A New York State Marriage License is valid for 60 days only and can only be used in the state of New York. All couples must wait a full 24 hours from the time the Marriage License is issued before a Marriage Ceremony can be performed in the state of New York, unless a judicial waiver is obtained. The fee for a civil Marriage Ceremony, performed in one of our offices, is $25 payable in money order only.

Civil Marriage Ceremonies are performed in the Manhattan office from 8:30 am to 3:45 pm, Monday thru Friday. The Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island office perform Marriage Ceremonies Monday thru Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. All offices are closed on legal holidays. Couples must have at least one witness over the age of eighteen present at the wedding ceremony. Please arrive no later than 3:15 pm to any of our offices for a civil Marriage Ceremony. After the civil Marriage Ceremony is performed, a marriage certificate will be issued to you on that same day.

If you are having a ceremony performed outside of our offices, you must present your marriage license to the marriage officiant. Note: Any marriage officiant who performs a marriage in any of the boroughs of New York City must be registered with the City Clerk's Office. Therefore, if you are getting married in any of the five boroughs you should ensure that the person performing the ceremony is registered with the City Clerk's Office. The marriage officiant must fill in the necessary information on the marriage license and mail it to our office. A Marriage Certificate will then be mailed to the address indicated on your marriage application.

If you would like to inquire if your prospective officiant is registered with the City Clerk's Office, please contact our Officiant Registration Unit at (212) 669-8095.

To inquire about Captain Gordon's registration information just refer to:
Clergy book 1998 Page 246-Line 4.

 

Manhattan Office Victor L. Robles, City Clerk - Clerk of the Council Municipal Building 1 Centre Street, 2nd Floor South New York, NY 10007 Telephone Number is (212) 669-2400 Bronx Office Dolores DeCrescenzo, Deputy City Clerk Supreme Court Building 851 Grand Concourse Bronx, New York 10451 Telephone Number is (718) 590-5307 Brooklyn Office Johnnie Johnson, Deputy City Clerk Municipal Building 210 Joralemon Street, 2nd Floor, Room 205 Brooklyn, New York 11201 Telephone Number is (718) 802-4107 Queens Office Dora Young, Deputy City Clerk Borough Hall Building 120-55 Queens Blvd. Kew Gardens, New York 11424 Telephone Number is (718) 286-2846 Borough Offices Staten Island Office Marie R. Lennon, Deputy City Clerk Borough Hall Building 10 Richmond Terrace, 3rd Floor, Room 311 Staten Island, New York 10301 Telephone Number is (718) 816-2290 For more information visit: New York City http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/marriage_bureau.shtml New Jersey State License http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/marriage_apply.shtml