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Bernaillo County Metropolitan Court Valentine's Day wedding

Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover, center, officiates a Valentine's Day wedding at her office in Downtown Albuquerque in 2019.

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Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court has announced the return of in-person Valentine's Day weddings.

This is the first time in three years the ceremonies will be conducted in person, they have been virtual since 2021, a news release said.

"This marks the 24th year in which the Metropolitan Court Judges have been performing Valentine’s Day weddings for the public, and there’s even more excitement around the event this year with the return of in-person ceremonies,” said Presiding Civil Division Judge Frank A. Sedillo in a statement.

Ceremonies will take places from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14.

The County Clerk's Office also has appointments available between 9-11:30 a.m.

Couples interested in tying the knot on Valentine's Day can sign up for an appointment by calling 505-841-8285.

A marriage license must be obtained beforehand and two witnesses must also be present.

Marriage licenses cost $25 — payments can be made with cash or a credit card — and are available at the County Clerk's Office located on the first floor at Alvarado Square, 415 Silver SW.

Valentine's Day weddings at Bernaillo County Metropolitan Court

Valentine's Day wedding at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Judith Nakamura, center presides on Raven Lucero, left, and her groom Michael Couch's Valentine's Day wedding at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Photographed on February 14, 2016.
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Valentine's Day wedding
Kali Beaty and David Beaty exchange vows as Judge Frank Sedillo holds one of their daughters Khloe, 1, while officiating their wedding at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court on the 9th Floor which was transformed into Wedding Central for Valentine s Day weddings Wednesday Feb. 14, 2018
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Valentine's Day wedding
Surrounded by family and friends Maureen Rader and her soon to be husband Marc Machon share a private moment before their wedding at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court on the 9th Floor which was transformed into Wedding Central for Valentine's Day weddings Wednesday Feb 14 2018
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
Leydi Martinez and Fabian Velador wait to exchange vows in front of Judge Henry Alaniz at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court on the 9th Floor which was transformed into Wedding Central for Valentine s Day weddings Wednesday Feb. 14, 2018
Bernaillo County Metropolitan Court Valentine's Day wedding
Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover, center, officiates a Valentine's Day wedding at her office in Downtown Albuquerque in 2019.
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