Fall is always a beautiful time for engagement photo shoots! The sunsets begin earlier, the nights a little chillier, but there’s nothing a DKA from Dominque Ansel in New York City can’t fix! Check out this adorable NYC engagement session with Jessica & Arcadius shot in the West Village and then some at the Oculus World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan! We were able to capture the randomness of NYC (including some random group shot of kids hanging out) and the chill of October has got nothing on sweet kisses, smores, wine and an awesome time together! I was so thankful to be their new york city wedding photographer and the following year photographed their wedding at City Winery! Here are some of the highlights of our engagement photo session:
An Intimate Backyard Wedding in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City
Pooh & Peter live in Queens and wanted to keep their wedding as local as possible! They got ready at the Paper Factory Hotel in Queens, New York City. It was such an adorable and gorgeous hotel with some many great spots to photograph at! One of my favorite things they had was this amazing book wall staircase - which was so perfect because Pooh loves to read- and is a teacher!!! With close friends and family, they had a beautiful and sweet intimate backyard ceremony at My Kitchen, Resturant in Forest Hills! It was such a great day! We were able to head over to Gantry State Park to get some portraits and the amazing skyline view of New York City - and just party the night away with some serious DANCING skills!
Vendor Information:
Hotel Prep Location: Paper Factory Hotel
Photographer - Cynthia Chung Weddings
Venue- My Kitchen Restaurant in Forest Hills, NY
Dress- Tadashi Shoji for BHLDN
Her Shoes- Nina
Earrings- Kate Spade
Hair & Makeup- MG Hair and Makeup
Suit- Indochino
His Shoes- ALDO
His Accessories (tie, pocket square, cuffs)- Tie Bar
DJ- John Panikidis (a father of one our students at school...talk about keeping it local...)
Flowers- Annis Florals in Astoria
Favors- Hellenic Gifts in Astoria
Officiant- Caitlin Northcote from Officiant NYC
Rings- Kent Jewelry in Manhattan