18 NYC Wedding Venues With Prices, From Central Park to Staten Island

NYC Wedding Venues // Getting married in New York City means choosing between a hundred different New Yorks. A five-minute ceremony at the City Clerk, vows in a Central Park garden, dinner under the chandeliers of a 1904 ballroom or a long table in a converted foundry with the Queensboro Bridge in view: every one of them is a real NYC wedding.

This guide covers Manhattan and our favorites in Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. For Brooklyn, see our separate guide to Brooklyn wedding venues. For every venue you will find capacities, prices, catering rules and how to get there.

Updated October 2026. We checked every venue again on its own website and read its 2026 brochures where it publishes them. When a venue keeps its prices private, we quote the figures it gives on its own Zola or WeddingWire listing and say so. Prices change every year and usually exclude NYC sales tax (8.875%) and service charges, so treat them as a starting point and confirm when you inquire. Cover photo: a wedding day in Manhattan by Brian David.

 

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NYC Wedding Venues at a Glance

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Manhattan Wedding Venues

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The City Clerk’s Office

Civic CenterUp to 6 peopleIndoor

The classic New York “City Hall wedding” actually happens at the Office of the City Clerk at 141 Worth Street. Ceremonies are by appointment only, booked through Project Cupid, and take place on weekdays, and you leave with your marriage certificate the same day.

Plan your portraits outside afterwards: Foley Square, the courthouse steps and the Brooklyn Bridge are all a short walk away.

• GuestsNo more than six people in total, including the two of you and your witness.
• Prices$35 for the license plus $25 for the ceremony, paid by card or money order (no cash).
• Good to knowArrive between 8:30 am and 3:15 pm, Monday to Friday, with your license, a witness over 18 and the same photo ID you used for the license. The certificate you receive on the day can’t carry an apostille: for use abroad, order an extended certificate from the Marriage Bureau.

 

Conservatory Garden, Central Park

Central Park, Fifth AvenueCeremonies onlyOutdoor

This formal garden at the northeast end of the park is one of the prettiest places in the city to say “I do”. Ceremonies in the Conservatory Garden need a permit from the Central Park Conservancy, which gives you 90 minutes for the ceremony and photos at the pergola, its terraces or near the fountain. Apply at least ten days ahead; permits for each year open on January 1.

Keep it simple: chairs, arches, amplified sound, alcohol and receptions are not allowed, and the garden stays open to the public. For a ceremony anywhere else in Central Park you need an NYC Parks permit instead.

• GuestsNo set limit, but there are only the garden’s benches: chairs can’t be brought in (one or two folding chairs on request for special needs).
• PricesThe permit fee is shown when you book on the Conservancy’s ticket site. Cancellations within 30 days and rain are not refunded.
• Good to knowRain or shine. No rice, confetti or petals, no arches, rugs, alcohol or amplified sound (acoustic instruments are fine), no drones. Your permit includes the Center Garden for portraits. Wedding policies (PDF).
• Best seasonTulips and crabapples in spring, wisteria on the pergola, perennials in summer and Korean chrysanthemums in autumn.
• Getting thereVanderbilt Gate on Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets; step-free access through the North Gate at 106th Street.

 

Tavern on the Green

Central Park West at 67th StreetUp to 300 seatedIndoor & outdoor

The building that is now Tavern on the Green was designed by Calvert Vaux as a sheepfold for the sheep that grazed Sheep Meadow, and it became a restaurant in 1934. Today it hosts both ceremonies and receptions, in rooms like the glass-walled Central Park Room or the string-lit courtyard.

It is about as Central Park as a reception gets, and the park is right outside the door for portraits.

