How to Obtain a Marriage License in NJ

Go to your county clerk's office and fill out paperwork for obtaining a marriage license.

Procure a witness. I believe this is supposed to be someone who has known both you and the groom for at least a year?

Within a week of the wedding (I think 2 weeks is the max number of days, but you'll have to double check this to be sure), go with your bride- or groom-to-be, the witness, and the paperwork, to the County Clerk's office. Fill out papers in front of them. Basically, you will be giving them:

the parents of the groom's full names and birthplace

the parents of the bride's full names and birth place

the full name and birthplace of the bride
the full name and birthplace of the groom

and the town/county in which your marriage will take place.

I think you must also indicate the name/title of the person who will be marrying you, but it seems I've quickly forgotten the details.

Once this paperwork is filed with your county, you must coordinate with your wedding officiant to be sure that he signs and mails in the marriage license to the county where you live as well as the county where you were married.

You must then wait a short amount of time (I want to say a week or two?) and then go to the county clerk's office of the county where you were married, and pick up the marriage license which will be marked with an official raised seal. While there, you can request copies of your marriage license to use as needed when having to prove your identity.

If you are someone who has elected to NOT take your husband's name, this piece of paper will come in handy when having to prove your identity. (Ex: "It says Jane Smith on your driver's license, but you are still going as Jane Doe on your social security card.)