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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has that people can still married in New York despite the city under lockdown. Governor Cuomo has a special executive order permitting people to get married online. All wedding ceremonies had been due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but special measures have been to allow couples to tie the knot. The procedure for weddings under lockdown now applying for a marriage license online and having clerks conducting the ceremony virtually. Mr Cuomo said the new online weddings would legally binding. A city official said: "The executive order will temporarily a provision of law that in-person visits."

The new executive order couples can get via video conferencing. This was previously not recognised as a legal way of getting married. Mr Cuomo to reporters that: "There is now no excuse when the question comes up for marriage. You can do it by Zoom." Mr Cuomo did not say whether Zoom was the only tele-conferencing platform that people could on their happy day. The platform does guests to attend online. Stay-at-home measures have been in New York until at least the 15th of May. It could months after that before social distancing measures lifted. This gatherings for events such as weddings may to be held online.