Congratulations! If you've found yourself at this page it is likely that you are either planning to be married or have been asked to perform a wedding ceremony in Mississippi. Ordained ministers of the Universal Life Church have successfully performed thousands of legal marriages in Mississippi. The information provided below will walk you through the steps one must follow to become a minister and perform a valid wedding ceremony in the state of Mississippi.
- ULC Ordination Accepted: Yes
- Minister Registration Required: Sometimes
- Minister's Residency: Irrelevant
- Minister's Minimum Age: 18
- Marriage License Waiting Period: 0 Days
- Marriage License Valid For: 90 Days
- Marriage License Return Within: By Expiration
1 How to Become an Ordained Minister in Mississippi
If you haven't already, you should get ordained online with the Universal Life Church. Ordination is free and can be completed in just a matter of minutes. Thousands of legally valid marriages are performed by ULC ministers around the world every year. Begin the process by clicking the big blue button below!
2 Officiating a Wedding in Mississippi
Next, you should contact the office of your local marriage authority (typically your county clerk). Let them know that you are a minister of the Universal Life Church in Seattle, and ask what they will require of you to officiate a legal marriage.
Select your Circuit Clerk to quickly generate the contact information for your local marriage authority.
Select a county contact
Mississippi's Top Wedding Spot
Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation, in downtown Vicksburg
3 License to Marry in Mississippi
After you've contacted your marriage authority, you should visit our online store to purchase whatever documentation will be required. We typically advise ministers in Mississippi to get an Ordination Package. While registration is not legally required, you may be asked to show proof of ordination to the county clerk in order for the marriage to be accepted as legally valid. Please attempt to leave at least 3 weeks between the date of the wedding ceremony and your order, to ensure that you receive all of your materials in advance.
4 How to get Married in Mississippi
Now that you've done all of the above, you are ready to perform the wedding! Be sure that the couple has picked up their Mississippi marriage license from the appropriate office. This license is valid for 90 days, and there is no mandatory waiting period between when the couple picks up the marriage license and when the ceremony may legally be conducted. Please note that the signed marriage license must be returned to the issuing office before its date of expiry.
At the Universal Life Church we receive several calls from wedding officiants in Mississippi, after they've received their license to marry by getting ordained online, asking for guidance on how to perform a wedding ceremony. Once the legal matters have been taken care of, officiating a wedding (while a sometimes-daunting task) can be a great deal of fun. We would suggest that new Mississippi wedding ministers concerned about the ceremony peruse one of our helpful wedding guides. The minister training section of our website should offer a helpful refresher for more experienced ministers.
5 Mississippi Wedding Planning Need-to-Knows
In Mississippi, where the intoxicating scent of Magnolia flowers are ever present, weddings take place year-round. Home of the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States, this state experiences balmy, warm conditions year round. Southern summers can become quite hot and humid so it is important to check the average temperatures before planning, particularly if you are sensitive to the heat. Mississippi hosts several large and exciting music festivals through the year on various holidays, so it is also important to check the calendar and review the dates. Wedding officiant fees in Mississippi can vary substantially depending the officiant’s level of experience, whether travel is involved, and how complex the ceremony will be. This can be further affected by how busy the season itself is with celebrations and festivals. Nevertheless, performing a wedding in Mississippi will be a memorable and thrilling experience, whether it be in a venue along the grand Mississippi River, or in a humble barn decorated with bright colors, serving sweet tea and lemonade amidst bright colors and smiling faces.
Mississippi Marriage Code
Marriage in Mississippi is governed by Title 93 of the Mississippi Revised Statutes. Ministers ordained online with the Universal Life Church are permitted to solemnize marriages in Mississippi and have successfully done so thousands of times. Below, you will find that we have reproduced the relevant excerpts of this code.Any minister of the gospel ordained according to the rules of his church or society, in good standing; any Rabbi or other spiritual leader of any other religious body authorized under the rules of such religious body to solemnize rites of matrimony and being in good standing; any judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court, chancery court or county court may solemnize the rites of matrimony between any persons anywhere within this state who shall produce a license granted as herein directed. View the Mississippi Statutes on the official state site.
