How to get an Indiana marriage license in Harrison, Floyd or Clark County

By the Venue Answers team · October 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Getting married at a Southern Indiana venue? You need an Indiana marriage license, even if you both live in Louisville. It costs about $29 for Indiana residents and $69 for out-of-state couples in Floyd and Clark counties, there is no waiting period, and it is good for 60 days.

Step 1: Pick the right county

At least one of you lives in Indiana: apply in the county where one of you lives. The ceremony can be anywhere in Indiana.
Neither of you lives in Indiana: apply in the county where the ceremony will be held. A Palmyra or Corydon venue means Harrison County. A New Albany venue means Floyd County. A Jeffersonville or Clarksville venue means Clark County.

Step 2: Start online

Indiana uses a statewide online pre-application at mycourts.in.gov. You fill in your information there, then both of you finish the application in person at the clerk's office.

Step 3: Go to the clerk together

Both of you must appear in person. Bring:

One ID that proves your date of birth: a certified birth certificate, passport or driver's license works.
Your Social Security numbers.
In Floyd and Clark counties, an ID that shows your current address, and your parents' full names and birthplaces.
Cash. Most Indiana county clerks want cash for the fee.

Southern Indiana clerk offices

Harrison County Clerk (Palmyra, Corydon, Depauw, Lanesville)

300 North Capitol Ave., Room 203, Corydon, IN 47112 · (812) 738-4289 or (812) 738-8149 · Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Floyd County Clerk (New Albany, Georgetown, Floyds Knobs)

311 Hauss Square, Room 235, New Albany, IN 47150 · (812) 542-3018 for marriage licenses · Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, applications accepted until 3:30 · $29 resident, $69 out of state, cash, includes two certified copies

Clark County Clerk of the Courts (Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Sellersburg)

(812) 285-6244 · Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, closed noon to 1:00 pm · $29 resident, $69 out of state. The clerk also performs ceremonies by appointment.

Hours and fees as published by each office when we checked. Call before you go.

Step 4: Time it right

The license is good for 60 days and there is no waiting period. Most couples pick it up two to four weeks before the wedding. That leaves room for a clerk closure or a missing document without cutting it close.

Step 5: Line up a qualified officiant

Indiana allows clergy of a religious organization, judges, mayors and certain clerks within their county, and a few others named in state law. There is no one-day designation for a friend. If a friend is officiating with an online ordination, call the clerk in your county before the wedding and ask whether they accept it; Indiana's statute does not address online ordination directly.

After the wedding

Your officiant completes and returns the license to the clerk. Ask your officiant how and when they file it, and order certified copies if your county does not include them. You will need a certified copy to change your name.

Marrying in Kentucky instead? The rules are different, including a 30-day window and two required witnesses. Indiana vs Kentucky, side by side.