About this vendor
Based in New York, NY, I DO WEDDINGS NYC specializes in planning weddings in New York City. This experienced coordinator has an eye for unique and adventurous venues. Events director Josephine has planned weddings all over the city. She has seen couples exchange vows in Central Park, on rooftops, and cruising down the Hudson River.
The team at I DO WEDDINGS NYC began organizing events in 2013. Since then, they have successfully pulled off hundreds of special occasions. Josephine discovered her passion for the city that never sleeps working in a helicopter. Miles above Manhattan, she gained a whole new perspective of NYC. Josephine applies this energy and excitement to her planning career. This talented professional spends her free time exploring the city. She is always on the lookout for refreshing new event sites.
Josephine offers professional advice from beginning to end. She extends a helping hand to clients as they start their wedding journey. This passionate planner knows the streets of New York like the back of her hand. She will use her knowledge and passion to help ensure that every detail is looked after.
Josephine offers full-service packages for NYC destination weddings. She can help you find an amazing ceremony site for a unique celebration. This talented planner also has connections with photographers and officiants. She will personally oversee the event on the day. This energetic coordinator will go above and beyond to produce a seamless ceremony. A detailed timeline can be created for added reassurance. A number of enhancements are also available from this niche coordinator. She can sort out hair and makeup, videography, and live music. Josephine also offers an elopement package. This includes venue scouting, day-of-event coordination, and vendor assistance.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2021.
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Josephine has been a fantastic planner, due to change in circumstances and covid, we had to postpone our wedding several times, on each occasion Josephine was extremely accommodati...
ng and helped to move/adjust our plans. When we arrived in New York, she met with us at our hotel to go through everything and to make sure we were happy and on the day she was with us every step of the way to make sure everything went as planned. Even the weather which was extremely temperamental she helped us work with, including photography timings and extension of the Trolley bus to make sure us and our guests stayed dry. She also kept everyone in check on the day and was just so lovely, even fixing my hair, giving me her pocket mirror and sending us a news paper printout of our wedding day as we struggled to get one for ourselves. She really went above and beyond for us and the vendors she used were outstanding. Our flowers were perfect, hair and makeup on point, phographer Jimmy and bus driver (so sweet), dinner cruise was amazing, perfect views of skyline and lady liberty and food and drink was great. We also had a stop off in brooklyn for some photos and pizza from Julianas which was great, even if we did nearly get blown away. Thanks again for everything Josephine, it was the best day xx
We are from Holland, and were completely taken care of by Josephine on our wedding day. She made our elopement in Central Park a day we will cherish for the rest of our lives.
From the moment we met Josephine we felt looked after and welcome. She took us through every step of the big day when we met her the day before; she reassured us, talked us through...
the documentation, had prepared a checklist and itinerary for us, and made sure every single detail was perfect.
On the day she was with us for the whole ceremony and for the photography tour afterwards. She was friendly and warm towards our families, and she was very 'no-nonsense' when it came to the public. It was very clear that she was there for us in every way! As we were driven around the city by Peter, and with our photographer Larissa, Jo remained happy and made us feel truly at ease; at times it felt like we were on a sightseeing road trip with three friends! What a fantastic experience, we really can't thank Jo enough for all her hard work on the day, her dedication in setting everything up beforehand, and for her continued contact and support in the time since.
I would highly recommend working with Josephine Ruggiero to any couple considering getting married in New York. Getting married abroad in New York as we did from Ireland I had so...
me concerns as any bride would. However from the moment we met Josephine any concerns vanished with her professionalism, organisation , approachability, availability for all my questions and she is just a lovely person.
After 2 long years of waiting due to many covid postponements- our wedding day went seamlessly thanks to Josephine.
Josephine was extremely helpful from start to finish and would ...
highly recommend to other couples planning a wedding in New York.
It was the best wedding ever thanks to Josephine!!
