Everything you need to get married in NYC
Full-service elopement packages and micro-wedding planning, all handled by one very wedding-obsessed team
For a lot of people the idea of organizing a wedding feels like too much
Too much research. Too many decisions. Too many vendors to find, emails to send, timelines to build, and opinions to navigate.
Too much pressure to plan the perfect day while somehow also enjoying it.
Getting married shouldn’t feel this complicated.
We looked at the way weddings were done and thought there has to be a better way. So we built one
"They gave us the best day of our lives."
"Eloping Is Fun is everything you’re hoping for and more. If you're dreaming of an unforgettable, joy-filled, stress-free wedding day that feels like something out of a movie — stop right here. Jenny, and her extraordinary team made our entire experience truly magical from start to finish"
- Alexis and Jax
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WHAT YOU GET WITH OUR FULL-SERVICE
NYC WEDDING PACKAGES
A Signature 1.5–7 Hour Elopement Experience
Photography Built Around the Experience
A Ceremony That Actually Feels Like You
A Planner Who Makes the Whole Thing Feel Easy
A Team That’s Already in Sync
Your Own Little NYC Adventure
We start with YOU not a wedding template. Your vibe, your pace, your favorite parts of New York. Then we build a day around it that feels easy, natural, and entirely yours.
Have a fucking great wedding. Get incredible photos of it.
Laugh, cry, wander around, drink champagne, make out, do your thing. We’ll be there capturing you at your most relaxed, natural, and completely yourselves.
No canned scripts. No awkward wedding clichés. Your officiant gets to know you, tells your story, and creates a ceremony that feels personal, warm, funny, emotional—and completely yours
You bring us the vision. Your planner turns it into an actual day—locations, vendors, transportation, timing, permits, reservations, backup plans, and everything in between. One person connecting all the dots so you can just show up and get married.
We’re not a vendor list. We’re a real team that works together all the time. We know each other’s rhythms, communicate behind the scenes, and instinctively know when to step in and when to get out of the way—so your wedding just flows
Brownstone streets, hidden gardens, skyline views, iconic landmarks, dive bars, museums, pizza, champagne, vintage photo booths—whatever feels like your version of New York. We turn it into a wedding day that feels spontaneous, personal, and ridiculously fun.
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We get to know you as we plan—what you love, what you hate, what feels like you, and what absolutely does not.
You bring us the ideas, the half-baked thoughts, and the “wait, can we actually do that?” moments.
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From a short-and-sweet “I do” to a full-day NYC adventure, our simple, customizable packages give you the freedom to make the day your own.
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We intentionally offer a variety of ways to elope and get married YOUR way. All of our packages include photography + officiant + your own personal planner so that you don't have to DIY your wedding from scratch.
The Eloping Is Fun podcast
Officaints Matt Dallow and Sharron discuss what makes Eloping in NYC so awesome. “I’m walking here”.
most popular episodes
Want a peek inside the world of Eloping? Listen to our podcast, hosted by the founder of Eloping is Fun, Jenny Mac. This entertaining and informative podcast will inspire you on your elopement journey and imbue you with valuable information on all things eloping.
All About Eloping in NYC
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Join Eloping is Fun photographers Jonica and Krisanne as they share their wisdom on how to open up to the camera and have fun on your photo shoot.
All About Your Photoshoot
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NYC’s most loved officiant, Bushwick Freddy, waxes poetic and all about the magic that is a personal, intimate wedding ceremony.
All About Your Ceremony
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An Officiants Guide to Writing Your Wedding Vows
The Elopement of Your Dreams
Inspiration
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Unique Locations to Elope in NYC
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Our blog and detailed NYC elopement guides have you covered with ALL things eloping, from micro-wedding planning advice and how to elope with kids to lists of secret NYC speakeasies. Roll up your sleeves and dive in with our real talk, real stories and real advice for your elopement journey.
Your Elopement Era Starter Pack
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The Future of Micro Weddings Is Here
Meet the new way to micro wedding. ✨
We've officially launched full-service micro wedding planning, so you get all the magic of an intimate celebration with none of the chaos. We handle the venue, vendors, timeline, and every little detail.
We've spent years perfecting this process. Go check out our Micro Weddings page and see what all the hype is about.
FAQ's
There are no residence or citizenship requirements for getting married in NYC. You will need your gov’t issued ID, 35$ for your license and an officiant registered with the City of New York to perform your ceremony.
Yes, as long as you follow the marriage requirements of your home country then your wedding in NYC will be valid, recognized, and legally binding back home. Some couples will need an extended certificate or an apostile. Eloping is Fun can help you with that process. We know all the legal ins and outs. Please do not ask Reddit for advice; most of it is wrong.
I love the “concept” of city hall and we tried to make it work for YEARS, but I have finally broken up with city hall. Let me elaborate
The timing is at city hall restrictive, for one weekends are off the table and you are unable to even book your cermeony time until a few weeks before, so it makes is virtually impossible to plan your photo adventures, dining plans or hair and makeup in NYC. Also there are only 4 guests allowed, so your photographer plus 3 friends max.
After the security lines and picking a number and waiting, the actual wedding ceremony is like a slap in the face. At the end of the day, after hundreds of weddings, this was the final straw; couples deserve someone who at least gives two shits. The ceremony situation at city hall is a total buzz kill no matter how you cut it.
Hiring a photogrpaher at city hall is like throwing money in the toilet. Instead of crafting your time with your photographer doing cool NYC things, you are stuck at city hall waiting around. There is ONE cool photo you can get, leaving the courthouse but often its busy and crowded and you have to wait a long time to set up that “shot”
A lot of people start out thinking they can just do the wedding ceremony there and hire a photographer for “after,” but once you go that route, you have cut off many possibilities for planning and coordinating your wedding day activities in a logical way.
When couples have their wedding ceremony at NYC’s city hall, they miss out on so much. You can still have that thrilling experience of visiting city hall to get your marriage liscence but getting married here actually makes things more difficult for you.
Yes, you can. Many of our couples choose NYC as their wedding celebration city, and just do the legal stuff back home. Remember this is your day and you get to make the rules.
We have been celebrating many of our couples’ year anniversaries lately and have fallen in love with vow renewals and celebration photo shoots. We believe in celebrating your love over and over again to strengthen it and create memories.
NYC is your oyster, and we love to cater our wedding day adventures to compliment and show off your unique personality and style. Some of our favorite locations are the waterfront in Brooklyn, especially in DUMBO, The Brooklyn Bridge, The New York Public Library. Central Park, Top of the Rock observation deck, and even the Metropolitan Museum of NY. Anything is possible when you are Eloping in NYC.
