Marriage Certificate in NYC

Christine,

Kevin and I went today to Brookhaven and we are getting married in Queens. It was not a problem

I just came back from getting our marriage licesne at City Hall. It's at 1 Centre Street which is that huge building with the arch right at Centre Street and Chambers St. They only accept money orders and you really only need one form of id. We got there at 8:15 and the doors open at 8:30 and were out by 9:00. Overall it's pretty painless, but I'd get there as soon as you can in the morning. Good luck!

I forgot to add that the office is on the second floor & you need to go to window 7 first.

We are going Friday morning - I got this off the web...

How do we get married in New York City?

First you will need to obtain a marriage license. You do not need to make an
appointment (except for Staten Island where you need to make an appointment)
and you do not need to take a blood test.

Both the prospective bride and groom must appear in person at one of the
borough offices of the City Clerk of New York (sited in the Borough Halls in
each borough), bringing proof of identification (either original or
certified copies of passport, driver's license or non-driver ID, military
ID, visa or green card) and a money order payable to the 'City Clerk of New
York' for $30. No cash or personal checks will be accepted.

All documents must be in English or accompanied by a certified English
translation. If either person was married before, he or she must name the
earlier spouse together with the date and place that the marriage was
finally dissolved. The papers will be prepared while you are in the office.
You must wait 24 hours before getting married, and the license is good for
60 days. If the marriage does not take place within 60 days the license
expires and another license must be obtained. The license can only be used
in the State of New York. The marriage ceremony itself costs $25 (money order only payable to the
'City Clerk of New York') and takes place only in the office. Only the
Staten Island office requires an appointment. You should have one witness
unless one of the applicants is under 18, in which case both parents should
also be present.

Office hours for City Clerk borough offices are as follows:

Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm (Manhattan) and Monday through
Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm (Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island)..


* 212 669-2400 (in Manhattan) City Clerk of New York Manhattan:
Municipal Building (south side),1Centre Street, 2nd floor, NY 10007

* 718-590-5307 Bronx: 851 Grand Concourse, 161st Street, Ground Floor,
Bronx 10457

* 718-802-3585 Brooklyn: Municipal Building, 210 Joralemon Street,
Room 205, Brooklyn 11201

I also forgot to add a funny story about getting our marriage licesne to my post. Last weekend one of FH's groomsmen took us to see Bruce Springsteen at the Meadowlands, and there were about 16 guys right near us for a bachelor party. While we were waiting on line for the marriage license, my FH realized that the guy behind us with his fiancee was the groom from that bachelor party. What a small world!

Wow! Alvatorre74 congrats!