Classic and Elegant New York City Wedding at Gelso and Grand on the Lower East Side

Angelo and Jennifer wanted a classic New York City wedding that would be beautiful, and elegant but also a great time for their friends and family. They decided to have their reception at Gelso and Grand, an Italian restaurant on the lower east side of Manhattan that borders Little Italy and Chinatown - a nod to both their backgrounds and cultures. Jennifer wore a gorgeous Hayley Paige wedding dress, which she fell in love with and bought — even before she started planning the actual wedding! They both got ready at the Hotel 50 Bowery and had their beautiful ceremony at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. They then ended the night with delicious food, drinks, dancing— and my favorite part was the indoor SPARKLERS!! Definitely an amazing night out in the beautiful city of New York!

Wedding Vendors:

Photographer: Cynthia Chung Weddings

NYC Wedding Ceremony Space - St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

NYC Wedding Reception Space - Gelso & Grand

NYC Wedding Hotel - Hotel 50 Bowery

DJ - E-Squared Productions

Flowers - City Blossoms

Cake - Tara DeBono

Invitations - Minted

NYC Make up - Anjali Wrenn - The Beauty Suite

Wedding Dress - Hayley Paige

Tuxedo - Alan David Custom

Tuxedo shoes - Hugo Boss

Vendor Credits:

Photographer - Cynthia Chung Weddings

Ceremony - St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

Reception - Gelso & Grand

Wedding hotel - Hotel 50 Bowery

DJ - E-Squared Productions

Flowers - City Blossoms

Cake - Tara DeBono - Tara is a chef and also my life-long best friend and matron of honor

Invitations - Minted

Make up - Anjali Wrenn - The Beauty Suite

Dress - Hayley Paige - I was in love with this dress and bought it before we started planning the wedding!

Tuxedo - Alan David Custom

Tuxedo shoes - Hugo Boss

India House Wedding and Andaz Hotel in downtown New York City

Charisse & Aaron got ready at the Andaz Wall Street Hotel in Downtown Manhattan. We were lucky enough to get access to their rootop and have their first look session there! Afterwards, we walked over to the India House and had their beautiful ceremony and reception there! The India House is a beautiful and historic space in New York City- with also the city’s oldest cobble street right next to it!

Lower East Side New York City Intimate Elopement and Reception at Freemans Restaurant

Kas & Michael had a beautiful New York City Winter Intimate wedding. Kas got ready at the super chic and gorgeous Ludlow Hotel and Michael met her there and we had their first look at their gorgeous garden area. Afterwards, we hopped around the lower east side photographing at some of their favorite places to snack and even grabbed some ice cream at Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream! We then headed over to Freemans Restaurant - a lovely gem in NYC for their intimate wedding ceremony with close family and friends. The atmosphere, love and food was all perfect against the backdrop of New York City. Here are some of my favorite highlights of the day:

New York City Wedding at the Westin Hotel and Vermilion Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan

There is so much to say about this wedding! This couple really displayed so much love. As a new york city wedding photographer I meet a lot of people in love, but these two had so much personality and love towards each other and everyone around them-- it was definitely really awesome for me to be around them and a pleasure to photograph their big day. Their wedding ceremony touched my heart, the music, the sermon and the vows were so sweet. Getting to walk around New York City’s Grand Central, throughout midtown together taking photos was also a lot of fun! We ended with the reception at an amazing restaurant and it was GORGEOUS! (and delicious!) It was indian cuisine at Vermilion NYC restaurant and the atmosphere was great! I love shooting in the heart of new york city! Another reason why I truly love being a new york city wedding photographer!

Here are some of my favorite shots from the day: