I don't know that this applies to NYC, but in some places you go to a county office to get your license so there are many marriages that happen in cities other than the one where the paperwork was filled out :-). My $.02, Lorena /|\ Searching for: F l a n a g a n (NY state), F l o r i o, C o c c i a, M a r t i n g a n o; F o l e y, F e r g u s o n, M o r g a n <http://silver-gateway.com/fam-tree/> At 06:53 PM 5/3/05, you wrote: >My own marriage certificate was issued in the NY town where I and my fiancé worked not where we lived. It was easier to apply at lunch time in the city hall where we worked. I don't remember any special rules about where in the state you had to apply and where you lived. Barbara > >[email protected] wrote: > >>Lucy, >>Hmmm...that's a thought. But she did have to sign it so why wouldn't he have waited until he saw her? It was filed in the Bronx. I'll have to look at it again to see who may have filled it out. Just thinking out loud. >>Thanks. >>Nora