Main Courthouse Entrance Closed See Details 34°F Login POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY · IOWA Recorder Marriage Licenses How to apply for and receive a marriage license Applying for a Marriage License Cost Marriage Application is $35.00, which includes a free Certified Copy once you are married and the Certificate gets filed. The fee is due at the time your application is turned in. We do not accept personal checks. If you pay by money order or cashier's check, please make it out to the Pottawattamie County Recorder. Instructions All signatures must be notarized (Party A, Party B and the witness — a competent and disinterested person) All parties (wedding couple and one witness that knows the wedding couple) need to be at least 18 years old and have a valid state-issued ID such as a driver's license After the day of application acceptance, there is a four-calendar-day wait after the date of application before you can pick it up to get married We will hold it up to six months in our office Include phone numbers on the application If you apply for a marriage license in Iowa, you must get married in Iowa Application Identification If you do not have a valid driver's license or ID, please provide alternative identification. View Identity Documents for acceptable forms of alternative IDs. Waiting Period There is a four-day wait after applying for a license before you can be married. Apply on Monday, the license will be valid on Friday Apply on Tuesday or Wednesday, the license will be valid on the following Monday (due to the Recorder's Office being closed on weekends) Apply on Thursday, the license will be valid on the following Monday Apply on Friday, the license will be valid on the following Tuesday Our Contact Information: Pottawattamie County Recorder 227 S 6th St., Room 251 Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Phone: (712) 328-5612 Option #4 Marriage License Office Hours: 8 am - 3:30 pm; Monday - Friday unless there is a holiday. Key Services & Resources Birth Certificates Boats, ATVs & Snowmobiles Death Certificates Formatting Standards (for Recording Documents) Hunting & Fishing Licenses Marriage Certificates Marriage Licenses Military Records Passports Property Fraud Alert Real Estate Search Recording Fees Trade Names Transfer Tax Calculator FAQ Phone (712) 328-5612 Fax: (712) 328-4738 Hours Monday - Friday 8:00am to 3:30pm Real Estate Filings, Marriage Applications, Passports 8:00am to 4:00pm Boat, Snowmobile, ATV, Birth, Death & Marriage Records Location Pottawattamie County Courthouse Second Floor 227 S 6th St Council Bluffs, IA 51501 CONTACT 227 S 6th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 (712) 328-5600 POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY · IOWA DIRECTORY Departments and Services Department Contacts Department Hours