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How to get married in New York City

Book a license appointment with the City Clerk, wait at least 24 hours, and marry within 60 days, at City Hall, in a park or at a venue. Pick your borough below for the offices, permits and costs there.

Read the wedding guides

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Manhattan

The City Clerk and City Hall Park, which NYC Parks describes as right beside City Hall and a stop for newlyweds.

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Brooklyn

Waterfront and skyline settings such as Marsha P. Johnson State Park, where a wedding ceremony needs a park-use permit.

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Queens

Waterfront parks such as Gantry Plaza State Park, with Long Island Rail Road connections close by.

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The Bronx

City parks and state parks, including Roberto Clemente State Park on the water (NYS Parks).

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Staten Island

More natural park settings, including Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve.

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Nearby

The Hudson Valley and Westchester by Metro-North, Long Island and the North Fork by the LIRR (MTA map), and North Jersey, where Hudson County event spaces look back at Manhattan.

The same first step for every wedding

About Get Married in NYC

Whether you are here for one morning at City Hall or planning a day with all your guests, the license comes first; after that, the place you choose sets the permits, the travel and the cost.

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Married at City Hall, by appointment

Book a City Clerk ceremony, bring your license, the same photo ID you used for it and at least one witness 18 or older, and pay $25 (NYC311, checked September 2026).

Read the City Hall wedding guide

Guides for every step

All wedding guides

Start with the marriage license, then the ceremony and the certificate, then the day around them: where to take photos, what to wear and where your guests can stay.

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Planning an Accessible Wedding in New York City

Check venues for a step-free route, restrooms and seating, book ASL and captions, plan accessible travel, and request City Clerk accommodations in NYC.

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Connecticut Wedding Venues Within Reach of New York City

Compare Connecticut wedding venues near NYC by town, capacity and price, plan the New Haven Line trip, and get the $50 Connecticut marriage license.

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Amplified Music at an NYC Wedding: Sound Permits and Noise Rules

Find out when a DJ, band or microphone needs an NYPD sound permit, what it costs and when to file, plus park permits, curfews and NYC noise limits.

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Vendors

Browse wedding vendors

Find vendors near your ceremony

Choose the officiant, photographer or florist your date depends on, in any of the five boroughs or nearby, and know what to ask before you pay a deposit.

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From license to certificate

Apply for your marriage license with the City Clerk, in person or by video through Project Cupid, and pay $35. Wait at least 24 hours from the moment it is issued (a judge can waive the wait), then marry within 60 days with an authorized officiant and at least one witness. The officiant returns the signed license within 5 business days, and your Certificate of Marriage Registration arrives by mail in about 20 days, or the same day if the City Clerk marries you (NYC311 license, NYC311 ceremony, checked September 2026).

Read the City Hall wedding guide