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E-mailed note: I’m glad you enjoyed the wine! I had wanted to bring something from Wisconsin and they had just got that particular bottle in that day. It seemed too perfect to ignore. We got your package in the mail today. Thank you so much! We hadn’t expected to receive prints AND a CD. And […]
MoreJacqueline and Tad’s family drove eight hours from North Carolina to watch these wordly travelers who met abroad get married. A few hours after their early evening wedding, the family would return to run a hotel business down South at its seasonal height. I don’t think the family spent more than thirty-six hours on their […]
MoreEric and Maria were unsure as to where to have their wedding ceremony in Central Park, which is why I had the pleasure of meeting them in The Plaza. The Plaza is a lovely, classic hotel very conveniently located near the southern end of Central Park. As “recovering Catholics,” they wanted a spiritual, yet non-religious […]
MoreWilliam proposed to Heather about one year ago at Top of the Rock. Throughout the past year, they considered approximately twelve wedding plans, including running to Vegas to elope, which they rejected for its overt showiness and, well, inelegance. Finally — or so they thought — they decided to simply go to their local courthouse […]
MoreNothing else could have made this elopement stick more closely to the true spirit of the concept. First, Kristi and Chris choose a Monday evening as their wedding date. Secondly they planned to pack up their East Village apartment to move to Colorado the next day. Thirdly, they married in a public place with only […]
MoreUriel and Shelly contacted me less than one day before they planned to get married in Kew Gardens, Queens, which is a borough of NYC for those who are reading this blog from afar. Actually, Uriel called us the morning of the day to finalize plans! I squeezed them in at about 3 PM for […]
MoreCeremony in Shakespeare Garden with post-ceremony photos in the Terrace and Mall. Hi Judie, Thank you very much for the memorable wedding ceremony you officiated for us this afternoon. It was perfect! ….Thanks again! Sara & Mark
MoreHave I mentioned lately how much I love weddings and elopements in community gardens? If not, please allow me to recommend them once more. Community gardens are ideal because…they feel like a real backyard — not a meticulous, formal garden, but a comfortable space in which to convene; they are private; and they juxtapose the […]
MoreWith only a week to spare, Jessica and Brian contacted me. Originally, these Oklahoma natives planned to marry in the Clerk’s Office. But they came across an Off Beat Bride post that described my services, contacted me about a Justice of the Peace style elopement, and even left the decision about where to marry largely […]
MoreIn true Justice of the Peace style, I married a sweet, young couple a few weeks ago. Wishing to avoid the Clerk’s office line and thirty second ceremony, they contacted me with less than two weeks to spare. They planned to marry on the mini boardwalk overlooking the Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. While […]
MoreFor those who are not from the NYC region, summer temperatures have arrived! The humidity is not very comfortable. But it’s great beach weather! I’m also happy that I’ll be able to consistently loose the sweater I’ve used so often in the past months for park weddings. Ladies (and Gents), this means that you can […]
MoreWell-educated and kind-hearted Karen and Terry flew out from the Mid-West to elope in Central Park. Like many of my eloping couples, they planned their wedding. But I would not quite categorize such affairs as “destination weddings.” A notable distinction exists between those planning a low-key wedding and those who plan to invite more than […]
MoreCourtney and Jeff originally planned to elope in California. They grew frustrated quickly when vendors were non-responsive to their elopement plans and their budget mushroomed. Then they noticed the photos on our site from one of weddings in August 2009 at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center — also known as the Staten Island Botanical Gardens. […]
MoreHere are some scans of photos from some of my weddings and elopements in early 2010. The count so far this year is already 35! Susannah & Steven’s elegant, traditional civil ceremony at the New York Palace Aruni and Mike’s Sri Lankan + Jewish intercultural ceremony at Bargemusic Lila and Jake’s whimsical “Dr. Seuss” Central […]
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