Weddings · Ceremonies


Everything handled

except the vows

From the permit to the flowers, the officiant to the photographs — a personal planner takes the whole thing off your hands. You pick the date and the place. We do the rest.

Packages from $2,500

Permit filed and paid for you

A personal planner from day one

Photographer, florals & music booked

Receptions arranged, inside or out

Since 2004


A park wedding is simple. The paperwork isn’t.

Central Park permits any event with 20 or more people, applications take 30 days to process, and there’s a $25 non-refundable fee before anything is confirmed. On top of that, every location carries its own guest cap and the park’s overall limit is 150. We file it, pay it, chase it and confirm it in writing — then book the photographer, the florist and the musicians around it. Same-sex ceremonies are arranged on exactly the same terms.

150

Maximum guests in the park

30 days

To process a wedding permit

$25

Non-refundable application fee

24 hrs

To hear back after you enquire

Wedding locations

Where will you stand?

Many areas of the park are full of romance and charm. The park’s overall maximum is 150 guests, but each location has its own limit, its own light and its own set of rules. Pick one and we’ll tell you the truth about it.

Bow Bridge

Guests
Best light
Nearest gate
Good to know
Hold this spot

Ceremony packages


Three sizes. One standard.

Every package is fully customisable and includes the essentials — your location secured, the permit filed, an officiant, photography, florals and a personal planner guiding you through every stage. The difference is how many people are watching.

Essential

Just the ceremony

Up to 20 guests

From

$5,750


Location secured & permit filed

Licensed NYC officiant

Personal wedding planner

1 hour of photography

Seasonal bouquet & boutonnière

Most booked

The Signature

Up to 75 guests

From

$9,750


Everything in Essential

Pre-wedding site walkthrough

Full day-of coordination

2 hours of photography

Ceremony musicians booked

Rain-date transfer, no fee

Grand

The full day

Up to 150 guests

From

$15,500


Everything in Signature

Conservatory Garden permit included

4 hours, two photographers

Custom florals & arch

Reception arranged end to end

A refundable $500 deposit holds your date. A signed contract and 50% retainer confirms planning. The $25 city application fee is non-refundable and the Conservatory Garden requires its own permit for both the ceremony and any photography — included on the Grand package, quoted separately otherwise.

In every package


Eight things you won’t have to arrange

The permit is the hard part

Any Central Park event with 20 or more people needs a city permit. Applications take 30 days to process, carry a $25 non-refundable fee, and popular autumn Saturdays are claimed months ahead. We file on your behalf the day your deposit clears and send you the confirmation in writing.

Central Park wedding permit

Filed, paid and confirmed in writing before you book anything else.

A personal wedding planner

One named person guiding you from first call to final gallery.

Your location secured

Held on the calendar so no other event can be booked over you.

Licensed officiant

Ceremony script written with you, non-religious or faith-led.

Professional photography

One to four hours depending on package, covering ceremony and portraits.

Online photo gallery

Edited, print-quality files delivered digitally, yours to download and share.

Seasonal bridal bouquet

Round, hand-tied, built from whatever is actually in season that month.

Matching boutonnière

Cut from the same stems as the bouquet.

How it works


Four steps, and the first one takes a minute

STEP 01

Tell us the date

Send us the date and a rough guest number. A refundable $500 deposit takes your location off the calendar so nobody else can claim it.

STEP 02

We call within 24 hours

A planner talks through guest numbers, timing, vendors and add-ons, then sends a contract and 50% retainer.

STEP 03

We file the permit

The application goes in immediately — it takes 30 days to process, so the earlier this happens the better. You get written confirmation.

STEP 04

Walk the site, then marry

Four to six weeks out we meet you at the location and build the running order. On the day we arrive first and hand you a gallery within three weeks.

Custom add-ons


Build the rest of the day around it

Added to any package. If you have an idea that isn’t here, ask — most things are possible inside the park’s rules.

Before you book

Questions we’re asked every week

Do we need a permit?

Yes, for any event in Central Park with 20 or more people. Applications take 30 days to process and carry a $25 non-refundable fee. It’s included in every package — we file it as soon as your deposit clears and send you written confirmation.

The park’s maximum for a ceremony is 150 people, but every location has its own lower cap — some sites take 12, others take 100. Pick your location first and the guest list follows from it, not the other way round. We’ll tell you the real number for each site before you commit.

Yes. The Conservatory Garden at Fifth Avenue and 105th Street is one of the most popular wedding locations in the park and it requires its own permit — for the ceremony and separately for any photography session. It’s included on the Grand package and quoted separately on the others.

Cop Cot is the only permitted site with a roof, so it’s the usual fallback. Otherwise we move your date at no charge, subject to permit availability — we agree the alternative with you at the walkthrough rather than on the morning itself.

Most of our couples do. Everything up to the walkthrough happens by email and video call, and we handle the permit, the vendors and the timings locally. You’ll need to collect the marriage licence yourselves from the City Clerk’s office once you arrive — there’s a 24-hour waiting period and it’s valid for 60 days, so plan two clear days before the ceremony.

Yes — from catered waterside picnics in the park to dinner at the Boathouse or another venue with a view. We arrange receptions inside or outside Central Park, and it can be added to any package rather than bought as a separate service.

Start here

Tell us the date. We’ll tell you what’s free.

No obligation and no deposit to check. A planner replies within 24 hours with the locations still open on your date, what each one holds, and what it would cost.

Prefer to talk? Call the local team on (212) 555-0184, weekdays 9–6 ET.

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Central Park weddings

Permit, planner, photography & florals included · from $5,750