14 February 2010
Each and every Valentine's Day 14 couples get married on the 80th floor of the most famous building in the world, automatically becoming members of the Empire State Building Wedding Club in the process.
To receive such an honour, they must first prove their worth, as not just any pair can scale such heights of marital bliss. To join this prestigious group, lovers must write to the building's supervisors and explain why they want to get married there. Originality and style is the key as lucky couples are chosen on the strength of their story alone.
Successful applicants are promised a day to remember and are entitled to free admission to the Observatories each year on their anniversary, Valentine's Day.
Location
Empire State Building, New York City, USA
Directions
By Subway:
1, 2, 3, A, C or E to
34th Street/Penn Station. Also B, D, F, N, Q, R or Path to 34th Street/Avenue of
the Americas
By Train:
To Penn Station: Long Island Railroad, New
Jersey Transit, Amtrak. From Westchester/Connecticut: Metro-North to Grand
Central Station, subway shuttle to Times Square to 1, 2, 3 subway trains
downtown one stop.
By Car: Drive into Manhattan via any connecting
bridge, tunnel or road.
By Bus: From Northern Manhattan/Upper East Side,
M4. From Upper West Side/Harlem, M10 south. From Downtown/West Side,
M10-north. From other Manhattan locations, any north-south bus to 34th Street
and transfer to M34 or M16. Disembark at Seventh Avenue. From Northwest
Queens, take Q32.
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