Most counties also require legal papers to be translated into English, but Fresno accepts Spanish forms and provides ceremonies in Spanish. On a recent morning, Jose Gomez, deputy commissioner of marriages, arrived at 7 a.m. to find a line of would-be brides and grooms waiting for him. When his day ended at 4 p.m., he had an inch-high stack of paperwork from weddings he performed in just the last two hours of his shift. County workers said they expect lines out the door during April. And they're looking forward to it.
Some people come in all dressed up with their families.
We have little boys running around in tuxedo shirts and little girls with flowers. Others show up in shorts and T-shirts. Salazar waxed poetic about the outbreak of marriages. You see a lot of love. It's a good thing.