Category Archives: wedding advice

Morning, Afternoon or Evening Wedding Ceremony in Central Park – Which is Better?

Posted on February 10, 2021 by wedincentralpark

When people start to think about their wedding in Central Park, as with any other location, an important factor to decide on quite early on is timings.  Some coupes ask me when I advise they should get married, but I … Continue reading →

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Reasons to Elope

Posted on January 19, 2021 by wedincentralpark

I have been helping couples to plan their small wedding in Central Park or elopement since I founded this business back in 2012.  All of the weddings I work on are small and intimate by traditional standards, and many of … Continue reading →

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Five Most-Read Blog Posts of 2020

Posted on December 27, 2020 by wedincentralpark

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an unusual year.  It certainly has been for anyone who works in weddings, or for couples who have had their wedding planned for this year or were hoping to plan … Continue reading →

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The difference between an on-the-day co-ordinator and a wedding planner

Posted on December 19, 2020 by wedincentralpark

If people ask me what I do for a living, I say that I am a wedding planner.  If they’re interested in hearing more, then I explain that I specialise in weddings in Central Park, New York.  Usually that yields … Continue reading →

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Eight Ways to Reduce Stress When Planning a Destination Wedding

Posted on November 29, 2020 by wedincentralpark

So many of the couples who get married in Central Park with us who bring just a small group of their nearest and dearest say that they do so at least partly to avoid stress.  In some cases, the couples … Continue reading →

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2017 Clients’ New York Restaurant Recommendations – Where to Eat After Getting Married in Central Park

Posted on November 6, 2020 by wedincentralpark

A very frequently asked question for me is where to go to eat after a wedding in Central Park.  Check out my FAQs page on my website for some of the others I get asked a lot. This one about … Continue reading →

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Eloping or Inviting Guests – the Pros and Cons

Posted on October 18, 2020 by wedincentralpark

Many of our weddings are very small groups; maybe half of our weddings have between around six and twelve guests.  We see lots of elopements, and weddings with under six guests, and we also do some weddings with twenty to … Continue reading →

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20 More Wedding Readings and Poems

Posted on September 27, 2020 by wedincentralpark

Part of my role as a wedding planner specialising in weddings in Central Park is to write a wedding ceremony for each couple. I have a standard list of questions that I ask them about who they are as individuals … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Weddings in New York

Posted on September 8, 2020 by wedincentralpark

As many readers of this blog will know; I’m British.  I moved to New York in January of 2011 and the campaign to legally recognise same-sex marriages in the state was huge during the first half of that year.  The … Continue reading →

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Getting Married in Central Park in December

Posted on August 18, 2020 by wedincentralpark

December can be a surprisingly busy month for weddings in Central Park, despite it being so cold in New York during the Winter!  New York gets lots of visitors in the run-up to Christmas and also in the week in … Continue reading →

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