An Early Morning Day-After Wedding Session in New York
LOUANNA + Aurélien
LOUANNA + AURÉLIEN
There's something about New York in the early morning that I will never get tired of. On Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, while the city was getting ready for the New York City Marathon, I met Louanna and Aurélien for a day-after wedding session in the streets of Manhattan.
This shoot was something I had wanted to create for a while. A little wedding inspiration in New York, with beautiful outfits, spontaneous moments, and the city itself as our backdrop. We wandered through SoHo. Stopped outside the City Clerk's Office. And continued through Tribeca and the Financial District, enjoying the unusually quiet streets before the city came to life. We ended the session with burgers for lunch, before hopping back on the subway. A pretty perfect way to wrap up our shoot!
It was such a fun, refreshing morning, full of movement, laughter, and that unmistakable New York energy.
Why Have a Day-After Wedding Session in New York?
One of the things I love about day-after wedding sessions is the freedom they offer. You get to wear your wedding outfits again, without the timeline or expectations of the wedding day. And create an entirely different set of memories together.
And what better backdrop than New York City? Whether you got married somewhere else or simply dream of having the city in your wedding photographs, a post-wedding session is the perfect opportunity to explore its streets, embrace a more spontaneous approach, and capture something that feels completely different from your wedding day. From the beautiful architecture of SoHo and Tribeca to the iconic streets of Lower Manhattan, there are endless possibilities for photographs that feel both timeless and full of life.
I've since had the opportunity to photograph an intimate civil wedding inside the Manhattan Marriage Bureau,
which you can discover in my NYC City Hall elopement article.
But for now, here's another little dose of New York wedding inspiration. And a reminder that you don't need an elaborate setting to create photographs that feel personal, playful, and full of life.
Planning a day-after session in New York?
