Delaware Marriage Records

Delaware provides an overall vital records search website that gives people access to birth, death and marriage records that took place in Delaware. Marriage records are divided into two sections, one with records prior to 1976, and those that took place from 1977 to the present. Delaware divorce and annulment decrees are also available for searching, but these must be obtained in person at various courts within the three different counties of Delaware.

To obtain marriage records for marriages that took place from 1977 to the present, the state of Delaware offers several options

• In person at one of the three locations around the state.
• Via written request to the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics located in Dover, Delaware.
• Online through the VitalChek Network for Delaware page
• By telephone at 1-877-888-0248

There are several forms to fill out as well, which individuals can bring with them when they go to request marriage records. For marriage record requests for marriages that took place before 1976, visitors can access the Delaware Public Archives and request a record via email using their contact form, standard mail, or in person.

At this website, users can search through birth, death and marriage records for Delaware by last name. This site is not affiliated with the state of Delaware, so the information obtained may or may not be reliable. Users should keep this in mind when accessing records from here.

Another website, called Vital Check, lets users buy copies of birth, death or marriage certificates. Available marriage certificates are from 1972 to the present.