Mariana Soto Photography

Photos by Aya

A newlywed couple stomping on the ground together

Amy Milstein Photography

NYC wedding planner

It’s so easy to shit on the
extravagance of weddings,
but I think it’s cool that you
get to throw a giant party
to celebrate yourself and
this random person you met
and realized you couldn’t
live without.

Nontraditional doesn’t mean abandoning traditions—it's about reimagining them with intention.

A bunch of colorful balloons in different shapes and sizes tied together

Caroline King Photography

I love that couples come to me and throw out tradition and bring in their own original ideas.

I love working with couples who are intentional about their day. Whether it’s choosing to not do a First Look or deciding to get ready together, I admire that my couples honor what they want and not what society (or the Internet) thinks they should.

I’ve worked with brides who entered their ceremony together in a homemade cardboard rocketship.

I had another bride wear the big white gown and walk down with her father while a string ensemble played “Canon D.” One couple started the day with a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and ended it with a t-shirt toss that turned their guests feral. And don’t get me started on how many couples incorporate Dungeons & Dragons into their wedding.

I don’t want your wedding to be the best day of your life.

I want it to be a really awesome fucking day that is about you from start to finish.

Some call it nontraditional, but I prefer to say I do weddings that have personality–your personality.

“Thank you for all the fabulous work for an amazing day that went by so fast from our perspective and that’s mainly because we didn’t have shit to worry about yesterday.”

A & B November 2024