The “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass” neighborhood in Brooklyn, also known as DUMBO, was the perfect location for Sara and Steffen’s wedding! The couple splits their days between Brooklyn and Montauk, a beach town in Long Island, so it only made sense for them to pick a venue that combines classic NYC sophistication with a natural waterfront vibe. Lev Kuperman Photography captured Sara and Steffen’s day with vivid detail and contagious emotion. The wedding guests took a ferry over to The River Cafe to witness Sara and Steffen tie the knot in an emotional Humanist ceremony, then dined and danced under the twinkling lights of the Big Apple skyline.
The Couple:
Sara and Steffen
The Wedding:
The River Cafe, Brooklyn, New York
At the time of our wedding, one of Steffen’s many jobs was as a cocktail bartender at Hotel Delmano in Brooklyn. The space is historic, beautiful and has a tremendous amount of character. The owners were kind enough to allow us to shoot a good amount of our pre-wedding shots inside the bar – these are my favorites for many reasons as the setting & color pallet is stunning and the place itself means so much to us and will always be the source of great memories in our early relationship. I love the shots of the two of us standing outside the front entrance.

We planned every single of our wedding, so it was completely a personal & unique reflection of our love and relationship from...