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Ron and Sunil’s Wedding
Jackhammers and barricades, scaffolding, and steam rising from manholes in the middle of the street. A group of men standing around with cigarettes in their mouths with varying degrees of five-o-clock shadows. Construction in New York City is as infamous as the L-train to Brooklyn and traffic on the Cross Bronx. The worst part about all of the construction is that after the crew packs up the project they were seemingly working on for years, nothing looks different at all. That being said, when Heather, Capa, and I stepped into the Oculus for the first time I was completely blown away. Somewhere between a spaceship from Star Trek and a modern shopping mall, the pristinely white subway station hub is truly a sight to behold.
Heather and I photographed Ron and Sunil’s intimate wedding ceremony in Riverside Park last August. Their story got picked up and published in the New York Times and it was one of the many fond memories we have from a year mired in stress and toil. I’ve known Ron since he was a regular at my first bartending gig in New York City many years ago, but it has been an absolute pleasure to get to know Sunil over the last year and change. Ron and Sunil’s love is light but rich, jovial and sincere. I love the way they laugh together.
Ron and Sunil, like many couples who got married in 2020, had to change their plans on the fly. Tragically, the place where they got engaged, the Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned down last year. They also had to change the location of their reception and wound up making an amazing choice to hold it at The View at Battery Park in downtown Manhattan. With a view of the Statue of Liberty, Ron and Sunil’s guests enjoyed a celebration that began with a renewal of their vows, and a beautiful traditional Indian dance to honor Sunil’s heritage.
Time and time again we have seen our couples adapt to the circumstances of the last year and wind up hosting a wedding for the ages. With an equal dose of anticipation and a huge exhale of relief, we watched Ron and Sunil do the same. The pandemic has forced us to not take anything for granted, including the ways we celebrate marriage. The 2020-2021 wedding season has not been easy on the wedding vendors either but it still stands as possibly the best year of my life. From a healthy pregnancy, to Heather giving birth, to us toting Capa around to 11 states (and counting) I don’t know what else we could’ve done to make this year any better!
Through all the adversity we push forward to build a better future. I can’t wait to tell Capa of all the adventures he experienced when light was first striking his retinas. To remind him of all the people he smiled at and the places he’s already danced. Our lives, like New York City, are in a constant state of construction, but with any luck, we will come out looking as clean and beautiful as the Oculus, or as light and rich as Ron and Sunil’s relationship.
Enjoy these photos from Sunil & Ron’s Wedding in NYC:
Vendors:
Photography | Apollo Fields
Reception | The View at Battery Park | New York City, NY
Cake | Cakes by Lulu
Floral | International Garden
Suit | The Black Tux
Brooklyn Bridge Park Promenade Couples Session Photography
Tanya & Elise’s Brooklyn Bridge Park Promenade Couples Session Photography | Apollo Fields Engagement and Couple Photographer | NYC Weddings
September and October are always our busiest work months, and this year proves to be no exception, despite a global pandemic! We feel lucky to be working amidst such a crazy year— given it was only a few months ago back in April/May when we legitimately thought out loud, will we even shoot this year?
There have been so many curve balls, but an equal number of silver linings and for that, we are super grateful. Tanya and Elise’s couples session was EXACTLY the creative fuel I needed in the middle of all the work, and honestly did not feel like work for even a second. Sometimes the stars align, and my inner artist gets treated to the perfect storm of an absolutely beautiful couple with such fiery energy, a gorgeous location with perfect weather, and dreamy golden light to boot.
We arrived in this little nook of Brooklyn which boasts the perfect neighborhood-y vibe and epic NYC skyline views right before the sun started setting. Terrence and I had stumbled upon The Promenade when we were randomly exploring the city years ago, and I was struggling to remember how to get back to this charming spot. I remember finding this little neighborhood back then and remarking about how “if we had real money, we would totally live here!” Now, six years later, I stand by that statement. We’re not gearing up to live back in NYC full time in the near future, but if someone handed me one of these brownstones along the water in Brooklyn Heights, I’m pretty sure I’d be packing my bags in about two seconds.
Tanya and Elise are both singer-songwriters and currently live up in our old hood in Harlem, NYC. I was lucky to meet them through the recommendation of one of our friends in the city, Lana, and I couldn’t be more grateful. They have the best energy together and I immediately felt like we had been friends for years. It was so fun getting to show them this little gem in Brooklyn since neither of them had been there before! I’m so excited to share their photos from the couple’s session and can’t wait to hang with these beauties again.
Enjoy these pics from Tanya & Elise’s couples session at Brooklyn Bridge Park:
