City hall weddings

The bride wore two Danielle Frankel dresses for her marriage to musician Mark Foster.

If the stress of wedding planning is enough to make your head explode, you and your beloved might just be the ideal candidates for a short, sweet and itty-bitty city hall wedding. There’s a long list of “pros”: Courthouse weddings are affordable, they come together quickly, and they can still be just as drop dead gorgeous as the bigger bashes. They’re more personal, too.

A photo guide on how to get married at City Hall NYC. Step-by-step wedding process and photos of Manhattan Marriage Bureau.

These stunning wedding ceremony photos taken at courthouses and city halls will change your mind about having a courthouse wedding.

Mini guide to wedding ceremonies at city hall in San Francisco

Writer Molly Young and graphic designer and director Teddy Blanks had the ultimate fun, laid-back City Hall wedding—perfect for the cool girl who doesn’t give a damn about fluffy dresses, flowers, or fancy food. Here's how to do it yourself.

Whether it takes place in an exotic far-off location or at your local city hall, there's something so romantic about an elopement.

For those of you considering a city hall wedding, I compiled a few bridal looks that are more classic in silhouette for your special day.