To view the in-depth wedding laws for Mississippi state:
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Adams County
115 South Wall St.Natchez, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 446-6326
Fax: (601) 445-7955
Adams County website »
Alcorn County
600 Waldron StCorinth, Mississippi
38834
Phone: (662) 286-7740
Fax: (662) 286-7767
Alcorn County website »
Amite County
243 West Main StreetLiberty, Mississippi
39645
Phone: (601) 657-8932
Fax: (601) 657-1082
Amite County website »
Attala County
100 Courthouse, Ste 1Kosciusko, Mississippi
Phone: (662) 289-1471
Fax: (662) 289-7666
Attala County website »
Benton County
190 Ripley AvenueAshland, Mississippi
38603
Phone: (662) 224-6310
Fax: (662) 224-6312
Benton County website »
Bolivar County
404 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr.Cleveland, Mississippi
38732
Phone: (662) 843-2061
Fax: (662) 846-2943
Bolivar County website »
Calhoun County
103 W. Main St.Pittsboro, Mississippi
38951
Phone: (662) 412-3101
Fax: (662) 412-3103
Calhoun County website »
Carroll County
600 Lexington St, Suite BCarrollton, Mississippi
38917
Phone: (662) 237-9274
Fax: (662) 237-9642
Carroll County website »
Chickasaw County
1 Pinson Square, Room 2Houston, Mississippi
38851
Phone: (662) 456-2331
Fax: (662) 456-4831
Chickasaw County website »
Choctaw County
55 E. Quinn St.Ackerman, Mississippi
39735
Phone: (662) 285-6245
Fax: (662) 285-2196
Choctaw County website »
Claiborne County
410 Market St.Port Gibson, Mississippi
39150
Phone: (601) 437-5841
Fax: (601) 437-4543
Claiborne County website »
Clarke County
101 S Archusa Av.Quitman, Mississippi
39355
Phone: (601) 776-3111
Fax: (601) 776-1001
Clarke County website »
Clay County
365 Court StreetWest Point, Mississippi
39773
Phone: (662) 494-3384
Fax: (662) 495-2057
Clay County website »
Coahoma County
115 First StreetClarksdale, Mississippi
38614
Phone: (662) 624-3014
Fax: (662) 624-3075
Coahoma County website »
Copiah County
100 Caldwell DrHazlehurst, Mississippi
39083
Phone: (601) 894-1858
Fax: (601) 894-1908
Copiah County website »
Covington County
101 South Elm Ave.Collins, Mississippi
39428
Phone: (601) 765-6506
Fax: (601) 765-5012
Covington County website »
DeSoto County
2535 Hwy 51 S, Rm 201Hernando, Mississippi
Phone: (662) 429-1325
Fax: (662) 449-1416
DeSoto County website »
Forrest County
630 Main StHattiesburg, Mississippi
39401
Phone: (601) 582-3213
Fax: (601) 545-6065
Forrest County website »
Franklin County
27 Main St.Meadville, Mississippi
39653
Phone: (601) 384-2320
Fax: (601) 384-8244
Franklin County website »
George County
355 Cox St., Ste CLucedale, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 947-4881
Fax: (601) 947-8804
George County website »
Greene County
400 Main StreetLeakesville, Mississippi
39451
Phone: (601) 394-2379
Fax: (601) 394-2334
Greene County website »
Grenada County
59 Green Street, Suite 8Grenada, Mississippi
38901
Phone: (662) 226-1941
Fax: (662) 227-2865
Grenada County website »
Hancock County
152 Main Street, Suite BBay St. Louis, Mississippi
39520
Phone: (228) 467-5265
Fax: (228) 467-2779
Hancock County website »
Harrison County
1801 23rd AveGulfport, Mississippi
39501
Phone: (228) 865-8276
Fax: (228) 865-4099
Harrison County website »
Hinds County
407 E Pascagoula St.Jackson, Mississippi
39201
Phone: (601) 968-6628
Fax: (601) 973-5547
Hinds County website »
Holmes County
22549 Depot StreetLexington, Mississippi
39095
Phone: (662) 834-2476
Fax: (662) 834-3870
Holmes County website »
Humphreys County
150 Castleman St.Belzoni, Mississippi
39038
Phone: (662) 247-3065
Fax: (662) 247-3906
