Instructions

Bride or Groom

1

Go to the City Clerk's Office, located at 141 Worth Street, New York, NY, 10013. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
2

Request an application form from the staff. To receive your marriage certificate, you must complete a form that requires personal information regarding your wedding. All information must be completed before returning the form.
3

Return the application and present a proper identification to the staff, as well as payment. Identification is required to verify you are the bride or groom. The cost to retrieve a copy of your marriage certificate is $15 and $10 for each additional copy. The City Clerk only accepts payment in the form of a money order or credit card. The money order should be made out to The City Clerk.

Persons Other Than the Bride or Groom

1

Retrieve a letter from the bride or groom, authorizing you to retrieve the marriage certificate. The letter should include the date, City Clerk's address, a statement from the bride or groom, their printed name and signature, and your printed name.
2

Get the letter notarized. You must be present, as well as the bride or groom. Notarizing services are available at most banks. You cannot issue the City Clerk's Office a copy or fax of the notarized letter; it must be the original copy.
3

Return the letter. The letter must be returned to the City Clerk's Office with a money order or debit card payment. Proper identification is required to verify the notarized letter as well as your identity.