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Georgia Marriage License By County

Every Georgia county probate court issues marriage licenses. These are the twelve I work in most, from the coast to metro Atlanta, with each court's published fee and rules.

Chatham CountySavannah and nearby, $76Glynn CountyBrunswick and nearby, $40Fulton Countymost of Atlanta and nearby, $68.50DeKalb CountyDecatur and nearby, $66Cobb CountyMarietta and nearby, $56Gwinnett CountyLawrenceville and nearby, $56Camden CountyWoodbine and nearby, $76McIntosh CountyDarien and Sapelo Island and nearby, call for the feeLiberty CountyHinesville and nearby, $76Bryan CountyRichmond Hill and Pembroke and nearby, call for the feeEffingham CountySpringfield and nearby, $76Coweta CountyNewnan and nearby, $56

Side By Side

Marriage License Fees By County

CountyWithout CertificateWith Premarital CertificateGood To KnowSource
Chatham County$76$36Includes one certified copyCourt page
Glynn County$40No feeBase fee schedule effective January 1, 2025Court page
Fulton County$68.50$28.50Includes one mailed certified copyCourt page
DeKalb County$66$26Includes one certified copy, plus $2 shippingCourt page
Cobb County$56$16Certified copies $10 each, none freeCourt page
Gwinnett County$56$16Certified copies $10 eachCourt page
Camden County$76$36Certified copies through EZCourtPayCourt page
Liberty County$76$36Cash onlyCourt page
Effingham County$76$36Cash, check, money order or cardCourt page
Coweta County$56$16Notarized premarital form, 5% card feeCourt page

Last checked November 2026, from each court's own page.

McIntosh and Bryan County fees were not confirmed online for this guide. Call those courts directly.

The Rule That Matters

Residents Can Use Any County

Georgia lets a couple pick any probate court in the state when at least one of them is a Georgia resident. That license is good for a ceremony anywhere in Georgia. Couples where neither person lives in Georgia have one choice only, the probate court in the county where they will marry.

In practice that means an Atlanta couple marrying on Jekyll Island can pick up their license in Cobb or Fulton before the trip, and a couple flying in from New York for a Savannah wedding gets theirs in Chatham County.

Guests seated on the lawn in front of Crane Cottage on Jekyll Island

Questions

County Questions

Which county should we get our license in?

If at least one of you lives in Georgia, any county. Pick the court that is easiest to reach or has the appointment time you want. If neither of you lives in Georgia, apply in the county where the ceremony will happen.

Why do fees differ between counties?

Each probate court publishes its own total. In the counties in this guide the license runs from $40 base in Glynn County to $76 in Chatham, Camden, Liberty and Effingham, and a premarital education certificate takes $40 off in every one of them.

Which counties include a certified copy in the fee?

Chatham, Fulton and DeKalb say their license fee includes one certified copy of the marriage certificate. Cobb says it does not give a free copy.

Which counties need an appointment?

Chatham, DeKalb, Glynn and Effingham say appointments are required. Cobb encourages them. Liberty says none is needed, and Coweta works first come, first served.

Bride and groom standing before the Forsyth Park fountain

Every County

Tell me which county you are marrying in and I will tell you how I would photograph it.

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