The Journal
Love stories, Miami light and the small practical things that make a big day feel easy. Written by the people who set the table.
Florida marriage license for a Miami elopement
Fly in at breakfast, marry at sunset.
Where to apply, who waits three days and who can marry the same day, and what your officiant does with the license after the ceremony.
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Miami Beach faces east, so the sunset is behind the city and the sea turns pink and lilac.
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The questions that come before the big day: when, where and how.
Why we write these
Most of what we write here starts as a phone call. A couple asks how the marriage license works, or what time the light is best on Miami Beach, and we find ourselves giving the same careful answer again and again. So we write it down once, properly.
Every guide comes from the planners who set up the day, not from a copywriter. If you have a question you would like answered here, send it to us.