A wedding in the streets of New York! (Photo Jazz Guy)
1/ Send your file to the French Consulate General in Washington
The first step in being able to get married in New York is to contact the French Consulate General in Washington at least 3 months before your wedding date. You must then complete an administrative file which will allow you to obtain your Certificate of Capacity to Marry (CCAM). Among the documents requested, you will need to provide your copies of birth certificates, a photocopy of your passports and your proof of address. The file is available via this link to the form from the Consulate General of France in Washington. You must print it, complete it and send it with the various documents requested by mail to the following address:
Consulate General of France in Washington
Marital status
4101 Reservoir Road NW
Washington DC 20007
USA
Once the file has been validated, the bans will be published in the town hall of your city of residence, in France. After 10 days, if no one objects to your marriage, you will then receive your Certificate of Capacity to Marriage. This is the key to getting married in New York!
2/ Apply for your marriage license in New York City
To get married in New York, you must make an appointment with the City Clerk of New York City to obtain your marriage license. Please note: during this interview with the New York administration, you will have to indicate the identity of your witness. If you do not have a witness in New York, please know that we can help you. Contact us!Good to know: you must have collected your license at least 24 hours before the wedding ceremony. There is indeed a legal deadline to respect in New York between obtaining the Marriage Licence and the wedding itself.The City Clerk’s office: the obligatory passage to get married in New York!
3/ Organize the wedding ceremony in New York
Here is finally the day we have been waiting for! You have two options for the wedding ceremony: you can either get married at the City Clerk Office at New York City Hall or have your own ceremony anywhere in New York.The second solution is obviously the most original because you can opt for an unforgettable ceremony in Central Park or at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Here again we can help you by organizing a tailor-made ceremony with a French-speaking officiant accredited by the city of New York. A valuable service in French for the most beautiful day of your life!
4/ Request approval of your marriage in France
At the end of the ceremony, you will receive an official document attesting to your marriage in New York. For your marriage in New York to be recognized by the civil status service of the French Consulate General in Washington, you must obtain the “extended form” of your marriage certificate. This form is available on the site du City Clerk. It must then be notarized and then apostilled. To do this, you will need to make an appointment with the New York City Apostille Department. Please note: obtaining the apostille is certainly the most complicated process because you must contact the New York administration in advance and everything obviously happens in English. We are obviously at your disposal to help you in this process! Also note that this step is crucial for the recognition of your marriage. Only the apostilled document will be authentic for the French authorities! The French Consulate General in Washington insists: “in the absence of a transcription request, your marriage certificate cannot be registered.”If everything is in order, the civil status service will issue you with your French family record book and will ask for your birth certificate to be updated.
Benefit from our help to get married in New York!
Does the procedure seem complicated to you or do you need help and advice? We are here for you ! Our team of French-speaking guides has already accompanied several couples and we can assist you from start to finish with the various administrative procedures. And we know what we’re talking about: our guide Laurène herself went through all these stages to organize her wedding in New York! Laurène knows the procedure and the necessary documents like the back of her hand and she will therefore be able to advise you and follow your file diligently. Concretely, Laurène will assist you when completing your administrative file thanks to a videoconference or a video call via WhatsApp. The goal is to avoid any mistakes that would delay or cancel the marriage. We can also help you pass the appointment test at the City Clerk Office, by assisting you by telephone to complete the form in English. Enough to forget the stress of an English interview with the New York administration!Our French-speaking team is also at your side for the practical organization of the wedding ceremony, if you want a wedding in a specific location in New York. Everything is possible ! For any questions, do not hesitate to write to us via the contact form.
Our packages to get married in New York
We offer 3 different options to organize your wedding in New York:Help: €199. This package includes 3 hours of assistance by telephone and/or videoconference. We will help you fill out the French and New York administrative forms and we will obviously be able to answer all your questions.Help + Witness: €499. This formula includes the Coup de Pouce formula + the presence of a French-speaking witness on site, during your wedding ceremony in New York.Ceremony: from €599. This package includes planning your wedding ceremony with several video conferences to help you organize your ceremony. The price also includes the time necessary to make, if necessary, the reservation with the venue you have chosen as well as the presence of a French-speaking officiant accredited by the city of New York who will lead your ceremony. The price finally includes your marriage certificate. Contact us for a precise quote, depending on the services you expect, using the contact form.The facade of the City Clerk Office in New York City.Couple preparing for their wedding at the City Clerk Office in New York. Photo taken by their witness… our guide Laurène!Wedding at New York City Hall with our guide Virginie as witness.
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