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The Bloomberg administration, always searching for new ways to market the city to tourists around the world, has plans to advertise its marriage bureau to attract more visitors. It is also working with local hotels and other attractions to create special wedding packages for couples.
New York state law requires brides and grooms to wait 24 hours after getting a marriage license before they can have the ceremony.
Those from out of the country need only to have valid passports, according to the city clerk. Marriage licenses cost $35, and there is a $25 fee to hold a ceremony at the new facility, although the city says those amounts might increase.
Officials gave the media a preview of the new space Wednesday and kicked off the launch with the wedding of a Queens couple, Carlos Sanchez and Jennifer Avila.
Afterward, the newlyweds said the marriage bureau makeover gave them a romantic setting for their wedding — a major improvement from the old digs.
"It's not comparable," Avila said. "This place is beautiful."
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