Stumped for Valentine's Day plans? The county invites couples who want to make the big day "extra special" to tie the knot at one of its courthouses.
Special Feb. 14 wedding services will be offered this Monday at all seven County Courthouses. Marriage licenses will be processed and civil ceremonies will be performed the same day, and at the main Norwalk courthouse, "multiple" ceremony areas will be available. These one-stop weddings will be performed at the LAX Courthouse on La Cienega Boulevard from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment necessary; just show up with a photo ID.
The last time the county offered this service on Feb. 14 was in 2008, and 271 couples took the plunge. At 90 bucks a pop for a license, and $25 for a civil ceremony, the county is hoping for the same Valentine's Day deluge (though, in 2008, Valentine's Day would have fallen on a Saturday, a more wedding-friendly day of the week).
According to national statistics, however, February ranks third-to-last in the number of weddings performed (behind January and March). Just 7 percent of couples wed this month, according to the National Association of Wedding Ministers. (June is the most popular month, when nearly 11 percent of couples wed.)
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