I am needing to find a marriage record for 14 August 1871 in Buffalo, Erie, New York? Does anyone know where I might find this record?
I believe it might have been a Lutheran wedding as their son was christened Lutheran in 1872.
The groom was Charles August HOFFMANN (b. 31 Aug 1842 in Germany) and not quite sure on the bride's last name. The bride is Maria "Mary" Elisabeth NIKLES, NIKEL, or maybe even HOFFMANN.
Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

as with the birth records(see your other query for website) records are minimal. some are on film, they do not seem to research for u. on the other hand, if u google lutheran church buffalo ny u will find info on films and if u contact the "head" church, which for syracuse ny is in philadelphia, u may well find film available-buffalos libraries do have some film.searching for charles wifes maiden name-have u found any of her childrens marriage license apps or church records?
http://www.wnygs.org/microfilm.html

Thank you for the information. I have found no other church records yet. I did get some of the children's marriage and death records but everyone reported something different. The only consistent thing is the last name HOFFMANN, parents' first names, and the date and place of their marriage. The mother's maiden name is different and the parents' birth places are all different. So I am trying to find the marriage record to get correct information. Thanks for helping