How to Obtain a Marriage License

Persons wishing to obtain a Marriage License must be at least eighteen years old and file their intentions* to marry with a City or Town Clerk in person , both Bride and Groom (except for in cases where one person is in the military or incarcerated) at least three days before the ceremony. 

In Townsend, the cost of a license is $ 20.00. The license is valid for sixty days, and may be used for a ceremony conducted in any Massachusetts city or town. The member of the clergy or Justice of the Peace who performs the ceremony must sign the license and return it to the city or town where it was issued.

* Intentions: This is all the information that we need to put on the marriage license. Some Examples are: Name, Address, Maiden Name, Parents names ...

For additional information, please call the Townsend Town Clerk at 978-597-1704