CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Marital Status
......Validity of Marriage
.........Requirements
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Solemnization of weddings.

Valid marriage requires consent, together with license and solemnization or fulfillment of "confidential marriage" requirements.

Person 18 years of age or older may consent to his/her marriage.

Issuance of marriage license is mandatory requirement for a valid marriage and petition to establish fact of marriage does not cure failure to obtain one.