Stephanie & Dan are from London, but came to New York City with Stephanie’s sister and brother-in-law for a classic elopement with an Old Hollywood feel.  After an intimate and heartfelt ceremony at NYC’s City Hall, elegantly captured by Katie Jane Photo, they made stops at the Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, and a fire house (Dan is a …

(We were just at the point in our saga when it was discovered that Garrett’s driver’s license was expired)

When someone finally came out to talk to us it was to tell us no. Nothing they could do, this kind of thing had happened before, they couldn’t make exceptions, blah blah blah. Our only option was to make an appointment for …

Ahh, where were we? Olivia had just arrived, we finished getting ready, and we were off.

-I had Garrett wait in the bathroom while I put my dress on since he’d never seen it and I wanted to have that moment. Then, I tried to have him help me bustle it but the hook was all but invisible and I ended up …

Subtitle: Why people usually don’t try to get married on the 13th.

All images are from Olivia Leigh Photographie

I couldn’t sleep at all on the night before our wedding day. I had thought about getting flowers when we got to San Fransisco but it seemed like too much trouble (I can’t get around the city at all) and I called the …

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So, about 2 months ago Garrett and I talked about eloping. This isn’t the first time we’d talked about it, and based on the many occasions I see engaged people blog or comment about just wanting to elope and get rid of the stress, we weren’t alone. Because of the intimacy and privacy that elopement entailed, we were planning to …