10 Reasons to Get Married in Brooklyn

by aisledash staff, Posted Jun 14th 2010 10:00AM

1. You'll find excellent photo ops throughout the borough: Williamsburg and DUMBO if you're the hipster type, the Promenade if you love views, Prospect Park if Central Park is too far or busy ... the options are endless.

2. You can get married at the Brooklyn Museum! They've got the most beautiful atrium.

3. Stationery shop Lion in the Sun features all the best Brooklyn-inspired wedding invitations.

4. Local crafters can give your details a handmade feel with Goose Grease cake toppers or Llubav ring pillows.

5. Brooklyn has amazing restaurants to get married at if you're looking for a more intimate space, like iCi in Fort Greene or Bubby's in DUMBO.

6. Have your wedding shot by phenomenal photographers like Karen Wise, Jen Causey, Charlotte Jenks Lewis, Mel Barlow, Karen Mordechai or one of many others in the area.

7. Some caterers will use food harvested locally on Brooklyn rooftops: You can't get more eco-friendly than that.

8. Borough president Marty Markowitz will send you a congratulatory letter once you get hitched!

9. Who knows, you might be able to talk one of our local celebrities such as Paul Giamatti, Maggie Gyllenhaal or Michelle Williams into posing for a photo with you.

10. You can run across the Brooklyn Bridge à la Carrie Bradshaw with a handful of balloons and have your Sex in the City moment with your own Mr. Big!

Vane Broussard is the editor of the wedding blog Brooklyn Bride

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