New York
Engagement session · New York
In short
Engagement session in New York starts at $450: 2 hours on location with a photographer who works in New York, and 60 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Engagement session in New York?
The useful decision in a New York engagement session is not which landmark but which side of the river. Manhattan gives you Central Park and the architecture; Brooklyn gives you Manhattan itself, which is the skyline people actually mean when they say they want New York in the photographs. A two-hour session covers both, and the subway between them is faster than a car at any hour of any day — which is why the route here is planned around stations rather than around parking.
Worth knowing about New York
Brooklyn Bridge Park is the one location on this route that genuinely requires paperwork: it is run by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation rather than by NYC Parks, and commercial photography there needs its own permit — separate from anything the city issues and not covered by it. Washington Street, two blocks away, needs nothing at all if you stay handheld. Sessions here are routed to spend the permit where it buys the best light.
What does the session in New York look like?
- Washington Street, DUMBO
- The single most recognisable engagement frame in the city, and worth the early start it demands.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
- Lower Manhattan across the water with the bridge to one side. Faces west-north-west, so it is a sunset location and never a sunrise one.
- The Ramble, Central Park
- Woodland rather than landmark. Where the session goes when you want photographs that could not be taken anywhere else in Manhattan.
What does engagement session in New York include?
- 60 retouched photographs
- Two locations, including travel between them
- Outfit change included
- Save-the-date crops sized for print and for email
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- 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.
FAQ — Engagement session in New York
How far in advance should we book engagement photos in New York?
Six to nine months before the wedding, which leaves time for save-the-dates and — more usefully — means photographing in a different season from the wedding itself. For October dates specifically, book three to four months ahead: it is peak foliage and peak wedding season in the northeast at the same time, and it is the hardest month of the year to get a Saturday morning.
Can we photograph in both Manhattan and Brooklyn in one session?
Yes, and it is the usual shape of a two-hour session here. DUMBO to Central Park is about thirty minutes on the subway, which is faster and far more predictable than a car. The route is planned around stations rather than parking, and the travel comes out of the two hours, so a two-location session is genuinely two locations rather than one and a taxi ride.