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Getting married in Brooklyn

Marry at the City Clerk's office on Joralemon Street for $25, or book a garden or park house for your guests, and ask each venue about its caterer rules before you hire anyone.

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Brooklyn City Clerk office

  • Brooklyn Municipal Building, 210 Joralemon Street, Room 205, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (City Clerk)
  • Ceremony arrivals Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:15 PM (NYC311, checked September 2026)
  • By appointment through Project Cupid only; no walk-ins

Getting there

  • Subway: the A, C, F, G, J, M, Z, L, N, Q, R, B, D, 2, 3, 4 and 5 all run in Brooklyn (MTA)
  • Atlantic Terminal in Downtown Brooklyn links several subway lines with the Long Island Rail Road
  • From JFK, take AirTrain to the A at Howard Beach, or to the E, J or Z at Jamaica
  • Check MTA planned service changes for your date before you send directions

Good to know

  • The ceremony fee is $25 (NYC311)
  • Bring your license, the ID you used for it and a witness 18 or older
  • NYC311 lists 6 people at most, including the two of you and your witness; confirm the current limit when you book
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What marrying in Brooklyn is like

If you want a civil ceremony without leaving the borough, the Brooklyn office in the Municipal Building on Joralemon Street works like the others: book through Project Cupid, bring your license, ID and a witness, and pay $25 (NYC311). The license comes first; the City Hall wedding guide lays out the order.

For a wedding with guests, Brooklyn's settings run from glass houses in a botanic garden to a park house in Prospect Park to waterfront lofts in DUMBO. Brooklyn Botanic Garden hosts weddings in its Palm House and the Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium, and describes its ceremonies as intimate early-morning affairs. The Prospect Park Picnic House seats up to 175 guests, or 240 for a cocktail event.

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Where couples say it in Brooklyn

Gardens, park buildings, waterfront lofts, galleries, restaurants, hotels, rooftops and historic houses all host Brooklyn weddings. In a city park or on a beach, a gathering of more than 20 people needs an NYC Parks Special Event permit: apply at least 21 days ahead and pay a $25 non-refundable fee (NYC311, checked September 2026). Brooklyn Bridge Park runs its own permits, and NYC Parks does not take its applications (NYC).

Vendors in Brooklyn

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Finding vendors in Brooklyn

Ask the venue about caterers before you hire one: the Picnic House requires one of its 10 approved caterers, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden works with a single culinary partner (Prospect Park, BBG). For a photographer, florist, officiant, DJ or hair and makeup artist, ask about your date, the hours and the total with travel. As a budget guide, The Knot puts the average photographer outside Manhattan at $4,080 and the average DJ at $2,760 (The Knot, July 2025). Before you pay a deposit, go through the questions on the vendors page.

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Where to toast afterward

DUMBO's business district lists restaurants and event spaces in the same neighborhood as Brooklyn Bridge Park, a natural stop after waterfront photos (DUMBO). If your ceremony is in a city park, raise the glass somewhere else, since alcohol is generally not allowed at NYC Parks events.

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What a Brooklyn wedding costs

  • City Clerk ceremony: $25 (NYC311, checked September 2026)
  • Prospect Park Picnic House, Saturday: $5,500 from November to March, $7,000 from April to October; micro-weddings from $2,000, per its 2022 rate sheet, so confirm current prices (Prospect Park)
  • Full wedding: $62,310 on average outside Manhattan, against $87,700 in Manhattan; the figure covers Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island together (The Knot, July 2025)
  • Venue alone: $25,000 on average outside Manhattan, an industry estimate rather than city data (The Knot, July 2025)