New York
Honeymoon session · New York
In short
Honeymoon session in New York starts at $395: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in New York, and 50 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Honeymoon session in New York?
A honeymoon session in New York is a 90-minute sunrise or sunset portrait session for newlyweds visiting the city, priced from $395 for 50 retouched photographs. Many New York honeymooners stay in Midtown, within a few blocks of Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue, so the first half of the session usually starts at the hotel door. The second location, the one away from the hotels, is the part couples remember: a Brooklyn waterfront, the Long Island City piers or a West Village street, reached in one subway ride and shot when the light is low.
Worth knowing about New York
Honeymooners often ask to be photographed on a New York observation deck, and the rule there is about equipment. Top of the Rock does not allow tripods on its observation decks for any visitor, and professional photo or film shoots go through Rockefeller Center’s Film & Photo Inquiries team rather than the ticket desk. A honeymoon session therefore treats the deck as an optional handheld add-on, confirmed with Rockefeller Center in writing first, and makes the planned portraits at street level and on the water.
What does the session in New York look like?
- Fifth Avenue sidewalks around 50th Street at sunrise
- Saint Patrick’s Cathedral and the Rockefeller Center facades from the public sidewalk, before the shops open. Rockefeller Center itself is private property, so the frame is made from the street.
- Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City
- The away-from-the-hotels half: the Midtown skyline across the East River at sunset, one stop from Grand Central on the 7 train. A commercial session needs a New York State Parks permit.
What does honeymoon session in New York include?
- 50 retouched photographs
- Sunrise or sunset session, planned around your location
- Two locations, including one away from the resort
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
Permits at these locations: Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City: Commercial still photography requires a permit from New York State Parks.
FAQ — Honeymoon session in New York
Can our honeymoon photographer bring a tripod to Top of the Rock?
No. Top of the Rock prohibits tripods for every visitor on its New York observation decks, and professional shoots are arranged separately through Rockefeller Center’s Film & Photo Inquiries team. A New York honeymoon session that includes the deck is shot handheld, and it is only added after Rockefeller Center has confirmed the shoot.
Should a New York honeymoon session be at sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise for Midtown and Fifth Avenue, which are close to empty before 7am, and sunset for the East River waterfront in Long Island City, which faces west across Manhattan. A 90-minute New York honeymoon session picks one of the two, and the choice usually follows which hotel neighborhood the couple is staying in.