NYC Wedding Officiant for Weddings & Elopements

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Our NYC wedding officiants are here to get you married, whether you’re planning an elopement for two or microwedding of 50!

affordable Central Park wedding officiant packages

FAQs

Everly Studios is a full-service wedding and elopement photography studio run by Jocelyn Voo, an NYC wedding photographer and — you guessed it! — an ordained NYC wedding officiant. In addition to offering photography services and elopement packages, we also offer officiant services a la carte.

We believe in thoughtful details and playful lightheartedness. We think ceremonies should be fun, romantic and personal. We believe weddings should be a celebration of YOU: references to what you love about each other, little inside jokes that you have, and other such details that make the ceremony uniquely yours. This kind of customization is our stamp on every wedding, whether you’re having a 200-person ceremony or two-person elopement. We’re personable, professional and ready to celebrate your day of love.

First we’ll have a pre-wedding phone or video consultation to get to know each other and understand exactly what kind of ceremony you’re envisioning. All officiant services are then customized to your specifications, to include the exact verbiage and rituals that you’d like on your special day. After the ceremony, the NYC wedding officiant will sign and take care of the paperwork to ensure your marriage is legal.

Yes! We offer officiant + photography NYC elopement packages. These include the same custom ceremony you’d receive a la carte, as well as planning assistance and multiple hours of photography by Jocelyn of Everly Studios.

Officiating prices start at $400 for in-person ceremonies, and $2,950 for photography + officiant packages.

Our NYC wedding officiants are ordained and registered to perform in the state of New York and New Jersey.

Absolutely. All officiants will work with you to create a perfect ceremony that allow for you to say personal words to each other if you wish (and just go by the script if you don’t!).

While we weren’t ordained in the Catholic Church and cannot perform as rabbis, we certainly can include certain elements. Let us know when you reach out!

A hundred percent, yes. For us, love is love, and all lovers are welcome here. Same-sex marriages were legalized in NY in 2011 and NJ in 2013, and we are honored to wed any couple in love.

On average, ceremonies last around 10-15 minutes, depending on how customized you want it. After the ceremony, we will sign the paperwork together.

Yes, we do! Oftentimes 10 days or more is ideal to get everything squared away, but we’ve been known to swing last-minute ceremonies in 72 hours or less. Get in touch!

If you’re getting married in NYC, here’s the steps to getting a marriage license online or in-person via Project Cupid. You will need to get the marriage license at least 24 hours in advance of your ceremony (but no further out than 60 days). Please note, Project Cupid is backed up and appointments are scarce, so I’d recommend checking every Thursday around 9am, when they tend to release appointments. You can also go outside the NYC metro area (such as Long Island and Rockland County) and go to a City Clerk that is open for an appointment.

If getting married in New Jersey, you will need to get a marriage license at least 72 hours in advance of your ceremony. If you or your partner currently lives in NJ, you can get the license from the NJ municipality either of you live in. If neither of you live in NJ, you must obtain the license from the municipality you will be holding your ceremony. See more information here.

Absolutely, anyone — including internationals and non-New Yorkers — can get married in NYC. Here’s some info on how to get married in NYC as a foreigner.

First, contact me and let me know the details of your wedding. When and where are you getting married? How many guests will there be? What kind of ceremony are you envisioning? We’ll have an introductory video call to get to know each other and discuss details. Then I’ll be able to give you a more accurate quote.

NYC OFFICIANT PACKAGES

PHOTO + Officiant packages

collection I

• Pre-wedding Zoom consultation
• Starting at 1.5+ hours of photography
• NYC officiant performing semi-personalized ceremony
• Witness services (if needed)
• Ceremony and portraits at your NYC location(s) of choice
• Wedding planning assistance with location selection and vendor recommendations
• Online gallery with edited hi-res images
• Wedding albums and fine art prints available a la carte

Starts at $2,850

in-person ceremonies

collection II

• Pre-wedding call consultation
• Planning assistance on how to obtain your marriage license
• Creation and delivery of semi-personalized ceremony at NYC location of your choice, with room for personal vows, ring exchange, and rituals if desired
• Legal signing of marriage paperwork and submission of your marriage license to the City Clerk

Starts at $500

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