County Chapel

The County Clerk Division’s staff and volunteers perform civil ceremonies by appointment at the County Chapel located at:

555 County Center, 1st Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063

The Chapel can be reserved for ceremonies Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and one of our Deputy Marriage Commissioner will perform the ceremony. To request the civil ceremony in Spanish language, please call our office at (650) 363-4500 to ensure the availability of a Spanish speaking officiant.

Witness Required for Ceremony: Minimally, one witness for the betrothed couple must be present for a public civil ceremony. No witness is required for a confidential ceremony.

Reserving the County Chapel includes our Deputy Marriage Commissioner for the ceremony. The use of an outside officiant is permissible upon receipt of an email at countyclerk@smcacre.gov to arrange use of their own officiant.

Couples reserving the County Chapel to hold their civil ceremony may choose to broadcast the ceremony to friends and family over the internet. There is a high-definition camera installed in the chapel which will stream the wedding anywhere in the world to virtual guests. Guests can view the civil ceremony on a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop/desktop personal computer. Couples who choose to broadcast their wedding online will receive a copy of their wedding ceremony on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device to take home. The USB is provided to the couple immediately after the ceremony. Couples may opt not to broadcast their ceremony over the internet and still receive a recording of their ceremony on a USB for the same cost of $50. The cost of $65 to reserve the County Chapel includes: a reserved time of 30-minutes from the reservation time, a small private room, and a Deputy Marriage Commissioner to perform the civil ceremony. The small room consists of 8 seats with an occupancy limit for our Wedding Chapel of 25 occupants (Deputy Marriage Commissioner, Bride, Groom and 22 additional guests that includes the witness(es).

Pets, alcohol, food, drinks, and littering are not permitted inside. Service dogs who are highly trained to aid their owners with disabilities are welcome.

Please remember – it is required to obtain a marriage license prior to your scheduled wedding day.

To make a reservation, visit the County Chapel and civil ceremony page. If couples wish to have a live streaming of their ceremony over the internet (webcam), they must choose this option when reserving their ceremony. An invitation with the virtual ceremony link will be provided to the couple to forward to their invited guests. After reserving the ceremony and obtaining a reservation code for the County Chapel, fees are required one week prior to the ceremony and are non-refundable. Please call the Clerk Division at (650) 363-4500 to pay for the ceremony reservation. When canceling a County Chapel reservation, couples have a one-time privilege to reschedule at no cost within 30 days from the cancellation date.