Did you know that in the state of Washington you can apply for your marriage license via the U.S. postal service? Here is what you do:

Go to: http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/marriage.aspx and click on Applying For A Marriage License. Then under How to Apply click on By Mail. On this page you are instructed to download affadavits for you and your fiance, fill out, get notarized and send back to the King County Courthouse with a $64 cashier’s check. In about 4-5 days call the courthouse to make sure they have received your paperwork. The great thing about this method is that the day they receive your paperwork at the courthouse, your 3-day waiting period begins. This is a great alternative for those that are planning on flying in from out of town. You simply take care of the paperwork via the method described above and the day — NOTE: IT HAS TO BE A WEEKDAY AS THE COURTHOUSE IS NOT OPEN ON WEEKENDS — you arrive to town, you simply go to the courthouse and pick up your marriage license. Your waiting period has already been satisfied and you can get married that same day you pick up the paperwork! I think this is such a great alternative to going down to the courthouse to fill out all the paperwork. With the mail-in method you can fill out everything in the privacy of your own home. ONE CAVEAT TO REMEMBER: YOU MUST CALL THE COURTHOUSE TO CONFIRM THAT THEY RECEIVED YOUR PAPERWORK. YOU CANNOT ASSUME THEY RECEIVED IT AND JUST SHOW UP AT THE COURTHOUSE.