My favorite Location for elopements in NYC is the New York Public Library (NYPL for short) on 42nd and 5th ave. aka the Library from ghostbusters for those old enough to remember.
The backdrop of NYPL’s grand white marble columns make for jaw dropping photographs. And as a ceremony location it is a perfect mix of intimate and voyuristic. Standing on those steps with your boo during your wedding ceremony encloses you in a perfect little bubble of love, it is not util the ceremony is over and you look around and there are 100 people clapping do you realize that as much as you tried to keep this wedding small and intimate, you actually invited all of NYC to witness your vows!

Coolest thing to happen during an elopement occurred recently. Margaux and Eric had their ceremony in DUMBO and picked up a custom cake from One Girl Cookies which came along for the ride with us during photos. We realized that this cake was becoming a tab bit cumbersome as we made our way thru the streets of NYC so I proposed an idea, stop at the beloved NYC Dive bar, Bar 169, get a few shots and hand out wedding cake to everyone at the bar. Well we showed up, the bar was packed, many shots of Jameson were bought for us, many selfies taken and legends were made that fateful afternoon in Chinatown. I still get chills thinking about it.