And while it's indeed usually a simpler endeavor than a destination wedding at a resort with 400 of your closest friends, planning for a city hall wedding still takes a little time and foresight.

Yuming Shi and Wihan Yang pose for photos for their photographer after exchanging wedding vows on Valentines Day at City Hall on Feb. 14, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Anna and Vitaliy ...

When I got married, my husband and I had a very laid-back wedding at City Hall. Our son recently told us he proposed, and they planned a traditional wedding. Though his wedding was different from ...

But a city hall marriage still carries the ineffable energy of the city. That’s why, when Bazaar decided to shoot the season’s best wedding looks, we knew it had to take place in downtown ...

From rings to prenups, we uncover how much it costs to commit. I didn’t view my City Hall wedding as an elopement so much as a precursor to a wedding. I wanted desperately to give my European ...