As with many states Texas has many ways in which to research and find marriage information and marriage records. For research throughout the state, Ancestry.com offers extensive online resources for locating vital statistics information for only the subscription cost charged to join their website. If you are specifically narrowing your search to Dallas County marriage records then you will need to contact https://dallas.landrecordsonline.com/, which maintains records from 1964 to the present. The cost of obtaining a copy of a Dallas County Marriage Record is $8.00. You may apply at the Office of Vital Statistics in person or with a money order by mail.
Currently the money order must be made payable to John F. Warren, County Clerk, Attn: Vital Statistics Records Building, 2nd Floor, 509 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202. A mailed in request for a copy of a Dallas County Marriage Record will take from 10 to 15 days to be processed and sent to you. The information you must provide with your request includes the Bride’s name at the time she was married, the groom’s name, the date of the marriage or, if unknown at least an estimate as to when the marriage certificate was filed. You also need to provide the county name in which the license was obtained, and your return mailing address where the document is to be sent. Dallas County only has records of the licenses that were purchased in the county. If you are requiring a certified copy of a marriage record, it may only be obtained from the County Clerk’s Office in the county it was issued in.
Dallas County can also provide Verification letters of Marriage from 1966 to 2008 if an actual copy of the marriage record is not needed although the fee for searching their index files is a non-refundable $20.00. Only Verification Letters of Marriage can be purchased online. If a certified copy of the actual certificate is needed you will have to visit the County Clerk’s Office. If actual copies of these documents are not needed, there are commercial vital and public records search companies that can perform the legwork for you for a fee. If you have any questions about how Texas and Dallas County handle the processing of vital statistics you may consult with an attorney to determine what is needed to prove the right to the information.