Weddings at Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, Central Park

Bethesda Fountain is the focus of Bethesda Terrace.  It is one of the best-known parts of Central Park with the famous Angel of the Waters statue on the top of Bethesda Fountain. 

Bethesda Terrace is in a central location down beautiful stone steps from a road.  These stone steps provide an excellent grand entrance for a bride and/or a groom, or a great location for a photograph of your group. 

Because of its fame Bethesda Terrace is a very busy spot.  Any visitor to Central Park will certainly have to see Bethesda Terrace and Fountain.  We can obtain permits for weddings here, but it would still remain a thoroughfare for the public, so passers by may well stop and congratulate you.  

It may not suit all couples to have their wedding ceremony out here at Bethesda Terrace in front of so many passers-by.  Many of our couples love Bethesda Terrace, though, and choose to get married here.  Some prefer to get married somewhere more private, and then can come here to take portrait photos later.

Getting married beside Bethesda Fountain is possibly the least private location for a wedding in Central Park, but photos from a wedding here are always truly striking.  They show the most famous symbols of Central Park in the backdrop while you say “I do”. 

If you don’t think you’d like to get married in such a public space as here at Bethesda Terrace, then keep in mind that you could hold a ceremony in a quieter spot close by and then come here to take photos afterwards if you prefer to get married in a more private place.  

The world-famous Bethesda Fountain, Central Park Lake and Boathouse behind, the arches of Bethesda Terrace, the sandstone, and the steps all present opportunities for some really stunning photographs.  If you get married here, then most people would easily regocnize that you got married in Central Park, just by looking at the photos.

The maximum guests allowed for an event permit issued for a wedding here is 25 people, although it will hold many more people in the area.  

The pictures on this page show a little of weddings at Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, and some portrait photos taken here.  Check this page of the Central Park wedding blog for more photos of Bethesda Fountain, or check this part of the website for information on getting married underneath Bethesda Terrace, or email me for any advice on this location.  For a detailed consultation and to discuss this location, or others in more detail (non-binding and free of charge), please send me an email.