• GuestsFrom the venue’s capacity chart (PDF): the Main Courtyard seats 275 to 300 outdoors (250 under a tent), the South Terrace up to 250, and the indoor rooms 50 to 100 each. Weddings start at 100 guests.
• PricesNot on its own site. On its WeddingWire listing, the reception site fee starts at $25,000 (January to March, July and August) and $32,500 in the other months, plus a ceremony fee from $1,000. Its Zola listing shows four food and drink packages from $295 (Classic: a cocktail hour, three courses, beer and wine) to $455 (Icon: premium open bar and a Ron Ben-Israel cake); ask whether that is per guest.
• CateringIn-house. You can bring your own wedding cake.
• Getting thereDrop-off at the entrance via the park drive. Parking at 10 West 66th Street, $35 for up to seven hours with the restaurant’s validation.
• PortraitsBethesda Terrace, Strawberry Fields and the Carousel are all within a 15-minute walk.

 

Bryant Park Grill

MidtownUp to 220 guestsIndoor & outdoor

Tucked behind the New York Public Library, Bryant Park Grill closes to the public for your wedding. You can marry on the rooftop terrace or in the South Garden (heated and tented in winter) and dine in the main room, with Bryant Park’s trees and the Midtown towers as the backdrop.

The package includes an open bar hour, a three-course dinner with wine and unlimited sparkling wine, and you are free to bring your own photographer, florist and band.

• GuestsUp to 220, depending on the season. Ceremonies for 200 on the rooftop terrace or in the South Garden; dinner for 150 with dancing in the Grill dining room, or 250 in the South Garden.
• PricesBy custom proposal. The package price covers closing the restaurant (no separate buyout fee); add a 24% administrative charge, captain and bar fees, coat check and sales tax, plus a ceremony fee. Children aged 4 to 11 eat at half price, and extra time costs $35 per person per hour. See the wedding brochure.
• IncludedAn event coordinator, one waiter for every 10 guests, a free tasting for four, and the restaurant books your wedding night at the Bryant Park Hotel across the street.
• Good to knowBring your own cake (no cutting fee) and your own vendors. Photos in Bryant Park need a free permit, and the library steps and lions need the library’s permission. The sample day ends at 11:30 pm with a sparkler send-off.
• Getting thereB, D, F or M to 42nd Street-Bryant Park, or the 7 to Fifth Avenue. Cars drop off on West 40th Street.

 

Prince George Ballroom

NoMadUp to 300 seatedIndoor

The Prince George Ballroom was the ballroom of the 1904 Prince George Hotel, a Beaux Arts building. After the hotel closed, the nonprofit Breaking Ground bought it in 1996 and turned the hotel into supportive housing. The ballroom was restored in 2005 and refreshed again in 2015: 15-foot ceilings, hand-carved columns, gilded details and a fireplace.

Here is the lovely part: all net proceeds from events go to Breaking Ground’s housing for homeless and low-income New Yorkers. Two smaller rooms work for smaller weddings: the brick-walled Gallery at the 27th Street entrance and the Beaux Arts Ladies’ Tea Room, which the venue suggests for ceremonies.

• GuestsBallroom: 300 seated, 400 standing. Gallery: 125 seated. Ladies’ Tea Room: 55 seated. Floor plans and specs.
• PricesNot published on the venue’s site. On its Zola listing, full weddings (ceremony and reception) start at $100,000.
• CateringOnly from the venue’s list of approved caterers (among them Great Performances, Kalon, Thomas Preti and Marcey Brownstein); no outside caterers. The venue runs the bar itself, and there is no cash bar.
• StayNo guest rooms in the building. The venue suggests The Evelyn, Park South Hotel and Hotel Seville nearby.
• Address15 East 27th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenue.

 

The Explorers Club

Upper East SideUp to 100 seatedIndoor & outdoor

The headquarters of The Explorers Club is a Jacobean-style mansion on East 70th Street, built for the Clark family; the club moved in in 1965. For weddings it suggests the second floor: the Clark Room with mahogany paneling, a carved fireplace and expedition flags, the Library with a 15th-century Italian ceiling, stained glass and a working fireplace, and a terrace with a limestone and marble arcade that can be used all year.

