A New York City Hall Wedding

Many of you know weddings have been my staple work for the past two decades. Since then so much has changed, film to digital, trends, colors. It used to be lavender, now it’s muted greens and creams. Food. It used to be plated chicken, now it’s vegan delights, multi-cultural fusion cuisine, charcuterie boards and creative buffets. It used to be fluffy sleeves, and then minimalist slip-like dresses and now it’s back to fluffy sleeves (thank goodness)! It used to be dad walking the bride down the aisle, and now it’s anyone walking anyone down the aisle. It used to be an aisle, now it’s wherever you want. A forest trail, a beach path lined with seashells, and even no aisle, like City Hall in NYC.

Speaking of, I had the honor of photographing a lovely wedding last month at New York City Hall on Worth Street. It started with me standing outside (I didn’t go in at my recommendation because they wanted their friend there so he took the phone pictures.) Soon I ran into their wedding guests. They had confetti and champagne. I instantly loved them.

This couple did a re-enactment of the groom’s parents, right on Broadway drinking Coke in a bottle. They also went to Madison Square Park for some memories of their proposal and stunning posed pictures.

I love the no-fuss, authentic, exuberant energy of City Hall weddings. To be honest, I too eloped (in Provincetown) and know how very special it is to keep it simple. There’s nothing simple in New York though. The buildings are breathtaking, especially 141 Worth Street, the doors and entryway make an over-the-top New York experience. New York never fails to be magnificent, the architecture and energy is just too beautiful to ever let that happen.