Manhattan, United States is a destination-wedding region with 6 curated venues seating up to 900 guests. Known for: Landmark ballrooms, rooftops. The best months to marry are May–Sep.
Manhattan's venues are landmark halls and hotels: two former savings banks, Cipriani 42nd Street and Gotham Hall; the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue; The Pierre and The Plaza by Central Park; and Tribeca Rooftop near the Hudson.
Below: 6 curated Manhattan wedding venues, the best months to marry and how the ceremony works. Venue facts come from each venue's own published information.
Tribeca Rooftop and Tribeca 360° are two sister venues at 2 Desbrosses Street near the Hudson, one of about 30,000 square feet across its interior and rooftop, the other offering between 17,000 and 30,000 usable square…
The Pierre is a Taj hotel on Fifth Avenue facing Central Park, with six event rooms totalling about 20,000 square feet, from the 8,500 square foot Grand Ballroom to the Cotillion Room, where ceremony, cocktails and…
Gotham Hall occupies the former Greenwich Savings Bank on Broadway at 36th Street, a Beaux-Arts building finished in 1924, whose column-free ballroom sits under a 70-foot ceiling and a 3,000 square foot stained-glass…
Every Manhattan venue we list, with its capacity, rooms and season.
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue is the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts flagship, where weddings use Astor Hall for ceremony and cocktails and the Bartos Forum for dinner.
The Plaza is the 1907 Fifth Avenue hotel beside Central Park, where weddings are held in the third-floor Grand Ballroom, a 4,800 square foot room that seats up to 500 for dinner, and the Terrace Room.
Cipriani 42nd Street is the former Bowery Savings Bank of 1921, a Neo-Renaissance New York City Landmark opposite Grand Central, with an 80 by 160 foot ballroom under a ceiling about 64 feet high.
Couples visiting from abroad can marry in each of the US states covered here, under that state's own marriage law. Both of you apply in person (or by virtual appointment through the City Clerk's Project Cupid) with ID such as a passport. The ceremony can take place no sooner than 24 hours after the licence is issued, and the licence is valid for 60 days. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the office that issues your licence before you book.
An officiant registered with the City of New York can marry you at the venue, with at least one witness present; the City Clerk also holds ceremonies by appointment.
Each venue page lists its rooms, minimum stay and music curfew where the venue publishes them.
The most comfortable months for a wedding in Manhattan are May, June, July, August and September, with average highs of 22–29°C. In July the sun sets around 20:26. Figures are long-term averages for New York.
Too few Manhattan venues publish a price to give a reliable range. The Wed Journey lists 6 Manhattan venues; send an enquiry and we pass it on to the venue for a quote.
The best months to marry in Manhattan are May–Sep, going by average temperatures and rain. Each venue page gives the venue's own wedding season where it publishes one.
Couples visiting from abroad can marry in each of the US states covered here, under that state's own marriage law. Both of you apply in person (or by virtual appointment through the City Clerk's Project Cupid) with ID such as a passport. The ceremony can take place no sooner than 24 hours after the licence is issued, and the licence is valid for 60 days. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the office that issues your licence before you book.
The largest Manhattan venue listed here seats up to 900 guests. Each venue page gives its own seated and standing capacity where the venue publishes it.
The Wed Journey features 6 curated wedding venues in Manhattan, United States. Each venue page lists its capacity, rooms and season where the venue publishes them.
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