It is a wonderful choice if you want a wedding that feels like a private club in an old novel, surrounded by flags and artifacts from a century of expeditions.

• GuestsThe club lists 100 seated, 130 in rows and 175 standing for its main event floor. The vaulted Gallery seats 50 for a smaller dinner.
• PricesRental rates on request only, from the club’s events team (see the rentals page).
• Good to knowThe club publishes no catering or vendor rules, so ask about both when you inquire.

 

The Ribbon

Upper West SideUp to 125 seatedIndoor

One block from Central Park and close to The Dakota, The Ribbon is a restaurant at 20 West 72nd Street with art on the walls, exposed brick, pressed-tin ceilings and warm lighting. It hosts intimate ceremonies (for around 20) and receptions, and it is just as good for a rehearsal dinner or an elopement celebration.

• GuestsEast and West Dining Rooms together: 125 seated, 200 standing. The Franconia Bar: 100 seated.
• PricesFrom the 2026 events brochure (PDF): a family-style three-course dinner at $90 per person, buffet stations at $55 per person, passed bites at $25 to $35 per person per hour, and open bars at $20 (beer and wine), $25 (standard) or $30 (premium) per person per hour. Add an 18% gratuity; a room fee may apply on some nights. On its WeddingWire listing, weddings start at $5,000 (January to March, June to August) and $8,000 in the other months.
• CateringIn-house. Bring your own cake, and your own wine for a $25 corkage fee.
• Good to know50% deposit to book, the rest on the day. Outside florists, DJs and decorations are welcome, and everything is on one level. FAQ.
• Getting thereB and C trains to 72nd Street, about 200 feet away, or the 1, 2 and 3 to 72nd Street and Broadway. Parking garage across the street (around $40).

 

Hotel Chelsea

ChelseaUp to 100 guestsIndoorLodging on site

The legendary Hotel Chelsea has event rooms full of character. The Bard Room, named after the hotel’s longtime manager Stanley Bard, has brass chandeliers, its own bar and its own entrance on 23rd Street, and it can be split in two.

For something smaller, there is the Tea Room in the original manager’s office with its fireplace, the Piano Room with a baby grand and a glass solarium for cocktails, or you can take over El Quijote, the Spanish restaurant that has been part of the hotel since the 1930s.

• GuestsBard Room: 100 seated or standing. El Quijote: 60 seated. Piano Room: 75 for cocktails. Tea Room: 20.
• PricesOn request only.
• CateringIn-house, from the hotel’s restaurants and bars.
• StayRooms and suites on site, including adjoining rooms for families and bridal parties. Hotel guests park at Icon Parking, 51 West 22nd Street, for $50 per 24 hours.

 

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

SoHoUp to 114 seatedIndoor

Getting married surrounded by books? Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is a used bookstore and cafe on a cobblestone SoHo street, with mahogany shelves, spiral staircases and 20-foot ceilings. The whole store closes to the public for your wedding, and the ceremony rows turn into dinner and the dance floor later.

It is run by Housing Works, a nonprofit that grew out of New York’s AIDS crisis, so your venue fee supports its work.

• Guests114 seated, 150 for cocktails (3,000 square feet).
• PricesFrom the 2026 events brochure (PDF): events of five hours or more need a Visionary Membership from $10,000, which works as the venue fee and is partly tax-deductible. Table wine is $6 to $8 per guest, a cava toast $5 per guest.
• CateringBring your own caterer (the store suggests Deborah Miller, Red Table and Marcey Brownstein for kosher, among others). All drinks come through the bookstore.
• IncludedStaff, sound system, microphones, projector, lighting and 150 chairs.
• Good to knowThe brochure’s sample day: guests at 6 pm, ceremony at 6:20, dinner at 7:40, dancing at 9 and the end at 11 pm.

