Introduction to Wyoming Marriage Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Wyoming Marriage certificate.  Marriage Certificates are a bit more difficult to obtain than Marriage Certificates and Death Certificates.  The main difficulty in obtaining Marriage Certificates is that states have not been registering marriages for as long as other vital records.  There are some states that still do not register marriages.  Due to this lack of centralization it is common to contact the county in which the marriage took place.

Counter to common belief, not everything is a few clicks away on the Internet.  Marriage Certificates are one of the items that you can’t just click some links and get a copy of your Marriage Certificate; this is probably a good thing.  You do not want your Marriage certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone.  However, this does not mean that you can’t easily get your Marriage certificate by following the correct procedure. 

 

Wyoming Marriage certificates have been maintained by the Wyoming Vital Records Services for individuals married in the state of Wyoming since 1941.

Wyoming Marriage Certificate Authorized Persons

By Wyoming state law, Wyoming Marriage certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

• Person Named on the Wyoming Marriage Certificate
• Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Wyoming Marriage Certificate

Wyoming Marriage Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

Anyone can obtain a Wyoming Marriage Certificate, 50 years or later from the date of the Marriage for genealogy or other reasons.

Wyoming Marriage Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Wyoming Marriage Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Wyoming Marriage Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Wyoming Marriage Certificate usually in less than a week.  Many times you will have the option of receiving your vital record by next-day or second-day service.

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Option 2 – Order Wyoming Marriage Certificate through the Mail

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Wyoming Marriage certificate online.  All requests are processed as quickly as possible:

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

Step 2: Please provide as much of the following information as possible to locate the Wyoming Marriage certificate:

• Full name of husband on the Wyoming Marriage certificate
• Full maiden name of wife on the Wyoming Marriage certificate
• Date of Marriage on the Wyoming Marriage certificate
• County (or city) of Marriage on the Wyoming Marriage certificate
• Your name 
• Your signature 
• Your relationship to the person whose Wyoming Marriage certificate you are requesting 
• Address where the Wyoming Marriage certificate is to be mailed 
• Self addressed stamped envelope
• Your daytime phone number
• By Mail: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:

Wyoming Vital Statistics Services

Hathaway Building

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Option 3 – In Person

In Person in Wyoming: You may go to any county health department in the State of Wyoming to obtain a certified copy of a Wyoming Marriage certificate. Most Wyoming Marriage certificates can be issued while you wait.

Wyoming Marriage Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for a Wyoming Marriage certificate is $13.00, which includes one certified copy of the Wyoming Marriage certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Wyoming Marriage certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $13.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Wyoming Vital Records Services." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.