A CHELSEA PIERS LOVE PARTY ON THE WATER

I have a big crush on Jocelyn and Kyle. These two are adorable and after meeting them for their at home engagement session in Manhattan, I knew we were a great match. I could NOT wait for their wedding at Sunset Terrace, in Chelsea, and their celebration remains one of my favorite weddings ever to this day.

Sunset Terrace is located in the Chelsea Piers Sports Complex, so you have to walk through an ice rink with hockey players to get to it. It’s very unique, and gives the place a laid-back feel despite being a gorgeous room with crazy views on the Hudson River and New-Jersey.

Jocelyn and Kyle had their ceremony at sunset, which means the sun was shining on their guests and behind them the whole time they were tying the knot. This gave me the opportunity to shoot some really intense sunset pictures.

After the ceremony, the whole wedding party danced the night away with the New Jersey lights twinkling in the backyard. It was truly a beautiful day that I wish I could relieve every week-end .

Congrats to Jocelyn and Kyle!

A WEDDING BRUNCH IN CARROLL GARDENS

Mingie and Takeshi’s day was split in half, between a sweet and intimate backyard wedding at Frankies Spuntino and a casual reception at Fawkner with a denim outfit and a collector baseball hat. I personally love when a couple finds ways to be fully themselves, with all its contradictions and many facets. Mingie and Tak’s day was very genuine, and to me that’s what made it so beautiful.

The wedding ceremony was beautiful and included the couple’s family and Mingie’s best friend, who played the cello as the bride walked down the aisle. Followed by the ceremony was a gorgeous brunch in the garden with cheese, bread, and olive oil (the French in me LOVES this!). The bride’s sister Juju and her boyfriend did most of the work at Frankies Spuntino by gathering flowers at a Park Slope deli the day prior to the big day to make homemade flower arrangement in mismatched vases. Juju was also Mingie and Tak’s officiant.

After a little break, they all headed to Fawkner in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn for a fun reception with all their friends. Mingie and Tak changed in their evening outfits, which included a gorgeous denim cowgirl outfit for the bride with her favorite Patsy Cline’s lyrics embroidered on it. They had delicious cakes and bar finger food, as well as a sweet video retracing their lives playing in the backroom. Fawkner was filled with love for those two.

Check the pictures below as well as the list of vendors!

VENDORS:

Bride’s first dress: Modern Trousseau

Bride’s second dress: Reformation

Bride’s cowgirl outfit: Penelope Gazin

Groom’s ceremony outfit: The Black Tux (shoes by Gucci)

Cakes: Buttermilk Bakeshop

Flowers: Zuzu Petals

Make Up Artist and Cello Player: Ivan Luza