Licensed to Wed!
Jun 6th, 2008 by Emily
Today is not only the one-month mark until we get married, but it also is the day that we were licensed to wed! We woke up early and maneuvered our way through the Lake Merritt area, got dizzy in a loopty loop parking garage and were officially approved by the County of Alameda. Woo hoo!
I must say it was a lot easier than I had expected. The only problem I had was with signage on the County Recorder’s building, which read “Monday thru Friday.” Shouldn’t a government building correctly spell words in the English language?!. Let’s hope the name-changing process is smooth and without grammatical stressors.
Without further ado, I present a photo essay of the marriage licensing process:
Matt: Number of previous marriages? Hmmm.
Emily: Ahem!
Matt: Well, there was that one time…
Emily: Excuse me?
Matt: Just kidding! Zero for me!
My turn for forms. Boring, I know, but you can admire my cute new Target bag! 
We sat on a cool mosaic bench to wait for our number.
Ta da! Wait, why so glum?
That’s better! Here’s the future Mr. & Mrs. West with the souvenir certificate!
Not only is your Targe bag cute, but your hair too! It was an easy process, huh? I was going to let you in on that secret, but didn’t for 2 reasons. a) We registered in San Bernardino and I don’t know the difference between here and there (and I wouldn’t want you to not give yourself enough time and then not have enough time) and b) why ruin the surprise! haha
Although, when you were filling out the forms, did it say Mother’s Maiden Name or Mother’s Full Name? Cuz those are not the same thing! haha
It just said Mother’s Full Name. The lady changed it to maiden names.