lacey & junior | queens borough hall

i’ve always wanted to shoot a city hall wedding, but never had the opportunity. although big weddings are fun, there is something really sweet and intimate about a city hall wedding. when lacey called me to chat about her queens borough hall wedding, i was excited that her personality was the right fit for mine and my style of shooting, that i was available and that i wasn’t going to be too pregnant to take on the job!  and… to make it more fun, tracey is pregnant as well, just about 3 weeks ahead of me!

love a moment like this… 

i love how different the moments before getting married are for a city hall wedding. it’s a bit of logistics with paperwork and other couples waiting to get married. i thought the anticipation of waiting for your turn was pretty neat…

and this little cutie pie is emma, lacey and junior’s daughter. i gotta give her credit for hanging in there pretty well for what is a pretty unentertaining place for a kid, despite the momentous occasion she was partaking in…

love this shot of clester walking emmaaround to entertain her while they wait…love the look she gives me.  (i also think maybe the bride in the background thought i was taking a pic of her, hah)

emma takes a minute to take a call…

so cute!

i knew the ceremony would be really quick which was a fun challenge to catch a bunch of different images… just a few of my faves to follow…

love this moment… so much happy!

this is too cute… made so much cuter by lacey’s bump…

we took some time to ‘ride’ the train…

lacey and junior checking out their rings on the train…

clester showing lacey how he rides the train… asleep. meanwhile, laceyavoids taking the train at all costs….

love this!

i love lacey’s infectious smile!

checking back in with emma at the end of our shoot. maybe one day she will read this and know that i was thankful for her being as patient as she was while we took pictures…thanks, emma!

such an honor to photograph lacey and junior’s wedding. i couldn’t be happier with my first city hall wedding experience and i’m very excited for lacey, junior and emma’s new addition!