About this vendor
ALT. Weddings is a wedding and elopement planning company based in Brooklyn, NY. Founder and lead organizer Lara finds joy and meaning in helping you celebrate your love. She is committed to working closely with you to organize an event that reflects your unique personality and love story.
Lara takes pride in serving couples of all backgrounds and identities. When you book her services, she dedicates herself to providing a laid-back and enjoyable planning experience. This talented professional understands that wedding coordination can sometimes become complicated or overwhelming. As such, she is on-hand to help you navigate the process with ease and comfort. Lara’s mission is to produce an occasion that focuses on the love that you and your partner have for each other.
Whether you are hosting an intimate or large celebration, ALT. Weddings is determined to keep the coordination process simple while still accounting for every detail. They have developed strong partnerships with a variety of vendors, ensuring a high-quality event. With their ALT. Ceremony Package, they aim to provide you with an elevated alternative to the classic city hall wedding. With this collection, they can organize a two-hour event at the location of your choice complete with a ceremony performed by a licensed officiant. The package also includes day-of coordination, a bouquet and a boutonniere, photography, videography, and more. If you desire a larger celebration, their ALT. Union Packages feature comprehensive services at select venues in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and North Fork. Depending on the location you choose, you can receive a custom ceremony, food, beverages, photography, videography, and more. From your initial inquiry to the day you say “I do,” ALT. Weddings strives to bring your wedding dreams to life.
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2021 'Best of Weddings'
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out of 5.07 reviews
Lara was absolutely amazing! She was the officiant for my recent wedding and I cannot rave about her enough! The ceremony was perfect and truly capture all the love in the room. A...
ll my guests kept complimenting how beautiful it was and there wasn’t a dry eye! Lara was such a pleasure to work with and she really delivered! Absolutely recommend to anyone getting married!
Thank you for such beautiful words!
Lara was very thoughtful and incredibly helpful preparing for our big day. Plans were derailed because of covid, but they were able to find us a great venue. Everything was timed ...
and all planning was handled perfectly. As someone who is very anal about plans, I really appreciated this. Thanks Lara!
I’m a wedding photographer and working with Lara is a breeze. She truly shows how much she cares for wit’s everything she does and I as a vendor, love Lara! You will love having he...
r as your wedding planner!!
We had a destination wedding in NYC travelling from Scotland with 11 family and 5 kids.The whole thing came together in a matter of months. I had a vision of the day in my head and...
initially went down a rabbit hole looking at various NYC options. By the time I realised the task was too huge for me alone there was only a few weeks to the big day. That’s when I started chatting with Lara, passing control of the budget and the day to her was the best decision I made and resulted in the day of my dreams with minimal stress. Lara took care of everything-liaising with the venue for a longer time hire period, selecting the vendors, maximising the budget. We achieved more in the day that we could have hoped for, the selection of vendors was exactly the right fit for our day and it all went without a hitch. I felt like Lara and the team really got involved in the day and allowed us the space to hold our party. It was so important to me that my loved ones had a great time and Lara took that onboard and ensured they did. Considering the whole thing came together by e-mail I could not thank her enough!
I just wanted to say thank you to you and your team of amazing vendors! Everything went off without a hitch and we honestly couldn't have asked for a better day. You helped us secu...
re a gorgeous location, and Catherine was so warm and helpful on the day that we knew we were in good hands the moment we arrived at CP. Throughout the day, Dave said to me at least 3 times, "Everyone should do it like this." Thank you, thank you, thank you - we had such a special day and are grateful for your work in making that happen.
Lara and Alt.Weddings planned our micro-wedding at the Bowery Hotel in October 2020. We were originally planning to have our large formal wedding in November, but with COVID had to...
postpone. She was comforting during the entire process. With her micro-wedding package, we were able to put everything together in only a few weeks. Lara took care of everything, from coordination with the vendors to writing the ceremony and day-of logistics and officiating. She made sure everything was done in a responsible and pandemic-safe fashion, making full use of the terraces in the suites available to us.
Lara was very easy to work with, accommodating, and comforting in what was a very stressful time. She was organized, responsive, and thorough. Her vendor recommendations were excellent - some we had previously contracted and others from her set microwedding package. She used her experience to shape our vague ideas for this new intimate event into something concrete and beautiful which exceeded our expectations. The evening went smoothly, and it ended up being a magical occasion - a fall wedding on an outdoor terrace overlooking the NYC skyline - that everyone will remember.
Words cannot express my gratitude for the Privilege is Mine, Alt. Weddings, Lara and her team. After our Canadian wedding was postponed due to Covid-19, I relied so deeply on Lara ...
to pivot and create an incredible local NYC wedding of our dreams and something that we would remember forever. But, she went above and beyond. We worked together in tandem to create something that made sense for my husband and I. In a time when we were so low, and we felt like all of the happy moments were being taken away from us, Lara gave us everything. She gave us everything that night that we didn't think we would have. She was reliable, thoughtful, considerate, patient and kind. She was smart and worked quickly. She paid attention to every detail and informed us what would be important and sentimental throughout the night. She reminded us of what love was about but also reminded us how we deserved something great. She made our mini ceremony special. I would recommend Lara and her work to any bride or groom who is need of not only a planner, but a friend. I can't recommend her enough!
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Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn, Manhattan, North Fork and beyond
