While their actual wedding celebration will be taking place next year in another location, David and Amy wanted to hold an intimate civil marriage ceremony to officially ‘seal the deal’ beforehand, which took place at the upscale Gramercy Tavern in the Flatiron District, surrounded by a party of about 20 close family and friends (the bride was from Australia, so the event was also live-streamed over Zoom with distant relatives). Our session was roughly about 2.5 hours long and included a pre-ceremony happy hour, vow exchange and certificate signing, and a lovely dinner to follow.

Here are some of my favorite images from this shoot (click/tap to view full size and un-cropped):

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All images in this blog post were shot on a Nikon D850 using both a 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom lens and a 50m f/1.8 prime lense, and all individually post-processed in Adobe Lightroom using custom-built presets.

Jinnifer Douglass is a full-time freelance photographer based in NYC, shooting for both individuals and brands such as Google, Sotheby’s, Uber, Make Up For Ever, Squarespace, and more! Specializing in portraits, food, and special events, she works to make every piece of your social and website content ‘Insta-worthy’ with high resolution, full-frame DSLR photography and expert Lightroom editing. Interested in chatting? Leave a comment below, or send an email to hello@jinyc-photo.com!