This little insider tip won't be viable until springtime - but that's when most visitors really begin exploring our town - and even New Yorkers are hibernating until Spring. (We do have zillions of food delivery options so unless forced out - by a job for instance - we can tuck ourselves in from the winter solstice until the cherry blossoms bloom.)
Now back to the matter at hand. If you've ever wanted to crash (ahem... attend) a wedding in New York, here's what to do. Take a pleasant little hike on Fifth Avenue until you reach the formidable gates to the Conservatory Gardens (pictured above) at 105h Street. On any given weekend during the warm weather season, bridal party after bridal party pulls up in their limos and sundry transportation (oh, you'd be astonished at what passes for a vehicle - that alone can be worth the trip) to either marry or at the very least have their formal wedding photos taken in this fetching environment.
It's become so popular that a bridal party has to apply for and be granted a permit and time slot. I've passed more than a few amiable Sunday afternoons assessing and critiquing the bridal dress, the dresses of the attendants, whether the marriage will last and if I see a future for the ring bearer and flower girl. I tell you there are worse ways to loll about.
Now back to the matter at hand. If you've ever wanted to crash (ahem... attend) a wedding in New York, here's what to do. Take a pleasant little hike on Fifth Avenue until you reach the formidable gates to the Conservatory Gardens (pictured above) at 105h Street. On any given weekend during the warm weather season, bridal party after bridal party pulls up in their limos and sundry transportation (oh, you'd be astonished at what passes for a vehicle - that alone can be worth the trip) to either marry or at the very least have their formal wedding photos taken in this fetching environment.
It's become so popular that a bridal party has to apply for and be granted a permit and time slot. I've passed more than a few amiable Sunday afternoons assessing and critiquing the bridal dress, the dresses of the attendants, whether the marriage will last and if I see a future for the ring bearer and flower girl. I tell you there are worse ways to loll about.