are within Cape May City, so please double check when planning to be sure you know which municipality you&#8217;ll need to contact. These might include Cape May City, West Cape May, Cape May Point, Lower Township, and Middle Township.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/vital\/registration-vital\/marriage-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more on the State of NJ&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cape May City<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemaycity.com\/getting-married-in-new-jersey\">Contact the City of Cape May<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">West Cape May<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westcapemay.us\/departments\/vital-statistics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact West Cape May&#8217;s registrar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cape May Point<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capemaypoint.org\/departments\/clerk-registrar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Cape May Point&#8217;s Clerk\/Registrar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lower Township<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/townshipoflower.org\/clerk.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Lower Township&#8217;s Municipal Clerk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Middle Township<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/middletownship.com\/departments\/clerkregistrar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Middle Township&#8217;s Clerk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beach Permits Choose the beach where you&#8217;d like to hold your ceremony to learn more: Cape May City Cape May Point Cape May Point State Park Higbee Beach Sunset Beach Public Space Permits Rotary Park Harbor View Park Kiwanis Park Sunset Pavilion Cape May Point Getting married in New Jersey State law requires that all<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/permits-licenses\/\" title=\"ReadPermits and Marriage Licenses\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Permits and Marriage Licenses - Celebrate in Cape May<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capemay.com\/weddings\/permits-licenses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Permits and Marriage Licenses - Celebrate in Cape May\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Beach Permits Choose the beach where you&#8217;d like to hold your ceremony to learn more: Cape May City Cape May Point Cape May Point State Park Higbee Beach Sunset Beach Public Space Permits Rotary Park Harbor View Park Kiwanis Park Sunset Pavilion Cape May Point Getting married in New Jersey State law requires that all... 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