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Getting married in Manhattan

Book a City Clerk ceremony at 141 Worth Street for $25, or apply at least 21 days ahead for a park permit if more than 20 people are coming; the Conservatory Garden asks for 10 days.

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Manhattan Marriage Bureau

  • 141 Worth Street, between Centre Street and Hamill Place, New York, NY 10013
  • Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:45 PM
  • By appointment through Project Cupid only; no walk-ins
  • Source: NYC311, checked September 2026

Getting there

  • Subways and local buses take OMNY: tap a contactless card, phone, watch or OMNY card (MTA)
  • NYC Ferry lands at Wall Street/Pier 11, East 34th Street, Battery Park City, Midtown West and other Manhattan piers (NYC Ferry)
  • Meters south of 96th Street start at $5.00 for the first hour (NYC DOT, checked September 2026); rates vary by block

Good to know

  • A City Clerk ceremony costs $25 (NYC311)
  • Bring your New York State marriage license, matching photo ID and a witness 18 or older
  • The Clerk's current notice allows up to 4 guests, while NYC311 lists 6 people in total; confirm the limit when you book (City Clerk)
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What marrying in Manhattan is like

Manhattan holds both ends of the scale. At one end is a City Clerk ceremony at 141 Worth Street: a $25 fee, a small group, and a marriage certificate handed to you the same day, according to NYC311. The license comes first and the ceremony is a separate appointment; the City Hall wedding guide takes you through that order.

At the other end are hotel ballrooms, historic event halls, rooftops and restaurant rooms, and between them two large parks that permit weddings: Central Park, with its six-acre Conservatory Garden at Fifth Avenue and East 104th and 105th Streets, and Hudson River Park, which runs more than four miles along the west side. Rooms here tend to be smaller; The Knot notes that Manhattan spaces for more than 200 guests are less common than spaces for fewer than 100 (The Knot, July 2025).

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Where couples say it in Manhattan

Beyond the Clerk's office, couples marry in hotels, event halls, museums, rooftops and parks. A Conservatory Garden permit gives you 90 minutes in a garden space plus portraits in the Center Garden; apply at least 10 days ahead. Hudson River Park issues its own permits for weddings and photo shoots (NYC). In other city parks, a gathering of more than 20 people needs an NYC Parks Special Event permit: a $25 non-refundable fee and an application at least 21 days before (NYC Parks, checked September 2026).

Vendors in Manhattan

The vendor directory
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Finding vendors in Manhattan

Marrying at the Clerk's office? You may need only a photographer and a place to eat afterward. For a venue wedding, ask the venue which caterers and other vendors it allows before you hire anyone, then ask each vendor whether they are free on your date and what the total includes. If a friend or officiant will marry you away from the Clerk's office, they must register with the City Clerk before the ceremony (City Clerk). Manhattan runs higher: The Knot puts the average photographer at $4,870 and the average DJ at $3,090 here, against $4,080 and $2,760 in the other boroughs (The Knot, July 2025). The vendors page has the questions to ask before you pay a deposit.

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Before you book in Manhattan

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Where to toast afterward

A meal or a toast after a Clerk ceremony is its own booking, whether that is a restaurant table, a hotel bar or a private room. If you marry in the Conservatory Garden, plan the celebration somewhere else, because receptions and alcohol are not allowed in the Garden.

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What a Manhattan wedding costs

  • City Clerk ceremony: $25 (NYC311, checked September 2026)
  • NYC Parks Special Event permit processing: $25, non-refundable (NYC Parks, checked September 2026)
  • Full wedding: $87,700 on average in Manhattan, against $62,310 in the other boroughs, an industry estimate rather than city data (The Knot, July 2025)
  • Venue alone: $30,000 on average in Manhattan, $25,000 elsewhere in the city (The Knot, July 2025)