A Non-Traditional Fall Wedding at the Garner Arts Center

Alexis and Dan's venue, the Garner Arts Center, was a dream-- you can't go wrong with exposed brick walls and string lights everywhere. The industrial complex built in 1838 also had lots of funky art everywhere. Alexis and Dan had their first look outside, tucked between the two parts of the property. There were a lot of emotions flying at that moment. After planning the wedding for so long, that's when it became 'real' for both of them. All their bride and groom photos were pretty epic. Despite a cloudy weather, they had a couple rays of sunshine during their portraits and took advantage of all the nooks and crannies of the venue. They even found a secret library! The initial plan was to have the ceremony outdoors, close to their first look location. But as they were watching the weather, they saw it could rain at that time (and boy it did), so decided to move it inside. Thankfully the complex had many warehouses so they were able to find the perfect spot and added some string lights to make sure photos wouldn't be too dark. After that, Alexis and Dan threw one of the most incredible receptions. Everyone danced like it was 1999 and after dinner, it quickly became a gigantic party. At some point, they followed their brass band outside, carrying personalized umbrellas that ended up being the perfect props to end their industrial chic wedding in New York.