For the first time in San Bernardino County history, the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk’s Office opened its doors on a Saturday, giving couples a new place to say “I do” on Valentine’s Day. The Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino was filled through the early afternoon hours with couples who scheduled appointments to unite in matrimony this Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14. Annabelle Trelfa has her wedding dress straightened as she and her fiance U.S. Marine Lance Corp. Robert Skonieczny, both from Romeo, Michigan, fill out paperwork with a clerk prior to their Valentine’s Day wedding at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 as fellow Marines and witnesses Pvt. Jacob Freeman and Pvt. Graham Austin stand nearby. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Records technician Georgina Rosete-Flores, center, reacts as Sandra Bringas and Adrian Ramos, both from Ontario, exchange their Valentine’s Day wedding vows at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Joe Moreno reacts as he leaves the San Bernardino County Hall of Records after marrying his bride Beatrice Ortiz following their Valentine’s Day wedding in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Soon-to-be brides check in for their Valentine’s Day weddings at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. It was the first time the county has performed Valentine’s Day weddings on a Saturday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Sandra Bringas’s wedding ring sits on her finger as she exchanges Valentine’s Day vows with Adrian Ramos, both from Ontario, at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Joe Moreno reacts after marrying his bride Beatrice Ortiz following their Valentine’s Day wedding at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) A bride runs into the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office for her Valentines Day wedding in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Tim Torrez and his soon-to-be-bride Dannielle Cabrera raise their hands to verify their personal information with a clerk prior to their Valentine’s Day wedding at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Annabelle Trelfa stands with her fiance United States Marine Lance Corp. Robert Skonieczny, both from Romeo, Michigan, as they prepare to fill out paperwork with a clerk before their Valentine’s Day wedding at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) A bride walks into the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office for her Valentine’s Day wedding in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. It was the first time the county has performed Valentine’s Day weddings on a Saturday. 82 couples in total exchanged their wedding vows throughout the day at the office. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Sandra Bringas and Adrian Ramos, both from Ontario, wait at the altar for guests to arrive for their Valentine’s Day wedding at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Adrian Ramos reacts after exchanging his Valentine’s Day wedding vows with his new bride Sandra Bringas, both from Ontario, at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. It was the first time the county has performed Valentine’s Day weddings on a Saturday. 82 couples in total exchanged their wedding vows throughout the day at the office. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Show Caption1 of 12Annabelle Trelfa has her wedding dress straightened as she and her fiance U.S. Marine Lance Corp. Robert Skonieczny, both from Romeo, Michigan, fill out paperwork with a clerk prior to their Valentine’s Day wedding at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records recorder-clerk’s office in San Bernardino on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 as fellow Marines and witnesses Pvt. Jacob Freeman and Pvt. Graham Austin stand nearby. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Expand “I thought that opening on Saturday, which I would say is very unique, would be wonderful and totally out of the box,” Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Josie Gonzales said by phone Friday. It’s “something that was unexpected, something that could create a new experience and that would bring an added exciting feeling to couples who were wishing to be married on Valentine’s Day.” The idea for the event came shortly after she was elected, Gonzales said. Close to Valentine’s Day last, she said she saw several couples come into the assessor’s offices dressed up for marriage ceremonies. On Valentine’s Day this year, 82 couples arrived for their appointments and left newlyweds. After two decades together, Rialto residents Alan Ramirez, 44, and Alicia Rosales, 38, planned to tie the knot on Valentine’s Day. 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