 

Crosby Street Hotel

SoHoUp to 110 guestsIndoorLodging on site

On the same street, the Crosby Street Hotel is licensed for wedding ceremonies and decorated in designer Kit Kemp’s English style. Its private rooms open off an events lobby with its own bar: the Prince Room, the Spring Room with its chandelier and block-printed wallpaper, and the light-filled Orangery overlooking the hotel’s Sculpture Garden.

• GuestsEvents lobby: 110 for a reception. Prince and Spring Rooms together: 100 for a reception. Prince Room: 40 for dinner. Orangery: 18 for dinner.
• PricesOn request only, from the hotel’s events team.
• CateringIn-house, by the hotel’s chefs and bar team.
• Stay86 rooms and suites, suites for getting ready and preferential rates for your guests.
• Getting thereSpring Street and Prince Street stations are two minutes’ walk; 24-hour valet.

 

Edison Ballroom

Theater DistrictUp to 350 seatedIndoor & outdoor

Just off Times Square, Edison Ballroom is an Art Deco ballroom restored to its 1930s look, with crystal chandeliers and a big stage for a band. Its rooftop has a fully retractable roof, so you can say your vows under the open sky and still have a plan B.

Ceremony, cocktails, dinner and dancing can all happen in one building: the main ballroom with its mezzanine and Chandelier Room, the South Ballroom and the rooftop, reached through a private entrance in the Hotel Edison lobby.

• GuestsMain ballroom: 350 seated (550 using both floors). South Ballroom: 280. Rooftop: 330 seated. Most events have 150 guests or more.
• PricesOn request. Its Zola listing and WeddingWire listing show a ceremony fee from $2,000 and no reception site fee.
• CateringIn-house, led by chef Mina Newman; outside caterers only for religious dietary needs. Every booking includes a private tasting.
• IncludedStage, lighting, sound and LED walls; the Chandelier Room lounge comes with every ballroom booking.

 

The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers

Chelsea PiersUp to 300 seatedIndoor & outdoor

With floor-to-ceiling windows on the Hudson, The Lighthouse is made for sunset ceremonies: the vows and the dinner share the same river view, all on one floor. The glass-enclosed terrace opens to the waterfront, and from the veranda you can see the Statue of Liberty.

• Guests300 seated for a wedding, 900 for cocktails. Ceremonies on the all-season terrace (up to 200).
• PricesThe 2026 wedding brochure (PDF) lists a $2,000 ceremony fee, $1,500 to arrange valet parking and $65 per vendor meal; children eat at half price. On its Zola listing, the all-inclusive package costs $250 to $325 per guest off-peak and $295 to $440 in peak season, with food and drink minimums at The Lighthouse from $34,375 to $85,000.
• IncludedEvent manager and staff, ceremony chairs and sound, a custom wedding cake, a private suite for getting ready, tables, linens and china, and help with hotel room blocks.
• Good to knowFlorists and decor must come from the venue’s list. You pay 25% to book, 25% six months before and the rest five days before. Glatt kosher is available for a surcharge.
• Getting thereParking lot right in front of Pier 61. The M23 bus stops inside Chelsea Piers; from the 23rd Street subway stations it is a walk west to the river.

 

Tribeca Rooftop

Hudson SquareUp to 400 seated with dancingIndoor & outdoor

For a big party, Tribeca Rooftop combines about 29,000 square feet of indoor space with rooftop terrace access and views of the Hudson and One World Trade Center. There is a 25-foot glass atrium, a bar more than 60 feet long and a 2,000 square foot dance floor.

The same company runs two sister venues next door: Tribeca 360° (up to 300 with dancing) and the smaller Hudson Room (120 seated).

• GuestsUp to 400 with dancing, up to 1,100 for a cocktail party.
• PricesNot published. On its WeddingWire listing, weddings start at $75,000.
• CateringIn-house, led by chef Joseph Jenkins. Most other vendors can be your own, but AV goes through its partner AV Workshop. Leftover food is donated to Rethink Food.
• Good to knowThere are weather plans for rooftop events. Private entrance with attended elevators; wheelchair accessible. FAQ.
• Getting there1 train or A, C, E to Canal Street. Street parking after 6 pm on weekdays and all day on weekends; garage at 34 Desbrosses Street.

