Find a Marriage Record

The Metro Archives holds Nashville and Davidson County marriage records spanning from 1788 to February 2017. There are three indexes online which cover different time periods and are organized differently. If you cannot find a record online, we also have print indexes at Metro Archives for marriages between 1789 and 1863. 

View Marriage Records Held at Metro Archives

Service Change Due to Main Library Closure

Unfortunately, the Main Library will remain closed through July 28 following the fire in the adjacent parking garage. As a result, we do not currently have access to most of our materials, including the marriage records. 

In the meantime, for a copy of a marriage license, there are a couple places that should be able to help you: 

• For a copy of a Davidson County marriage license from 1986-present, please contact the Davidson County Clerk's Office.
• If you were married anywhere in the State of Tennessee within the last 50 years, you should contact the Office of Tennessee State Vital Records.
• If you were married anywhere in the State of Tennessee before 1974 (more than 50 years ago), you would need to contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives.