Lower East Side, New York City Coffee Crawl Engagement Session

Amie and Tim lived in New York City for a few years right above the Urban Outfitters on 2nd Ave.  When they lived here, they had their favorite cafes, bars and restaurants that they frequented.  They currently now have moved to San Francisco but still miss all their favorite NYC spots, so they decided to celebrate their old spots for their engagement session in New York City.  So here is an amazing engagement session that is spent eating, drinking and walking our way around the Lower East Side.  We hit up Third Rail Coffee, Liquiteria, a super cute stamp shop and a few bars on the way.   Man, I love being a new york city wedding and engagement photographer. I get to hit up great spots and find new spots to go back to!

Here are some of my favorites from the session:

A Sweet and Intimate Wedding at The Brooklyn Winery in Brooklyn New York

Tina & Carson met as undergraduates at NYU. Since then, they’ve traveled well, eaten well and have explored the world together. They’re a fun and sweet couple that love to laugh together and drink (they collected ALL the beer bottles for their center pieces themselves and even enlisted the help of all their friends to drink more to get more bottles leading up to the wedding day!!) They got ready together in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn at a quaint airbnb a few blocks away from their ceremony space at the Brooklyn Winery. Tina’s taste is impeccable, Brooklyn Winery was a GORGEOUS space for the ceremony and reception. The Brooklyn Winery had EVERYTHING the couple wanted - rustic decor to vintage plate settings and perfectly cooked fried chicken! Tina’s Marchesa Notte wedding dress looked AMAZING on her and everything just felt perfect. It was wonderful time working with their squad and here are some of my favorite shots from the day!

Credits to the amazing team of the day:

Photographer: Cynthia Chung Weddings
Wedding Ceremony & Reception Venue: Brooklyn Winery
Wedding Dress: Marchesa Notte
Wedding Shoes: Valentino
Florals: Floral Designs by Sofie
Makeup / Hair: Beauty with Grace
DJ/EMcee: Red Wedding DJ/MC/Photobooth
Grooms Tux: Articles of Style Custom Tux

Soho and Downtown Manhattan Engagement Session in New York City

Jennifer and Angelo wanted to have their engagement session begin in their apartment where they call home in new york city. Then venture out nearby all around soho to photograph around their neighborhood. We popped some champagne to start of their session and had a blast with some of the most gorgeous backdrops downtown Manhattan can offer! It was such a blast to be able to photograph their engagement session and I also had the pleasure to photograph their new york city wedding in the fall! I’m so thankful they chose me to be their new york city wedding photographer!! Check out some highlights of their session:

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 !!