 

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Wedding Venues in Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island

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Gardens, river views and a restored foundry, often with more space for the money than Manhattan.

 

The Foundry

Long Island City, QueensUp to 180 guestsIndoor & outdoor

We featured a beautiful wedding at The Foundry, and it is easy to see why couples love it. The 19th-century building made fine varnishes and later housed a metal foundry (the old logo is still on the corner), then stood empty until the Du Val family restored it. It has hosted events since 2001.

You can marry in the main hall, in the courtyard with views of the Queensboro Bridge, or in the greenhouse, and the rental covers 12 hours. See a full wedding at The Foundry by Brett & Jessica.

Image by Brett & Jessica

• GuestsIndoors: 125 for dinner with dancing, 180 for cocktails, which is also the maximum for the whole venue. Courtyard: up to 165 for dinner, no dancing. Greenhouse: 70 seated, 120 for a ceremony.
• PricesRates on request. On its WeddingWire listing, the reception site fee starts at $11,500 (January to March) and $15,000 in peak season; on its Zola listing, full weddings start at $40,000 off-peak and $75,000 at peak, with the Greenhouse at $2,500 and the Terrace at $1,000 extra.
• CateringYou choose from the venue’s list of 29 caterers (PDF, 2026), including kosher and South Asian caterers; restaurants can’t cater.
• Good to knowThe 12 hours include setup and breakdown. Music ends at 12:30 am ($1,000 per extra hour). No confetti, rice, sparklers, flower petals or helium balloons. 50% deposit; checks or cash only. FAQ.
• Rain planPut a tent on standby (air-conditioned tents cost $9,000 to $13,000) or drop the courtyard up to 48 hours before and get its fee back.
• Getting thereE or M to Court Square, 7 or N to Queensboro Plaza, R to Queens Plaza: about 8 to 10 minutes’ walk. Street parking, with a venue attendant to help.

 

New York Botanical Garden

The BronxUp to 300 guestsIndoor & outdoor

The New York Botanical Garden, founded in 1891 and now a National Historic Landmark, has two wedding spaces. The Stone Mill is a restored mill with stone walls, reclaimed wood floors and an outdoor terrace above the Bronx River. The Garden Terrace Room has chandeliers, a big window onto the garden and a tent outside for cocktails.

• GuestsStone Mill: 50 to 120. Garden Terrace Room: 120 to 300.
• PricesNot on its own site. On its Zola listing, weddings start at $25,000 off-peak and $30,000 from May to October: a room fee of $2,500 to $3,000 (Stone Mill) or $3,500 to $4,500 (Garden Terrace Room) for a five-hour event, food and drink at $185 to $225 per person, and $1,000 to add an hour for the ceremony.
• CateringIn-house, by CxRA. Wedding cakes only from Lulu’s or Ron Ben-Israel.
• Good to knowA wedding planner is required for every wedding. Portraits elsewhere in the garden need a photography permit.
• Getting thereMetro-North Harlem line to Botanical Garden station, about 20 minutes from Grand Central, across from the Mosholu Entrance (2950 Southern Boulevard) where wedding guests enter.

 

Wave Hill

Riverdale, the BronxUp to 180 guestsIndoor & outdoor

Wave Hill is 28 acres of gardens and woodland on a ridge above the Hudson, looking across to the Palisades. Ceremonies take place at the pergola on the Great Lawn at 6 PM or later, after the gardens close, and there is only one wedding per date.

Wave Hill is unusually open about costs, and it offers everything from elopements for eight to tented weddings.

