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# The Journal

Love stories, Miami light and the small practical things that make a big day feel easy. Written by the people who set the table.

 

Elopement1 min readSeptember 15, 2026

## [Florida marriage license for a Miami elopement](/journal/florida-marriage-license-for-an-elopement)

Fly in at breakfast, marry at sunset.

Where to apply, who waits three days and who can marry the same day, and what your officiant does with the license after the ceremony.

[Read the story](/journal/florida-marriage-license-for-an-elopement)

> Miami Beach faces east, so the sunset is behind the city and the sea turns pink and lilac.

## More stories

The questions that come before the big day: when, where and how.

-    [![Couple embracing beside a white flower arch at sunset](/_astro/lotus-couple-sunset.CMeA1jqu_25SIXh.jpg)
    
    Proposal1 min read
    
    ### The best time of day to propose in Miami
    
    Golden hour, blue hour and the pink Atlantic sea.](/journal/best-time-to-propose-in-miami)
-    [![Man kneeling to propose under a white floral heart arch](/_astro/heart-arch-white-kneel.BynECx9g_29iTLM.jpg)
    
    Proposal1 min read
    
    ### What happens on the day of a Cloud Nine proposal
    
    You arrive to a finished setup. The rest is yours.](/journal/what-happens-on-proposal-day)

## Why we write these

Most of what we write here starts as a phone call. A couple asks how the marriage license works, or what time the light is best on Miami Beach, and we find ourselves giving the same careful answer again and again. So we write it down once, properly.

Every guide comes from the planners who set up the day, not from a copywriter. If you have a question you would like answered here, send it to us.

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