Cost - $300 (I think). We had to put down $100 to set the date. You have to give the court 30 days notice prior to getting married.

What did you wear - A $30 dress I bought the day before!! It was a pearl colour and I wore it with a dusty pink wrap and a matching necklace. I wore little kitten heels.

Do you think it is still as special - We don't clasify this date as our real wedding date. We had our symbloic ceremony 3 weeks later in the Greek Islands which we call our wedding date. Getting married at the court house was just legally easier. DH and I both had our Hens/Bucks parties the night before so we were feeling a bit seedy. It was lovely though - short a sweet.

How did your family react - A lot of people were glad to be able to see us get married at the court house because most of those that came couldn't make it over to Greece for our big wedding.

& any other details you are willing to spill - You will have a meeting with the registrar of the court (I think that's what he was called) and they will ask you a few questions and help you pick a date. Ours was in between bail hearings . It was special in it's own way - we giggled the whole way through and there were no nerves. It's much more relaxing when there isn't a big production. Three weeks later at our "big" wedding I was a nervous wreck - and I was already married!! We didn't tell any of our guests in the Greek Islands that we were already married - we didn't want to spoil it for them! We had our official marriage certificate from the courthouse displayed in a cute little canister on our cake table at our "big" wedding.