Humphreys County website »
Issaquena County
129 Court St.Mayersville, Mississippi
39113
Phone: (601) 873-2761
Fax: (601) 873-2061
Issaquena County website »
Itawamba County
201 West Main StreetFulton, Mississippi
38843
Phone: (662) 862-3511
Fax: (662) 862-4006
Itawamba County website »
Jackson County
3104 Magnolia StreetPascagoula, Mississippi
39567
Phone: (228) 769-3040
Fax: (228) 769-3180
Jackson County website »
Jasper County
1782 MS-503Paulding, Mississippi
39348
Phone: (601) 727-4941
Fax: (601) 727-4475
Jasper County website »
Jefferson County
1483 Main StreetFayette, Mississippi
39069
Phone: (601) 786-3422
Fax: (601) 786-9676
Jefferson County website »
Jefferson Davis County
1025 3rd StreetPrentiss, Mississippi
39474
Phone: (601) 792-4231
Fax: (601) 792-4957
Jefferson Davis County website »
Jones County
101 Court Street, Suite BEllisville, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 477-8538
Fax: (601) 477-8539
Jones County website »
Kemper County
123 Main AveDeKalb, Mississippi
39328
Phone: (601) 743-2224
Fax: (601) 743-4173
Kemper County website »
Lafayette County
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 101Oxford, Mississippi
38655
Phone: (662) 234-4951
Fax: (662) 236-0238
Lafayette County website »
Lamar County
403 Main St.Purvis, Mississippi
39475
Phone: (601) 794-8504
Fax: (601) 794-3905
Lamar County website »
Lauderdale County
500 Constitution Ave, 1st FloorMeridian, Mississippi
39301
Phone: (601) 482-9731
Fax: (601) 482-9734
Lauderdale County website »
Lawrence County
517 E. Broad St.Monticello, Mississippi
39654
Phone: (601) 587-7162
Fax: (601) 587-4405
Lawrence County website »
Leake County
215 W Main StCarthage, Mississippi
39051
Phone: (601) 267-8357
Fax: (601) 267-8889
Leake County website »
Lee County
200 W. Jefferson St.Tupelo, Mississippi
38804
Phone: (662) 841-9024
Fax: (662) 680-6079
Lee County website »
Leflore County
310 W Market StGreenwood, Mississippi
38930
Phone: (662) 453-1435
Fax: (662) 455-1278
Leflore County website »
Lincoln County
301 S. 1st Street, Room 205Brookhaven, Mississippi
39601
Phone: (601) 835-3435
Fax: (601) 835-3482
Lincoln County website »
Lowndes County
505 2nd Ave No, Room 264Columbus, Mississippi
39701
Phone: (662) 329-5900
Fax: (662) 329-5935
Lowndes County website »
Madison County
128 W. North St.Canton, Mississippi
39046
Phone: (601) 859-4365
Fax: (601) 859-8555
Madison County website »
Marion County
250 Broad Street, Suite 1Columbia, Mississippi
39429
Phone: (601) 736-8246
Fax: (601) 731-6344
Marion County website »
Marshall County
128 E Van Dorn AveHolly Springs, Mississippi
38635
Phone: (662) 252-3434
Fax: (662) 252-5951
Marshall County website »
Monroe County
301 S. Chestnut St.Aberdeen, Mississippi
39730
Phone: (662) 369-8695
Fax: (662) 369-3684
Monroe County website »
Montgomery County
614 Summit StreetWinona, Mississippi
38967
Phone: (662) 283-4161
Fax: (662) 283-3363
Montgomery County website »
Neshoba County
401 E. Beacon St., Ste 110Philadelphia, Mississippi
39350
Phone: (601) 656-4781
Fax: (601) 650-3997
Neshoba County website »
Newton County
92 W Broad StDecatur, Mississippi
39327
Phone: (601) 635-2367
Fax: (601) 635-3210
Newton County website »
Noxubee County
505 South JeffersonMacon, Mississippi
Phone: (662) 726-5737
Fax: (662) 726-6041
Noxubee County website »
Oktibbeha County
108 W. Main StreetStarkville, Mississippi
39759
Phone: (662) 323-1356
Fax: (662) 323-1121
Oktibbeha County website »
Panola County
215 Pocahontas StreetSardis, Mississippi
Phone: (662) 487-2073
Fax: (662) 487-3595
Panola County website »
Pearl River County
200 South Main StreetPoplarville, Mississippi
