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Ceremony Details:

Duration: 2 hours minimum / 4 hours maximum

Limit: One wedding per day per location

Application: Submit a Facility and Park Use Permit Application

Note: Submitting an application does not guarantee your chosen location or date, but our staff will work hard to find a suitable alternative if necessary.

Requirement: The customer/payee must have an account at SDRecConnect.

 

Wedding Lottery 

The Permit Center holds a Wedding Lottery on the 1st Monday of every month for the upcoming year. Here’s how you can participate:

  1. Submit a Facility and Park Use Permit Application:
    - Accepted only Monday-Wednesday the week before the lottery.
    - Early or late submissions will not be accepted.
  2. Application Review:
    - After reviewing all applications, participants will receive an email.
    - If your date is chosen, the email will include payment instructions.
    - If not, alternative dates will be provided.
  3. Rules:
    - One entry per couple.
    - Duplicate entries will be withdrawn.

Wedding Lottery Dates and Deadlines 

Lottery DateWedding DateApplication Entry Dates
August 7, 2023August 2024July 31 - August 2, 2023
September 11, 2023September 2024August 28 - 30, 2023
October 2, 2023October 2024September 25 - 27, 2023
November 6, 2023November 2024October 30 - November 1, 2023
December 4, 2023December 2024November 29, 2023
January 8, 2024January 2025December 27, 2023 - January 3, 2024
February 5, 2024February 2025January 29 - 31, 2024
March 4, 2024March 2025February 26 - 28, 2024
April 1, 2024April 2025March 25 - 27, 2024
May 6, 2024May 2025April 29 - May 1, 2024
June 3, 2024June 2025May 27 - 29, 2024