Weddings

Central Park's 843 acres offer many romantic and idyllic locations for wedding ceremonies and photography. The most popular venue is the Conservatory Garden.

Wedding Ceremonies at Conservatory Garden
The Conservatory Garden, located at Fifth Avenue and 105th Street, hosts numerous ceremonies and photo sessions each year. The six-acre Garden is made up of three smaller gardens, each with its own particular charm. Extensive displays of flowers, shrubs, and trees are in bloom from early spring through late October.

Ceremonies and photography sessions at the Conservatory Garden require permits from the Central Park Conservancy. Permit fees go directly toward maintenance and horticulture in the Conservatory Garden. You may print out and complete the permit application form and return it by mail along with a money order payable to Central Park Conservancy. Your date will be reserved and confirmed immediately, providing there is no conflict with a previously reserved party. If a conflict exists, you will be notified so that you may choose another date/time. A permit will be mailed to you one month before your date.

Wedding Ceremonies

• Permit fee is $400.00
• Cancellation fee of $200. However, if you choose to reschedule within one year from the original date, we will hold your payment and apply it to the new date. This offer is valid for one year only from the date of your wedding, after which time we cannot refund any of your payment.
• Additional fee of $100 for photography (see below).
• Date, time (one hour maximum), and location within the Garden mustbe reserved.
• Wedding parties are limited to 100 people.
• Use of the lawn in the Central Garden is prohibited (see exception for wedding photography below).

The following are also prohibited

• receptions
• throwing of rice, birdseed, flowers, and confetti
• alcohol
• chairs, rugs, runners and tents
• amplified music and/or speakers

Wedding Photography

• Non-refundable permit fee is $100.00, but you may reserve another date
• Date and time (30 minutes) must be reserved
• Wedding parties may use the lawn in the Central Garden for 30 minutes only and are limited to the couple, parents and attendants totaling no more than 25 people

An album of photos is kept at the permit office; we would love to add one of your photos to our collection!

Mail your permit application and money order (no personal checks) to the address shown at the bottom of the application.

Questions? Call 212-360-2766, Monday - Friday.

Information on Elsewhere in Central Park
Other popular places include The Pond, Cherry Hill, Bow Bridge, Shakespeare Garden, East Green, Cedar Hill, the Mall, Hernshead, 100th Street Pool and Harlem Meer. For permits for these and other areas of Central Park (required only for parties of 20 people or more) there is a fee of $25. For information, please contact the Special Events & Permits Office of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation at 212-408-0226.