Getting married in Queens
Marry at the City Clerk's office in Kew Gardens for $25 and leave with your certificate the same day, or seat up to 150 guests in the Queens Botanical Garden's Wedding Garden or 250 at the Queens Museum.
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Queens City Clerk office
- 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Ground Floor, Room G-100, Kew Gardens, NY 11424 (City Clerk)
- Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4 PM; arrive for a ceremony between 8:30 AM and 3:15 PM (NYC311, checked September 2026)
- By appointment through Project Cupid only; no walk-ins
Getting there
- Subway: the 7, E, F, M, R, N, W, J, Z, A and G run in Queens (MTA)
- From LaGuardia, the Q70 LaGuardia Link runs to Woodside and to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue
- From JFK, AirTrain runs to Jamaica for the subway and the Long Island Rail Road
- NYC Ferry's Astoria route stops at Astoria, Roosevelt Island and Long Island City (NYC311)
- The Borough Hall Municipal Parking Garage, 80-25 126th Street, has 600 spaces near the Clerk's office (NYC DOT)
Good to know
- The ceremony fee is $25, and your marriage certificate is issued the same day (NYC311)
- Bring your license, ID and a witness 18 or older
- The Clerk's current notice allows up to 4 guests; confirm when you book (City Clerk)
What marrying in Queens is like
Queens has its own City Clerk office in Kew Gardens, so you can marry here without crossing into Manhattan. The ceremony works the same way in every borough office: book through Project Cupid, bring your license, ID and a witness, pay $25, and leave with your certificate the same day (NYC311). The City Hall wedding guide walks through the license and the booking in order.
For a wedding with guests, the borough's garden and museum settings are in and around Flushing. Queens Botanical Garden holds ceremonies in its Wedding Garden, which seats 150, and the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park hosts ceremonies and seated dinners for up to 250. On the waterfront, Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City looks across the river to the Manhattan skyline.
Where couples say it in Queens
Gardens, a museum and parks host Queens weddings. Queens Botanical Garden holds ceremonies from 10 AM to 7 PM. Gantry Plaza State Park has a contact for wedding photo permits; ask that contact whether a full ceremony is allowed before you plan one there. City parks such as Astoria Park and Flushing Meadows Corona Park need an NYC Parks permit for special events; the Queens permit office is in the Passerelle Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM (NYC Parks, checked September 2026).
Vendors in Queens
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Finding vendors in Queens
Check the venue's rules before you hire anyone: the Queens Museum uses an exclusive caterer for its events (Queens Museum). For a park ceremony, confirm what the permit allows, such as sound, food and alcohol, before you book a DJ or a caterer (NYC Parks). Ask each photographer, florist, officiant or hair and makeup artist whether they work in your part of Queens, whether they are free on your date and what the total includes; the vendors page has the questions to ask before you pay a deposit.
Wedding vendors in Queens
- Wedding venues in Queens101
- Wedding officiants in Queens33
- Wedding photographers in Queens83
- Wedding videographers in Queens33
- Wedding planners in Queens64
- Florists in Queens79
- Bridal shops in Queens29
- Suit and tuxedo shops in Queens13
- Hair and makeup in Queens54
- Wedding cakes in Queens105
- DJs and bands in Queens39
- Jewelers in Queens92
- Party rentals in Queens48
- Wedding transportation in Queens74
- Caterers in Queens76
Queens rules to check first
- The Queens Museum hosts events all day on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Wednesday to Sunday from 8 AM to 11 AM and 6:30 PM to midnight (Queens Museum).
- The museum is about a 15-minute walk from Mets-Willets Point on the 7 train (Queens Museum).
- Queens Botanical Garden asks for early reservations and a deposit, payments are final, and guest parking on site costs extra (Queens Botanical Garden).
- Alcohol is generally not allowed at NYC Parks special events; exceptions need a State Liquor Authority permit (NYC Parks).
- Where a park allows amplified sound, it is limited to 4 hours, and an electric sound system needs an NYPD sound permit (NYC Parks).
- Selling food or drinks in a park may need a Parks Temporary Use Authorization plus Health Department permits (NYC Parks).
- Rules differ from site to site, so check permits, sound, photos and seasonal hours with each park or venue.
Where to toast afterward
Queens Botanical Garden hosts receptions on its Terrace and in its Auditorium and Meeting Room until 10 PM, and the Queens Museum hosts evening dinners. For a smaller toast, Community Board 1 notes Astoria's range of restaurants, on the NYC Ferry's Astoria route (Queens CB1).
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What a Queens wedding costs
- City Clerk ceremony: $25 (NYC311, checked September 2026)
- 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, citywide: typically $9,270 to $42,500, with an average of $27,500, an industry estimate rather than city data (The Knot, July 2025)
- At the Queens Museum or Queens Botanical Garden, ask for a written estimate that shows the full total, including catering, parking and any extra hours