One-Day Marriage Officiant License

New York State Law allows any person eighteen years old and over to solemnize a Marriage Ceremony in New York State after obtaining a One-Day Marriage Officiant License from the Office of the City Clerk. Applications for a One-Day Marriage Officiant License are processed in our Manhattan office located at 141 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013. 

One-Day Marriage Officiants are exempt from registration as required pursuant to section 11-b of the Domestic Relations Law.


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Fee

The fee to Register to perform Marriage Ceremonies is $25 by credit card or money order payable to the City Clerk.

Who is Eligible to Apply

  • Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to apply.
  • A One-Day Marriage Officiant does not have to be a resident of the City of New York or New York State.

Application Procedure


  • Each applicant must complete an application form listing the One-Day Marriage Officiant’s name, date of birth, address, email address and telephone number.
  • The application form must also include the names, dates of birth, and addresses of the parties-to-be-married as such information appears on their application for a Marriage License. The Marriage License must have been issued in one of the five offices of the NYC Office of the City Clerk.
  • A One-Day Marriage Officiant License is only valid for the parties-to-be-married as stated on the application and expires upon the completion of such solemnization or the expiration of the related Marriage License, whichever is earlier.
  • An application for a One-Day Marriage Officiant License may only be submitted after the parties-to-be-married have obtained their Marriage License in one of the Offices of the City Clerk.
  • A One-Day Marriage Officiant has the authority to solemnize a marriage anywhere in New York State.
  • Personal appearance is not required. One-day Marriage Officiant License applications may be mailed to:


Office of the City Clerk

141 Worth Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: One-Day Marriage Officiants Clerk



 Validity

A One-Day Marriage Officiant License is only valid for the Parties-To-Be-Married as stated on the application and expires upon the completion of such solemnization or the expiration of the related Marriage License, whichever is earlier. An application for a One-Day Marriage Officiant License may only be submitted after the Parties-To-Be-Married have obtained their Marriage License.

Completion of Registration

  • Once you have received your One-Day Marriage Officiant License, you must, return it with the completed and signed Marriage License to the office where the couple obtained the Marriage License.
  • Not unlike any other Marriage Officiant, a One-Day Marriage Officiant’s obligation is not limited to presiding over the Marriage Ceremony. The One-Day Marriage Officiant must ensure the various parties sign in the appropriate fields and ensure the return of the completed Marriage License, with the One-Day Marriage Officiant License attached, to the specific office of the City Clerk that issued the Marriage License within five days after the Marriage Ceremony.
  • One-Day Marriage Officiants are exempt from registration as required pursuant to section 11-b of the Domestic Relations Law.

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