Enlist a trustworthy guest to hold legal paperwork and the Officiant's fee during the ceremony. You'll need to bring your Marriage License and Officiant's fee with you to the ceremony. After the ceremony, you'll all meet up, usually in the back of the building or behind the crowd somewhere, and sign the Marriage Certificate. Your trustworthy friend or family member will hand the goods over to the Officiant, you and your new husband sign the Certificate, as does the Officiant and 2 witnesses, and off you go!

The Officiant will take care of filing the paperwork with the County Clerk's office where you applied for your marriage license (most likely the Grand County Clerk's office). You will receive a Certified copy of your Marriage Certificate in about a week via US Mail. (We got married on a Saturday and received our copy 4 days later, on Wednesday)...so make arrangements for someone to pick up your mail, if you'll be away on honeymoon.

If you are changing your name, you'll need to make copies of the Marriage Certificate before heading out to fun places (in this order) like the Social Security office and the Driver's License office. Go to those places *first*. Next, go to Vehicle Registration. Once you receive an updated Driver's license, you can change your name on your bank and other accounts. www.bridelaw.com offers free, simple forms you can download and use to request a name change on various accounts.

If you have automatic deductions made from your bank or other accounts, call the businesses involved (loan companies, insurance companies, etc.) and ask what is required of you to ensure that payments will still be made in a timely manner. You may need to switch to a manual payment method, at least temporarily.