A Fun Elopement Day at New York City Hall and A Reception at Il Buco

Mitch and Anna wanted to have a chill but fun-filled day with friends and family! We first began the day at NY City Hall for their appointment for their intimate ceremony. Anna’s dad walked her to the building (so cute!) and let her enter the building with Mitch and I. (Due to the covid pandemic protocols, they could still only have 1 guest enter with them, which was me). After their adorable ceremony, we met up with their family outside City Hall to get some group photographs. Then we all headed to Washington Square Park and grabbed some fun group shots there as well. Afterward, we headed back to the Roxy Hotel to freshen up. Anna changed into her second wedding dress and she looked so beautiful!! We then headed over to Il Buco and celebrated together! It was such an awesome and memorable day!! Here are some of my favorite moments of the day:

Bobo Restaurant Wedding in West Village, New York City

Nancy and Tim now live in Seattle, but wanted to have their wedding in New York City! They used to live in New York and had since moved but most of their wedding was planned while being across the country in Seattle!  They utilized and depended on the internet and images to help with the selection of their NYC venue and vendors.  They found and fell in love with Bobo, a chic French restaurant in the West Village, New York City.

Nancy and Tim are laid back and cool and have a great eye for design and aesthetics.  Even though they were. planning from afar, they came into NYC the week before the wedding and got everything together for their special and gorgeous wedding day.  Nancy hand picked her top from BHLDN, a gorgeous lacy piece, and paired it with a simple sleek skirt from Jcrew.  Tim looked great in his Jcrew suit — and the two of them looked like they walked right out of a bridal magazine!  

We started the day at Stumptown Coffee for some coffee and to give the couple some energy, then spent some time roaming around the west village getting gorgeous portraits of the two.  We also found an amazing brownstone with a red door that reminded them of their time in Barcelona (where the two met while studying abroad!!).  Afterwards, they had their intimate ceremony in the balcony of the NYC restaurant Bobo, surrounded by family, friends and the soothing songs from a ukulele.  It was such a beautiful day to meander around New York City and I was so honored they chose me to be their new york city wedding photographer. I love days like this, exploring new york city, having a wonderful and sweet couple and friends and family to celebrate with!! It was a pretty awesome day.  Here are some of my favorite snaps:

New York City Hall Elopement and Wedding Session

Liz and Soni were having a larger affair in a couple of months, but wanted to do something intimate before their big celebration. They decided to go to New York City Hall and have an intimate ceremony first (just the two of them! Plus me as the witness :D) and a sweet portrait session right after! It was such a great time to be able to photograph them in this moment and then wander around downtown New York City together afterwards! It was a nice touch since they were having their wedding in PA and it was a great idea to get some city landscapes and gorgeous wildness landscapes during the wedding day!

Vendor Credits:

Dress: Few Moda

Bride Shoes: Valentino

Engagement Ring and Wedding bands: Ritani

Groom Suit: J.Crew

Groom Shoes: Allen Edmonds