Have you ever had a dream come true? I hope you have, because it is a sensational experience.
Nik and James’ dream to get married in Central Park, NYC, was a dream that could have easily been put away in the “too hard, too expensive” basket. But some dreams don’t give up, and they become a part of your every waking moment. This was how Nik and James found themselves in one of the greatest cities in the world, exchanging rings and vows and creating memories that would be almost impossible to surpass.
New York City has been in my dreams for as long as I can remember too. I don’t know where it all began for me? But I presume it came from the myriad of literary, musical and cinematic experiences I have had, where the city transcends its insentience and becomes something of a living muse (like in the song I have included below). It has been home to some of my all time favourite photographers, whose reportage of daily life generated iconic images that burned their way from my mind, through the imagination and down into my heart. Every time I turned my head in this city, I would see these images, or a fragment of that which was.
It is easy to fall in love with New York City. And like all love affairs, the love remains indescribable. So, I can’t really explain why or how this city has had the impact it has had on me. Nor do I wan’t to try. It is an enigma that eludes any attempt at classification. And THAT is why it such a tantalising subject for any artistic soul who is beckoned to its bowels.
Rosie and I spent a week there, but we could have spent a year. Nevertheless, my love for this city has swelled beyond all expectation. And I’ll be forever grateful to Nik and James for allowing that to happen.
Moondog – “New Amsterdam”
by Luke Going
Lecinda - Oh. Wow. What a visual feast. I’m covered in goosebumps. What a lovely wedding day, and so beautifully captured by you <3
Brendan - Captured so well. That’s how you shoot a wedding.
Luke Going - YES Leeanne.. you should be crying because it was a beautiful day with beautiful people. I am thrilled to hear that you felt like you were there with us. That is the true intention of my vision with how I work
Thank you.
Luke Going - CRAZY beautiful are the perfect words Tahnee
Thank you xx
Luke Going - Well, thank you kindly Danielle for breaking your ‘no comment’ policy to tell me this. It means everything!! Let me know if you ever do decide to renew those vows.. I am desperately trying to find a way back there too
Luke Going - OLI!! If anyone has been to this city and conquered it, it is you compadre! But I appreciate the gesture.. it means a lot coming from you buddy
Danielle Fleming - This is ridiculously !!!!!
I never comment on posts but this is just too good.
Love your work. It makes me so want to go back to New York and renew my vows in Winter.
Tahnee - Oh Luke! I don’t know the right words.. CRAZY beautiful is the best I can do!
Leeanne Davies (Smivvee) - Oh my goodness. I’m crying here. Luke and Rosie, I cannot believe how many incredible photos you got of two of my most favourite people in the whole world. I feel like I spent the day with them, through your lens.
Thank you for your amazing work.
Regards,
A friend of Nik and James, Smivvee
Fiona - Definitely dreams coming true, that shot of them kissing on the rock is perfection. I love her cute boots and handmade bouquet and all their interactions with people so beautifully captured by you, wonderful job.
Oli - Wow, amigo. You know when you look at a body of work and go “yeah, i bet that bugger knew he was gonna nail this and knock it outta the park before he even started”?. You knocked this outta the park