next stop, wedding!

Between the MetroCard escort cards & the NYC Subway Map seating chart, there has been a lot of chatter about the subway around here.  But did you know some Brides & Grooms ride the subway on their New York City wedding days?  It's true, take a look:

Can you imagine?  Next stop: your wedding!

Photo 1: Diana Garcia Photography via; Photo 2: Christina Szczupak via

skyline shots

Living in Hoboken, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, I count myself pretty lucky to see the New York City skyline every day.  Day or night, it is a spectacular sight.  It comes as no surprise to me that many New Jersey & New York couples take pause in their wedding day to pose with the New York City skyline.  No doubt that a little skyline adds some magic to wedding photos!

Nothing puts a stamp on a New Jersey or New York wedding like the Manhattan skyline!

Photo 1: Shira Weinberger via; Photo 2: Ryan Brenizer Photography via; Photo 3: Kay English Photography via; Photo 4: Heather Waraksa Photography via; Photo 5: Carla Ten Eyck Photography via

{save-the-date invitations} bright skyline

Welcome to Week Two of the local New Jersey & New York wedding series!  Each Wedding Wednesday features a local New Jersey or New York wedding & other days present details from local weddings that I love, like MetroCard escort cards & vintage Checker taxicabs from last week.  Today, we're turning towards the skyline. 

The amazing, one-of-a-kind New York City skyline, of course!  Why not feature the skyline in a save-the-date for a Manhattan wedding?  The grainy, vintage postcard image combined with the bright, modern letters really makes a statement.  I'm imaging a hip & fun loft wedding, perhaps a loft offering city views.  Fun must have been had!            

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City Lovin'

"I am about to make a brand new start of it, right here in old New York"

You can't argue with Frank Sinatra: New York is a great place for new beginnings, like weddings.  For lucky couples tying the knot in the Big Apple, consider letting the magnificent city influence your wedding invitation suite.  

I'm ready to bust out my party dress & attend this fabulous city affair!  The Empire State Building featuring a sweet pink heart?  Oh yes, I consider that NYC save-the-date perfection.  The wedding invitation doesn't bother with the traditional NYC skyline design.  Instead, the modern, calligraphy invitation & its coordinating pieces are a perfect compliment to the city lovin' save-the-date.  The oh so popular gray color maintains a sense of cohesion throughout the invitation suite.  LOVE!!  

Are you getting married in a town or city that is important to you?  Will you let the city influence your design decisions?


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Love for All

Love is Colorful because it is :-)
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It amazes me that my Mom remembers a time when African-Americans didn't have the same rights she did. They had to use separate entrances to the movie theaters & drink from different water fountains. It saddens me that such a prejudiced time was not so long ago.

Likewise, I hope my children look at me in wonderment that I can remember a time when not everyone was allowed to get married. I want marriage equality to seem as natural to my children as civil rights are to me.

As such, I cheered when I heard the happy news that New York is a state of marriage equality. It is less than 30 days away when anyone can get married in New York. Awesome! It is one small step towards not only my little dream but the big dreams of many. Go New York!

Love is for everyone, as marriage should be!