A Central Park Cop Cot Elopement / Wedding in New York City

Kim had her friends meet her at the hotel to get ready, grab a drink and some photos on the rooftop before their intimate wedding ceremony. We then headed over to Central Park to the Cop Cot to meet Will and the rest of their friends and family for their wedding ceremony. Walking through the busy streets of midtown Manhattan to make your way to your fiance is such a unique and fun way to get married! It was a sweet and beautiful ceremony which also included their beloved dog and best dog friend! After the ceremony, we headed to the Lower East Side of Manhattan for some cool mural and graffiti shots, ate some delicious ice cream from Morgensterns, and finally ended up at Hotel Chantelle, for everyone to celebrate more with food and drinks!

The Most Perfectly Planned Social Distance Elopement / Micro Wedding in Queens, New York City

The Most Perfectly Planned Social Distance Elopement / Micro Wedding in Queens, New York City.

In NYC, the pandemic has radically changed the way we celebrate weddings and couples. For the last few months, most of us had quarantined at home, stayed indoors and tried to minimize as much interaction with others as so to also minimize the spread of the Coronavirus.

Kate and Jonathan still wanted to get married but in the safest and most thoughtful way! They had been together since college and thought that it was time- and a pandemic would not hold them back any longer!! So they planned a thoughtful and sweet socially distanced elopement at a special Queens, NYC park (Flushing Meadows Park) with close friends and family.

We met up before the ceremony at Flushing Meadow Park and we got some fun and beautiful portraits together!! (We were socially distanced and I was masked up at all times!! Safety is always key!) New York City parks are always full of happenings and beautiful views- both urban and also organic and full of gorgeous trees and foliage. Afterward, we met up with the rest of the group, saw the parents setting up the chuppah for the ceremony. (Apparently, they bought all the pieces of Etsy and simply assembled everything themselves!

They also hired someone off Task-Rabbit to drive and set up a booth full of assorted and beautifully designed masks (made by the bride!) to give to all the guests. The guest book was postcards of all different landmarks in New York City. They had their guests sign and hang the postcard up. They also prepared a tote bag with snacks, drinks, and a picnic blanket for every guest! It was the perfect set up for a Pandemic Socially Distanced wedding! After the ceremony, everyone set up their picnic blankets in small groups and enjoyed their packed lunch! They also had individually packed dessert (PIES!!!) and they went to each group greeting and enjoying their time together!

It was honestly such a well planned and executed micro wedding/ elopement for these kinds of times!!!

A New York City Elopement at Cityhall with Scarr's Pizza during Christmas

Meagan and Michael met while studying abroad. Meagan is from Australia and Michael is from Great Britain. Despite their long distance, their relationship flourished and soon led them to New York City! They decided to have their family join them in New York City for their elopement at City Hall. We started the day at New York City Hall, got MARRIED, then we hit up SCARR Pizza for a quick snack. They then shuttled their family around to get some awesome portraits around the lower east side of Manhattan, some street shots and then of course one of my personal favorite spots, Freeman’s Alley. Picked up some drinks at Cornelia Street Cafe and finally had their dinner reception at Bobo in the West Village. It was such an awesome day and such a unique new york city filled with amazing foods, family, scenes and moments to remember!

A Rainy Brooklyn Promenade New York City Elopement

This was definitely one of the most interesting elopements I've ever done.  Shot entirely in the pouring rain!  Jackie and Aaron are from LA, California (Peep the LOVE LA street sign in one of these shots later) and their parents were flying in to NYC to witness their union.  Although the forecast had rain at 100%, their parents were only going to be in town this weekend - so we knew it was going to happen- rain or shine! We met at the Brooklyn Promenade; the officiant all ready, and everyone had armed with umbrellas!  I was able to capture their adorable elopement in the rain, surrounded by their family and friends and it was AWESOME!  It was whimsical, romantic, fast paced and definitely the kind of day you'd remember!! Despite the weather, there was a gorgeous backdrop and a lot less people walking around the park (which was really helpful!!)  Jackie and Aaron were all up for everything!! Their upbeat spirit and willingness to get amazing shots DEFINITELY made it all worth it!!  I had so much fun with them and was so thankful that despite some unforeseen circumstances- they were still able to have fun and enjoy their day!!!  Photographing in New York, you really never know what you’re going to get! I was super excited to blog this New York City elopement and hope you guys will enjoy it too!! #iLOVENY !!