At the end of July, I had the pleasure of photographing not just an elegant and magnificent but celestial wedding of two beautiful people, Danielle and Yaw. It was a quintessential city wedding with the bride and groom getting ready at The Marmara hotel located steps away from their wedding venue, the Midtown Loft and Terrace.

The Marmara Park Avenue’s spacious terraces feature the breathtaking views of the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, and downtown Manhattan.

Dani was walking on the stars in her dreamy and floating Pnina Tornai dress and her classy see through Christian Louboutin stilettos adorned with crystals. Dani’s outfit made her look like an angel enveloped gracefully in the clouds. To finish off the look, Dani’s glittering headpiece really made her Queen of the Stars.

It was such a beautiful and dreamy wedding, quite literally because this WAS, indeed, Dani’s dream perfectly executed in one memorable night.

I asked Dani to share their love story with me and it is as beautiful as this charming couple!

Yaw and I met officially the last week before our college graduation. I was a transfer student, so we almost graduated college without meeting one another. The last week of graduation, Yaw threw a party for the graduates and I accompanied a mutual friend to his party. We met that night, we became friends and soon after a couple. We dated throughout our 20’s, separating once for about a year and a half and then we found our way back to one another. Shortly after our reconciliation, surprise we were pregnant! Yaw took me to Paris for my 30th birthday and proposed to me by the Eiffel Tower and I said yes, of course. Then we saved for our wedding and on July 28th, 2018, I married my best friend!

Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - the ring shot
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - bride and her dress
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - shoes and invitation
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - bride's preparations shot
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - bride's getting ready
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - groom's preparations
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - groom's preparations
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - bride is getting dressed
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace- bride is putting on her shoes
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - first look
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - walking down the aisle
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - bride waling down the aisle
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - first kiss
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - pretty pink decor
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - pretty gold cake
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - embracing kiss
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - grand entrance
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - first dance
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace - speeches
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace
Celestial wedding at Midtown Loft & Terrace