Tag Archives: Elope in New York
Paul & Suzanne | City Hall Wedding Photos | New York Elopement Photographer
I had such a ball with Paul and Suzanne. Another one of my UK couples hopping across the pond to get married. These guys were just a ton of fun. Goofy, silly and just so full excitement to get married! We met up at City Hall in Manhattan for their ceremony, and then grabbed a cab across the bridge for portraits at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
I can’t thank you guys enough for having me, congratulations and best wishes to you both!
2014 Highlights: Elopements | New York Elopement Photographer | City Hall Wedding Photographer
My final highlight post for 2014, the year of the elopement. I photographed 50 elopement sessions in 2014, bringing my grand total to 102. Over a hundred elopements! How awesome is that? The intimacy and light-heartedness that elopements bring has led these celebrations to be some of my favorite to be a part of. These sessions just make me happy and so grateful that this is my job. I love that elopements allow couples to forgo much of the stress involved in a big wedding and just focus on the really good stuff, that you get to marry your absolute favorite person!
One of the things I love most about elopements is meeting couples from around the country and across the globe. My clients this year came all the way from England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Croatia, Austria, Ireland, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan and all over the US. As a self proclaimed travel addict, hearing my client’s travel stories, listening to fun accents, and learning about their hometowns while showing them New York is a pure delight and feeds my wanderlust.
Now I’m just rambling on. So, without further ado, here are a few frames to highlight the year in elopements. In case you missed it, I also rounded up highlights of Weddings and Portraits earlier this week. A huge congratulations and thank you to all my 2014 couples! May 2015 bring you all the love and happiness in the world.
Cheers and best wishes!
Pauline & Leanne: Sneak Peek! | NYC Elopement Photographer | New York City Hall Wedding
Hey everyone! I’m back from an amazing trip and ready to kick off the 2015 season. I can’t think of a better way to start things off then with this super fun city hall elopement. I had an absolute ball with these two aussie ladies this morning. We got through City Hall in record time and then they were troopers through the cold and we had a great time wandering all through Tribeca and down to the waterfront.
Huge congrats to Pauline and Leanne! More to come, safe travels back to Sydney!
Kyoko & Nami: Sneak Peek! | City Hall Wedding Photographer | Brooklyn Bridge Park Elopement
I had such a lovely time with Kyoko and Nami, my very first couple from Japan! City Hall was a complete madhouse today, but we made it through! After their ceremony at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau, we headed across the bridge to shoot in Brooklyn and enjoy the perfect winter sunny afternoon.
Kyoko and Nami, enjoy the rest of your trip to NYC, more photos to come! Congratulations!
Diana & Josiah: Sneak Peek! | NYC Elopement Photographer | Gapstow Bridge | Central Park
Diana and Josiah came down from Boston to get hitched in Central Park! Aren’t they an adorable couple?? I had a lovely time wandering Central Park with them and their parents after their ceremony by the Gapstow Bridge. Lots more to come!
Congratulations!
Aimee & Jamie | New York Elopement Photographer | Central Park Conservatory Gardens
I had a great evening with Aimee and Jamie for their elopement this summer in Central Park’s Conservatory Gardens! I met up with them by Bethesda Terrace for photos around the Bow Bridge and the mall, and then we hopped in a cab to meet their families. If you’ve never trekked north to this section of the park, I highly recommend it! It’s like being transported to a royal European garden. On a weekday evening like this one, it was quiet and beautiful, wonderful for an intimate wedding. (Just take note… if you do want to take photos or have your ceremony here, it’s the one section the of the park where you must have a permit. They’re very strict.)
Aimee and Jamie were married by the always lovely Judie Guild, and then we spent a bit more time with photos around the Conservatory Garden. The next day they jetted off to Bali for a romantic honeymoon! Perfection.
Thanks to you both so much for having me and a heartfelt congratulations! Cheers!
Gemma & Jordan | New York Elopement Photographer | City Hall Wedding
I had such a lovely morning with these two Aussies! Gemma and Jordan made the trip from down under to get married on what turned out to be one of the hottest days of the summer. However they were troopers in the heat, and reason number 436 why taking photos early morning is the way to go. These guys were so laid back, in fact, the airlines lost Gemma’s luggage and she had to buy a wedding dress the day before. But she handled it in stride and still ended up in a lovely dress, take that for being relaxed under pressure!
I had such a great time with this session as Gemma and Jordan said they just wanted to wander the city and find some great streets, awesome! As much as I love Central Park, there are so many wonderful little nooks and neighborhoods in this city, exploring them with a fun loving couple camera in hand is one of my favorite things! For this session we wandered down through Soho and then hopped over to Tribeca and the waterfront before heading across to City Hall for their ceremony where we met up with their friends. Gemma even finished off the afternoon with a bouquet toss off the courthouse steps! Awesome.
Gemma and Jordan, thanks so much to you both! Congratulations and best wishes! 
Matt & Gail | NYC Elopement Photographer | Carl Schurz Park
This was such a wonderful elopement! Carl Schurz Park is one of my favorite places in the city. A little gem of beautiful green space hidden away way on the Upper East Side. This isn’t a park for tourists, it’s a local spot that’s generally always quiet and calm. It also happens to be two blocks from my new apartment… so when Matt and Gail said that was where they’d like to have their ceremony, I was thrilled! Three cheers for couples willing to explore a bit off the beaten path!
They had a lovely ceremony under gorgeous blue summer skies, performed by Christopher Frost Shelley of Illuminating Ceremonies. After wandering around Carl Schurz and the Upper East Side, we hopped in a limo for some fantastic sunset photos at Gantry Park in Queens and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Skyline wedding photos can’t be beat!
Congratulations to Matt and Gail! Best wishes to you both!
Gustavo & Isabela | Brooklyn Elopement Photographer | Sunrise on the Brooklyn Bridge
Gustavo and Isabela are two grad students from Brazil who decided to elope to New York City! Although they didn’t end up having their ceremony in the US, we still met up for portraits in Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, and then headed all the way up to Fort Tryon Park as well.
I had a wonderful time with these two, they were so much fun. I was also SO glad they were willing to meet me at sunrise. If you can handle the am wake-up call, dawn light and having no crowds on a place like the Brooklyn Bridge is TOTALLY worth it!
Thank you both so much for having me! Best wishes and congratulations!
Elena & Andy: Sneak Peek! | NYC Elopement Photographer | Central Park | Brooklyn Bridge Park
Yesterday was so wonderful! I had the most fantastic afternoon with Elena and Andy, who came over from Scotland to get hitched in the city. These two were just SO incredibly happy and easy going, it was a prime example of why I have the best job ever. You can’t help but smile when hanging out with couples like this.
A huge congratulations to you both! Loads more photos to come!
