Did you know that about 260,000 Americans get married in the United States every year on Valentine's Day? Typically, the District of Columbia Superior Court is closed on Saturdays, but cupid requested that the court stays open for people wanting to get married on Love's Holiday.
This will be the first time ever that the DC Superior Court's Marriage Bureau has opened its calendar for Saturday weddings. On February 14, court officiants will perform 14 weddings beginning at 9 a.m. in each of the two marriage ceremony rooms.
“We are pleased to accommodate this number of couples who want to have this special date as their anniversary date. I appreciate court staff taking time away from their family and friends and coming to work on a Saturday morning so that we can perform these couples’ marriage ceremonies on this special date,” said Chief Judge Lee Satterfield.
“We expect to see a lot of smiling faces this Saturday, on the faces of the newly-married couples and their loved ones, and on the faces of court staff who so enjoy being witness to this special time in peoples’ lives.”
The DC Superior Court’s Marriage Bureau processed over 5000 marriage license applications per year in recent years, over 7500 in 2013. Over 2400 couples were married at the courthouse last year.