• GuestsArmor Hall: 120 seated with dancing, 180 if the dance floor moves next door. Tented weddings on the Lower Lawn for 180 or more.
• PricesWeekend wedding: a $10,000 membership contribution (mostly tax-deductible) plus an $8,000 rental fee.
  Winter (November to April, up to 120 guests): $7,500 plus $5,000.
  Weekdays (Monday to Thursday, up to 120): $5,000 plus $5,000.
  Tented (180 guests or more): $25,000 plus $15,000, and the tent itself from about $50,000.
  Catering by Great Performances from $400 per person, rentals from $140 per person (both based on 150 guests).
  Ceremony only (weekday evenings, up to 125): $2,500 plus $3,500.
  Elopement (up to 8 people): $1,500 plus $500.
  Sources: weddings page, 2026 intimate events brochure (PDF).
• Good to knowEverything ends by midnight. A wedding planner is required, and valet when 25 or more guest cars are expected.
• Rain planThe tented Kate French Terrace or the Mark Twain Room indoors.
• Getting thereMetro-North Hudson line to Riverdale, then about 15 minutes’ walk, uphill at first. Parking on site.

 

Queens Botanical Garden

Flushing, QueensUp to 200 seatedIndoor & outdoor

Queens Botanical Garden has its own Wedding Garden, with flowering plants, small bridges and a gazebo inside a white picket fence. The ceremony package includes an hour in the garden, an hour of photos on the grounds, a rehearsal, 80 chairs and a year of family membership.

• GuestsWedding Garden ceremonies: up to 150. Receptions: covered Terrace 200, Auditorium 65 to 80, Meeting Room 50.
• PricesOn request. On its WeddingWire listing, ceremonies start at $2,000 and receptions at $2,500. Photo permits for portraits only: $500 for the Wedding Garden, $99 to $200 for the main garden.
• IncludedReception: tables, padded chairs, a bar setup, a warming kitchen and four hours of event time.
• Good to knowCeremonies from 10 am to 7 pm, receptions until 10 pm. Half the fee is due at booking, the rest six months before, and payments are not refundable.
• Getting there7 train to Main Street, then eight blocks south on Main Street, or the LIRR to Flushing. Parking lot on Crommelin Street.

 

Snug Harbor

Staten IslandUp to 275 guestsIndoor & outdoor

Snug Harbor began as a home for retired sailors in the 1800s and grew into 50 buildings. Today couples marry in its botanical gardens, including the Rose, Tuscan and Chinese Scholar Gardens, and celebrate in the Great Hall with 40-foot ceilings, Palladian windows and two fireplaces, or in a tented pavilion from April to October.

Weddings are run by its in-house caterer, parking is free, and the venue says clearly that it welcomes LGBTQ+ couples.

• GuestsGreat Hall: up to 275. Tented Pavilion: up to 200 (April to the third weekend of October). Garden ceremonies: up to 250 (100-guest minimum in the Chinese Scholar Garden).
• PricesOn request. On its Zola listing, full weddings start at $35,000; on its WeddingWire listing, there is a ceremony fee from $1,500 and no reception site fee.
• IncludedSix hours (ceremony, cocktail hour and a four-hour reception), bridal suites, a rehearsal and the wedding cake from Palermo’s Bakery.
• CateringIn-house and exclusive: Relish Caterers. Kosher weddings by Genadeen Caterers.
• Getting thereThe free Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall, then the S40 bus for about 10 minutes. Free parking on site; valet costs extra.

 

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Good To Know Before You Book

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• Marriage license: it costs $35, and both of you need an appointment, in person or virtual, through Project Cupid. You have to wait 24 hours after the license is issued before the ceremony, and it is valid for 60 days.
• Your officiant: anyone officiating in New York City has to register with the City Clerk first ($15).
• Weddings in city parks: NYC Parks requires a special event permit for any event with more than 20 people. The processing fee is $25; apply at least 21 days ahead.
• Reading prices: venue prices rarely include NYC sales tax (8.875%) or service charges and gratuities, and peak months (usually May, June, September and October) cost more. Ask every venue for the total for your guest count and date.

 

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