Is our marriage license free if we successfully complete the 8-hour marriage training course?

The $60 state portion of the marriage license fee will be waived if you complete an approved premarital training course and present your certificate to the county clerk. Counties may add up to $12 in additional fees to a marriage license. Those local fees will not be waived. In Bowie County, the current cost of a marriage license is $66, so completing the Twogether in Texas training course will bring the cost of your license down to $6.

If we complete the course, do we have to wait 72 hours before getting married?

The county clerk will waive the 72-hour waiting period for couples who present a certificate of completion proving they completed an 8-hour premarital training course.

Once we have completed the premarital training classes and get a certificate, how long is the certificate good for?

The certificate is good for one year and serves as proof that the couple is eligible for the discounted marriage license fee and can waive the 72-hour waiting period.

My church offers marriage counseling classes. Do those classes qualify for the certificate?

The classes qualify if they meet the requirements and your church has registered the curriculum with HHSC. Organizations offering a faith-based curriculum can charge a fee to those who attend. If your church or faith-based group has a curriculum that meets the minimum requirements, the course can be added to the accepted list by registering the organization and the curriculum with HHSC. Click here to register your organization as a service provider with Twogether in Texas.

Who do I call if I have questions?

Call the organization that serves as the Twogether in Texas Regional Intermediary for our area. Click here to be redirected to the Region 4 Intermediary website for Twogether in Texas, or call 1-877-Luv-Lasts.