Summer weddings in New York City can be beautiful, and they can also be brutal. Chris and Hilda got married on a July day that hit nearly 100 degrees with humidity sitting in the low 90% range, and their venue's air conditioning gave out just a few hours before I arrived.


Neither of them let it show. Chris and Hilda took the heat in stride the entire evening, right down to letting me photograph them outside at the tail end of a summer thunderstorm as the night wrapped up. Some of the best wedding photos come out of the moments a couple refuses to let the day get to them, and this was one of those weddings.

 

Excited bride in white dress laughing and holding champagne glass at wedding celebration.
Bride walks down the aisle at an outdoor wedding ceremony with guests applauding.
Close-up of groom wearing white shirt with suspenders at a wedding.
Wedding invitation with two doves and a red heart design in selective color.
Emotional young boy hugs bride in wedding dress during outdoor ceremony.
Happy newlywed couple walks back down the aisle as guests applaud outdoors.
Tree decorated with white globe lights glowing against a twilight blue sky.
Three wedding rings including diamond engagement ring photographed in blue light.
Guests dancing and celebrating with arms raised at a wedding reception party.
Groom in black tuxedo stands under globe-lit trees on a brick patio at night.
Bride and groom pose together at sunset with city skyline in the background.
Close-up of groom's black and white two-tone dress shoes at a wedding ceremony on cobblestone.
Bride and groom sharing a romantic kiss under a blue umbrella in the rain at night.