Recorder Marriage Certificates

Requesting a Marriage Certificate

Cost

Certified copies are $15.00 each. We do not accept personal checks.

Instructions

You will need a valid ID or driver's license, be at least 18 years old and have entitlement.

If you are applying for a certified copy through the mail, you must fill out the application with your signature notarized, and we need a copy of your valid ID or driver's license and a money order (made out to the Pottawattamie County Recorder and signed by remitter). Please send everything to the Pottawattamie County Recorder at 227 S 6th St. Room 251 Council Bluffs, IA 51501.

If you have any questions, please call (712) 328-5612 Option #4. 

Application

Identification 

If you do not have a valid driver's license or ID, please provide alternative identification. View Identity Documents for acceptable forms of alternative IDs.

Entitlement 

Direct and Tangible Interest

Records Available 

Certified Copies:

Certified copies are available from our office if:

• The event took place in Iowa between 1954 - Present
  • Certified copies can be obtained through any Iowa County Recorder's Office or the State Office for events during these dates.
• The event occurred between 1885 - 1921
  • And the Marriage Application occurred in Avoca 
• The event occurred between 1917 - 1953
  • And the Marriage Application (not necessarily the wedding itself) occurred in Pottawattamie County

Otherwise, the record is at the State Office. Request a record through the Iowa Department of Public Health website by clicking "Request Record" below.

Request Record

Photocopies: 

They are $5 cash/each. Photocopies are available if the marriage application occurred:

• Between 1885 -1921 in Avoca
• Between 1917- Present in Pottawattamie County

The Record will be noted, "Not for Legal Purposes." 

Our Contact Information: 

Pottawattamie County Recorder
227 S 6th St., Room 251
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Phone: (712) 328-5612 Option #4

Marriage Record Office Hours: 8 am - 4 pm; Monday - Friday unless there is a holiday. 
 

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