A woman in a bridal dress poses by garlands of flowers" width="450" height="359" />Colorado State Archives holds some, but not all, old marriage certificates for the State of Colorado. As a rule of thumb, if you got married after 1960, State Archives most likely does not have your marriage certificate. You should start your search in the Clerk & Recorder's office for the county in which you got married.
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Types of marriage records held by the Colorado State Archives:
Note: Most Colorado marriage records DO NOT include the names of the parents’ of the bride and groom.
A Statewide Marriage Index covering the years 1890-1939 is included in our Archives Search database.
The Marriage Index is a good place to start your research. It is an alphabetical listing that contains the:
Not all records indexed are held by the Colorado State Archives.
Records NOT held by State Archives the can be found by contacting the County Clerk & Recorder of the county in which the marriage took place.
