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Love Park Wedding Ceremony | Emily + Gracie

A Rittenhouse townhome exterior.

Emily and Gracie kindly reached out about their LOVE Park wedding ceremony after seeing me featured in an article on The Knot about Autistic weddings. They’re a t4t couple who met online in Houston and have since moved to Philly. They love going on walks, reading, playing games, and watching long YouTube video essays. 

We met up at an Airbnb in Rittenhouse for some relaxed games and fun before they got ready separately. They had their first look inside the townhome before we headed to Center City.

LOVE Park Wedding Ceremony

Emily and Gracie wanted to have a short, casual ceremony at LOVE Park. The Park offers Wedding Wednesdays to marriers on a first-come, first-served basis.

The ceremonies at LOVE Park take place rain or shine and include a 30-minute time slot for your ceremony. As well as an area in front of the LOVE sculpture reserved for the marriers and their guests. And an officiant from Journeys of the Heart (I highly recommend Naila Francis, who married my partner and I).

Marriers can reserve a LOVE Park wedding any Wednesday from March through October for $200, which doesn’t include the cost of a marriage license. Which is$90 for a regular marriage license or $100 for a self-uniting license. The City of Philadelphia offers a calendar with available dates and an email for folks to officially book a date online (lovepark@phila.gov). 

Queer, Autistic wedding photographer

I’m so grateful Emily and Gracie found me when searching for a queer, Autistic-friendly photographer. It means a lot when folks want to connect to find a wedding vendor who acknowledges and understands their identities. And who wants to make the experience of getting married a safer, more affirming one. I had a blast getting to know them and frolicking around City Hall together. We gravitated toward all things rainbow colored, fountained, and sun flare-y.

Tulips in a vase while marriers are getting ready at an Airbnb
A nonbinary bride putting on their white, customized Converse high tops.
A friend joyfully taking photos of their friend getting ready.
"Free Palestine" embroidered in a jacket.
A black and white of a tattooed bride applying eye makeup.
A bride descending stairs before their first look.
A bride standing awaiting her first look with her mom passing by.
Two brides before seeing each other for their first look at a Philadelphia Airbnb.
Four photos of two marriers standing in front of a window, looking to the side while holding tulip bouquets.
Brides smiling with tulip bouquets outside in Rittenhouse.
A black and white of brides outside in a Rittenhouse alleyway.
Two brides kissing in an alleyway in Philadelphia.
Two brides kissing in an alleyway in Philadelphia.
Two brides smiling just outside of City Hall in Philadelphia.
Two t4t brides smiling in front of the fountains and rainbow roller rink at Dilworth Park.
Two t4t brides smiling in front of the fountains and rainbow roller rink at Dilworth Park.
Two t4t brides smiling in front of the fountains and rainbow roller rink at Dilworth Park.
Two t4t brides smiling in front of the fountains and rainbow roller rink at Dilworth Park.
The LOVE Park statue in front of Center City buildings for Wedding Wednesday.
A wedding near the LOVE Park statue in front of City Hall for Wedding Wednesday.
A wedding near the LOVE Park statue in front of City Hall for Wedding Wednesday.
A wedding near the LOVE Park statue in front of City Hall for Wedding Wednesday.
An Autistic, trans couple gets married at an intimate microwedding in Philadelphia.
A wedding near the LOVE Park statue in front of City Hall for Wedding Wednesday.
An Autistic, trans couple gets married at an intimate microwedding in Philadelphia.
An Autistic, trans couple gets married at an intimate microwedding in Philadelphia.
Guests blowing bubbles at a Wedding Wednesday City Hall wedding at LOVE Park.
An Autistic, queer couple after getting married at LOVE Park, standing in front of the 15th Street Station glass headhouse at Dilworth Plaza.
An Autistic, queer couple after getting married at LOVE Park, standing in front of the 15th Street Station glass headhouse at Dilworth Plaza.
An Autistic, queer couple after getting married at LOVE Park, standing in front of the 15th Street Station glass headhouse at Dilworth Plaza.
A queer couple gets married near City Hall in Philadelphia.
An LGBTQ, neurodivergent couple at the City Hall courtyard with compass floor mural in Philadelphia.
An LGBTQ, neurodivergent couple at the City Hall courtyard with compass floor mural in Philadelphia.
An Autistic, trans couple smiling at the City Hall courtyard in Philadelphia after their LOVE Park wedding ceremony.

Vendors

Venue: LOVE Park at City Hall for Wedding Wednesday
Officiant: Journeys of the Heart (*I do not recommend using this specific officiant, due to misgendering).

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