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Elopement photography · New York

In short

Elopement photography in New York starts at $2,200: 4 hours on location with a photographer who works in New York, and 200 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks. The price is agreed before you book and does not move.

Why choose Elopement photography in New York?

The most photographed city on earth, which means the work is finding the twenty minutes when your frame is not. That is what decides how a Elopement photography session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in New York and shoots across New York all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.

The hour matters more than the location. For Washington Street, DUMBO, the window to aim for is sunrise to 7:30am, or after 9pm. The session runs 4 hours and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.

What does the session in New York look like?

Coverage runs 4 hours and follows your schedule rather than a fixed route. When a gap opens for composed frames, we step out to Washington Street, DUMBO or Bow Bridge, Central Park — a few minutes on foot, which is that much less taken out of the day.

What does elopement photography in New York include?

  • 200+ retouched photographs
  • Four hours of coverage
  • Permit research and applications handled for you
  • Location and timing planned around sunrise or sunset
  • Private online gallery within 3 weeks
  • Print release for personal use

Permits at these locations: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1: Commercial photography requires a permit from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation. Grand Central Terminal: Handheld personal photography is free. Tripods and any commercial shoot require written permission from the MTA. Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City: Commercial still photography requires a permit from New York State Parks.

FAQ — Elopement photography in New York

Elopement photography in New York: what time should we book?

For Washington Street, DUMBO, aim for sunrise to 7:30am, or after 9pm. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.

Do we need a permit to photograph in New York?

At some locations, yes: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 (Commercial photography requires a permit from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation.); Grand Central Terminal (Handheld personal photography is free. Tripods and any commercial shoot require written permission from the MTA.); Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City (Commercial still photography requires a permit from New York State Parks.). The photographer handles it and tells you at booking, not on the day.

What happens if it rains in New York?

We move the session to another slot or another day at no cost. If you are only in town briefly, we switch to sheltered locations scouted in advance rather than cancelling.

When do we get the photos from New York?

Within 3 weeks, in a private online gallery: 200 edited images, downloadable at full resolution from any country.

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