An East Village micro wedding at 6BC Botanical Garden

Bride and groom kiss under the pergola at 6BC Botanical Garden in the East Village, NYC at their Cakewalk micro wedding.

Tara and Stephen live just across the river in Jersey City, but the East Village and the Lower East Side are the parts of New York that really mean something to them. So that’s where they wanted to get married.

No grand venue, no overproduced anything. They chose a tucked-away community garden on East 6th, their immediate families, two nephews, and their very dressed-up dogs. Tara walked in with one of the dogs, and a nephew handled the rings.

Bride and groom smile at each other in 6BC Botanical Garden in the East Village, NYC before their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom being married by their Cakewalk officiant under the pergola at 6BC Botanical Garden in the East Village, NYC.
Guests seated under the pergola at 6BC Botanical Garden, admiring the micro wedding ceremony performed by Cakewalk.
Guests seated under the pergola at 6BC Botanical Garden, admiring the micro wedding ceremony performed by Cakewalk.
Bride and groom standing with family for portrait after Cakewalk elopement at 6BC Botanical Garden, NYC.
Bride and groom kissing up in a vine-covered tree house at 6BC Botanical Garden after their Cakewalk wedding ceremony in NYC.
Bride and groom standing in the window of aa vine-covered tree house at 6BC Botanical Garden after their Cakewalk wedding ceremony in NYC.
Bride and groom walking the paths towards each other at 6BC Botanical Garden after their Cakewalk wedding ceremony in NYC.
Bride and groom posing with their dogs at 6BC Botanical Garden after their Cakewalk wedding ceremony in NYC.
Bride and groom smiling, surrounded by greenery at 6BC Botanical Garden after their Cakewalk wedding ceremony in NYC.
Bride and groom walking down the street in the East Village, turning over shoulder to look at photographer, smiling, after Cakewalk wedding ceremony.
Bride and groom walking down the street in the East Village, turning over shoulder to look at photographer, smiling, after Cakewalk wedding ceremony.

A note from Tara + Stephen

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“I always hear couples say their wedding day flew by or that they were too overwhelmed to really enjoy it, and I feel so lucky that our experience was the complete opposite. I truly cannot imagine a more perfect way to have gotten married, and I cannot recommend Cakewalk enough. 10/10, absolutely no notes.”

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Drinks, bodegas, and ice cream in the East Village

Bride and groom cheering and popping a bottle of champagne in front of a graffiti wall in East Village Manhattan after their Cakewalk micro wedding.

After family photos in the garden, the Tara + Stephen of them hit the neighborhood, starting with block shots down Avenue B.

They stopped at a neighborhood wine bar for a celebratory drink, made a bodega run (because of course), and grabbed ice cream. Then they took the subway over to Williamsburg, where dinner with the family was waiting.

Bride and groom seated waiting for drinks, their flowers resting on the table in front of them after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom crossing the street in East Village Manhattan NYC after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom smiling and laughing in a bodega buying wine in East Village Manhattan NYC after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom kissing in a bodega aisle in the East Village Manhattan NYC after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Groom serving bride champagne in front of a graffiti wall in East Village Manhattan after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom kissing in front of Katz's Deli after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom entering the subway station at 1 Avenue & Houston St after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom standing at the 2nd Avenue sign, smiling in the subway station after their Cakewalk micro wedding.
Bride and groom embracing and smiling on a subway platform while a moving train goes by behind them.

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