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Almost always include:
full names of bride and groom
date of the marriage
county where the marriage took place
May also include:
age at time of marriage
date and/or place of birth for bride and groom
names and birthplaces of the bride's and groom's parents
names of the witnesses to the marriage, often relatives
residence of the parties
whether single, widowed or divorced
age at time of marriage
occupation
church of marriage ceremony
name of minister or priest
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
 howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
or
http://www.family
search.org/sg/
The local town or county courthouse as found in:
http://www.vitalrec.com
or
http://www.vitalchek.com
or state or county resources such as:
http://resources.rootsweb
.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
or
http://familysearch.org/
Search/searchcatalog.asp
or
http://ancestry.com/search/
locality/main.htm
If more recent:
the State Department of Health Services or Office of Vital Records as found in
http://www.vitalrec.com
or
http://www.vitalchek.com
If particularly early:
State or local libraries or societies and/or compiled records
for that locality as found in our Resource Guide.
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Information on marriage records can help you:
find a birth date and/or place to research for the bride and groom
find a maiden name for a woman
find parents' names (and possibly birth places) to research
learn about previous marriages
find a newspaper announcement
find church records for the marriage
determine which children belong to which mother in the case of multiple marriages
learn about previous marriages
find addresses to seek in deeds or city directories, locate on maps, or narrow your search in an unindexed census
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