According to my source:
"Any county clerk in California may issue a public marriage license which may then be used in another county. You are not required to get married in the county where you purchase the public marriage license however, you must file the license in the county where it was purchased."

You can get married wherever you like, but you have to file the paperwork in the same county that you purchased the license. So, I would purchase the license in Sacramento county, do the ceremony, fill out the paperwork, then do the filing for the license in Sacremento county. I doubt you will have any trouble. I'm sure people are in your situation all the time. It's very common to live elsewhere, but have a wedding ceremony closer to where both of the families live.

You should, though, confirm your situation when you go to purchase the marriage license in Sacramento county just to make sure you're not going to have any headaches.
Source(s):
http://www.genwed.com/california/marriagelaws.htm

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