39470
Phone: (601) 403-2328
Fax: (601) 403-2327
Pearl River County website »
Perry County
103 South Main StreetNew Augusta, Mississippi
39462
Phone: (601) 964-8663
Fax: (601) 964-8740
Perry County website »
Pike County
200 East Bay StreetMagnolia, Mississippi
39652
Phone: (601) 783-2581
Fax: (601) 783-6322
Pike County website »
Pontotoc County
11 E. Washington St.Pontotoc, Mississippi
38863
Phone: (662) 489-3908
Fax: (662) 489-2318
Pontotoc County website »
Prentiss County
101-A North Main StreetBooneville, Mississippi
Phone: (662) 728-4611
Fax: (662) 728-2006
Prentiss County website »
Quitman County
220 Chestnut St., Ste 4Marks, Mississippi
38646
Phone: (662) 326-8003
Fax: (601) 326-8004
Quitman County website »
Rankin County
215 E. Government St.Brandon, Mississippi
39042
Phone: (601) 825-1466
Fax: (601) 825-1465
Rankin County website »
Scott County
100 East 1st StreetForest, Mississippi
39074
Phone: (601) 469-3601
Fax: (601) 469-5188
Scott County website »
Sharkey County
120 Locust Street or P.O. Box 218Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 873-2755
Fax: (601) 873-6045
Sharkey County website »
Simpson County
100 Court St. Room 2Mendenhall, Mississippi
39114
Phone: (601) 847-2474
Fax: (601) 847-2474
Simpson County website »
Smith County
123 Main StRaleigh, Mississippi
39153
Phone: (601) 782-4751
Fax: (601) 782-4007
Smith County website »
Stone County
323 Cavers AvenueWiggins, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 928-5246
Fax: (601) 928-5248
Stone County website »
Sunflower County
200 Main StreetIndianola, Mississippi
38751
Phone: (662) 887-1252
Fax: (662) 887-7077
Sunflower County website »
Tallahatchie County
1 Court SquareCharleston, Mississippi
38921
Phone: (662) 647-8758
Fax: (662) 647-8490
Tallahatchie County website »
Tate County
201 Ward StreetSenatobia, Mississippi
38668
Phone: (662) 562-5211
Fax: (662) 562-7486
Tate County website »
Tippah County
102-A North MainRipley, Mississippi
38663
Phone: (662) 837-7370
Fax: (662) 837-1030
Tippah County website »
Tishomingo County
1008 Battleground DriveIuka, Mississippi
38852
Phone: (662) 423-7026
Fax: (662) 423-1667
Tishomingo County website »
Tunica County
1300 School StreetTunica, Mississippi
38676
Phone: (662) 363-2842
Fax: (662) 363-2413
Tunica County website »
Union County
109 E. Main St.New Albany, Mississippi
38652
Phone: (662) 534-1910
Fax: (662) 534-2059
Union County website »
Walthall County
200 Ball AvenueTylertown, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 876-5677
Fax: (601) 876-4077
Walthall County website »
Warren County
1009 Cherry StreetVicksburg, Mississippi
39183
Phone: (601) 636-3961
Fax: (601) 630-4100
Warren County website »
Washington County
900 Washington Ave, Room 2Greenville, Mississippi
38701
Phone: (662) 378-2747
Fax: (662) 334-2698
Washington County website »
Wayne County
609 AzaleaWaynesboro, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 735-1171
Fax: (601) 735-6261
Wayne County website »
Webster County
515 Carroll St.Walthall, Mississippi
39771
Phone: (662) 258-6287
Fax: (601) 258-7686
Webster County website »
Wilkinson County
525 Main St.Woodville, Mississippi
39669
Phone: (601) 888-6697
Fax: (601) 888-6984
Wilkinson County website »
Winston County
165 W. Main St.Louisville, Mississippi
39339
Phone: (662) 773-3581
Fax: (662) 773-7192
Winston County website »
Yalobusha County
14400 Main St,Coffeeville, Mississippi
38922
Phone: (662) 675-8187
Fax: (662) 675-8004
Yalobusha County website »
Yazoo County
211 E. Broadway St.Yazoo City, Mississippi
39194
Phone: (662) 746-1872
Fax: (662) 716-0113
Yazoo County website »
