A Queens City Hall, New York City Elopement

My dear friends, Sophia & Ryan currently live in LA, California- but wanted to come back to New York City (Sophia’s hometown) to get married so that her grandma could witness the great moment! They got ready together at the Standard Hotel - East Village then headed over to the Queens (represent!) County Courthouse to get married! Yes, we even took a photo with the 7 train :O) The ceremony was sweet and they were surrounded by their family and close friends and it was a honor and quite an adventure to witness and capture it all!! It was a sweet New York City elopement that was a precursor to their LA Wedding in the following year. Here are some highlights from the day!!

A Lovely Neighborhood Park in Queens to Host a NYC Elopement

Bin & Chi got married in their local park in Queens, NYC right after the covid pandemic. It was a really sweet and intimate ceremony with just a few close family and friends. It was such a gorgeous park —shout out to Queens- we have so many beautiful hidden gems! Bin had the most beautiful flower crown and dress and Chi looked great in his grey suit! We definitely had fun exploring the park together and got a lot of gorgeous photographs! Check out some of the highlights:

An Intimate Backyard Wedding in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City

Pooh & Peter live in Queens and wanted to keep their wedding as local as possible! They got ready at the Paper Factory Hotel in Queens, New York City. It was such an adorable and gorgeous hotel with some many great spots to photograph at! One of my favorite things they had was this amazing book wall staircase - which was so perfect because Pooh loves to read- and is a teacher!!! With close friends and family, they had a beautiful and sweet intimate backyard ceremony at My Kitchen, Resturant in Forest Hills! It was such a great day! We were able to head over to Gantry State Park to get some portraits and the amazing skyline view of New York City - and just party the night away with some serious DANCING skills!

Vendor Information:

Hotel Prep Location: Paper Factory Hotel

Photographer - Cynthia Chung Weddings

Venue- My Kitchen Restaurant in Forest Hills, NY

Dress- Tadashi Shoji for BHLDN

Her Shoes- Nina

Earrings- Kate Spade

Hair & Makeup- MG Hair and Makeup

Suit- Indochino

His Shoes- ALDO

His Accessories (tie, pocket square, cuffs)- Tie Bar

DJ- John Panikidis (a father of one our students at school...talk about keeping it local...)

Flowers- Annis Florals in Astoria

Favors- Hellenic Gifts in Astoria

Officiant- Caitlin Northcote from Officiant NYC

Rings- Kent Jewelry in Manhattan