Watertown's City Clerk is a marriage officer for the City of Watertown and can perform marriages during regular business hours!

Getting Married In NYS

What to bring:

• $40 (cash only) for the ceremony and $40 for the Marriage License
• Photo ID
  
  Idea: bring a camera and one of the staff will be happy to capture the special moment!
  
  

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We have a beautifully decorated 'wedding room'
for indoor weddings!

Great for a picture backdrop as well.

There is a decorated wedding arch under which the couple can stand to exchange vows, or for pictures for indoor weddings.

The clerk's office has all types of 'seasonal' motifs available!

Yes!! The Clerk's Office will be happy to take wedding pictures!

We also have a gazebo situated between City Hall and the Flower Library as an additional site for your wedding.

Marriage ceremonies can be performed during regular business hours.

There is a 24 hr waiting period.