My fiance is Canadian.  I am American.  We are getting married on
September 3, 2005.  The wedding ceremony is scheduled to occur in
Massachusetts.  I read somewhere that all he (the Canadian) will need
to be marriedto me in MA is a birth certificate and a picture ID.  I
read elsewhere that he needs to get a fiance visa just to be here for
the ceremony.  Which
is correct?  We plan to reside in Canada and have already started that
application process.  We just want to be clear on what is needed for
us to just be married in the US.

Here are a few websites that may help:  One is Mass. marriage and the
other is Canadian Marriage.
http://www.glad.org/marriage/howtogetmarried.html#Who_can_marry
http://www.glad.org/marriage/canadianmarriage_faq.shtml

Massachusetts does not have a residency requirement for marriage, BUT
one old, local law -- dating from 1913 and never the subject of any
published Massachusetts court opinion  (although it was mentioned in a
footnote in the concurring opinion in the Goodridge case) -- says that
non-residents may not marry in Massachusetts if their marriage would
be ?void? in their home state.

Check this site for excellent info on marriage and visa processes:

www.visajourney.com