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Magdalena & Jared’s Brooklyn brunch-and-bar wedding

To give their guests the Brooklyn experience they love, this couple’s going out for brunch, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, having cocktails at their favorite bar, and eating crepes from a food truck wedding was the way to go. Their pebble beach ceremony with a breathtaking view of Manhattan and beautiful wedding walk across the Brooklyn bridge made for some fantastic photos — for them, and for tourists to the Big Apple!

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Secret locations, old-school film, and amazing shots: An interview with NYC photographer Dustin Cantrell

Every now and then we get photography sponsors that have some great insights into the ways they run their businesses that make them such great fits for our readership. New York’s Dustin Cantrell is one of those awesome photography vendors. Keep reading to find out his surprising favorite part about working with non-traditional clients, the top three most-requested New York photography spots, and why he doesn’t believe the typical eight-hour wedding package. Oh yes, and a little Offbeat Bride discount…

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Top hats and tails at this Brooklyn Winery wedding

After 17 years together, Tony and Michael were married at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, NY. With bagpipe accompaniment, lots of wine, and two men in top hats and tails, it was bound to be a superb celebration.

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A performance center wedding in Brooklyn

Amanda proposed to Eliza in December of 2009 with her great-grandmother’s ring, and thanks to the July 2011 passage of New York’s Marriage Equality Act, Angela Gaspar got to shoot their wedding in Brooklyn, NY.