Jason Rivera2 said:Hey, I’ve noticed the registration process at the Registrar's Office varies so much from one city to the next. Can anyone from Indianapolis tell me how things work there? What documents am I looking at, what are the fees, and is there a strict three-month window, or can I get it done even earlier?
I actually just went through the whole registration thing at the Registrar's Office in Indianapolis recently.
You both show up at the Registrar's Office about 45 days before the big day, bring your IDs, and grab copies of your Godfathers' IDs too—though if one of you wasn't born in Indianapolis, you'll probably need to bring a fresh birth certificate, but if you were born locally, you should be fine. Once you're there, they'll hand you two payment slips to take to a local bank or the post office, and then you just bring those receipts back to the office.
It’s going to cost you $100.
There's also this extra charge of $1.75 you pay at a window right across from the main office, though I honestly couldn't tell you exactly what that specific fee covers; the clerk will point you in the right direction.
From what I gather, the sweet spot for filing is somewhere between 30 and 45 days before the wedding, and that's pretty much the deal. We ended up filing about 43 days out, and since we don't actually live in Indianapolis, we had to call ahead to smooth things over and nail down our ceremony time.
That’s basically all there is to it 😉