As we are nearing the year anniversary of our engagement & our 3 month wedding anniversary, we couldn’t be more thankful to Josephine for all her help in making both of these momen...
tous occasions truly unforgettable. Our relationship has spanned 14 years, from high school to college, and now, adults. We’ve resided in New York for all of our lives so it only felt natural to plan both our engagement and wedding here. Josephine could not have made it any more special! She helped coordinate the photographer and location for the surprise engagement – safely in the middle of the pandemic. Picturesque views of the Brooklyn Bridge made for the back drop to the proposal, which we will never forget. We remained in connection with Josephine as we immersed ourselves in wedding planning. She is incredibly kind and made finding/coordinating our photographer a breeze. We highly recommend her services to anyone looking to plan a beautiful engagement and wedding in NY!
Josephine was an amazing wedding planner -
I really appreciated how quickly she responded to any queries we had. Her attention to detail was incredible - we were planning our Dest...
ination Wedding in NYC from Ireland and Josephine made the whole process so seamless !
Josephine felt more like a family member at our wedding so we invited her to stay for the reception! Very professional and diligent. She ensured that all preparations were made and...
that we left NYC with our extended and apostilled wedding certificate for our trip back home to the Cayman Islands! She met us before the wedding at City Hall to get our licence and knew all of the procedures to ensure we could legally wed given that we do not live in the USA. We would recommend Josephine to look after your wedding and ensure that it goes smoothly and without a hitch!
Booking a wedding almost 3,500 miles away can be daunting for any bride or groom. Even more so, when your placing your trust in a wedding planner and a few beautiful photos - which...
you pray are the real deal.
Josephine can only be described as a Fairy Godmother. Sadly, none of my family could fly out for the wedding. Josephine was my stand in mum, keeping my nerves steady, making sure my dress was looking perfect at all times. That personal touch made all the difference for me.
From the first initial contact, Josephine was avaible 24/7 for any queries, with the time difference, you could at least guarantee an email waiting for you the next day.
We were sadly let down by one venue for our meal. Josephine was quick to gather menus an locations nearby and we settled on Tavern on the Green - who went above and beyond, the staff were wonderful!
The ease of having a wedding planner meant we had no worries. We were told what paperwork needing filling and and where to be at what times.
The only worry I had was ensuring my dress travelled safely with me from the UK to NY.
A special mention to the photographer Jimmy Choo, who worked alongside Josephine on the day. I'm not photogenic to say the least but he was so creative (even in the 33 degree heat) and the photos are just stunning.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend I Do Weddings (Jimmy Choo or the Tavern on the Green) Great service, friendly, welcoming and fantatsic value for money. Emails were promptly answered by all.
I honestly felt like I was planning my wedding with my best friend...
the service i got from i do weddings was just amazing. from start to finish i was totally stress free and didnt worry about anything! i would 100% recommend i do weddings to anyone...
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Josephine is amazing, every little detail is catered for, no matter what your question she will have the answer, a complete professional
Josephine and her team were amazing and made our special day even more special. Not only was she the upmost professional, she was thoughtful, caring and supported us every step of ...
the way making our wedding completely stress free and memorable. Thank you Josephine x
Just wanted to a big thank you for all you did for Helen and myself
It was perfect in every way
You were fantastic, and we both appreciate all the hard work
Everything went perfect thanks to IDOweddings NYC, would recommend to any couple looking to get married in New York.
Choosing Josephine for our NYC wedding was the best decision in our wedding planning! She made the whole thing seamless and took away any of the stress or worry! I would completely...
recommend her particularly for any one who is having a destination wedding!
Everything was worry and stress free. We traveled from Scotland to New York for our wedding. I was always in contact with Josephine before we traveled and while we were there. Ever...
ything was taken care of and I couldn’t have been happier with the service we received.
Would highly recommend Josephine and her team! Thank you again!
Josephine was so friendly and it really showed she wanted us to has the most perfect day ever which it was! Josephine even got us booked into the most amazing restaurant when we de...
cided after the wedding on Boxing Day we fancied a lunch. The view over Central Park eating our lunch looking out over central park where we just got married!! The icing on the cake! Would defo recommend I do weddings. Jimmy took such creative photos also.
Josephine was a total professional providing a 5 * service.
I live In the UK and planned the wedding as a total surprise for my wife’s birthday. Josephine to care of everything m...
eeting us at our hotel to run through the plans for the day and even organized the wife’s hair and make up.
What a fantastic memorable day we had😃
I can not recommend I do weddings NYC enough, from first contact via email to meeting in NYC, Josephine was incredible helpful and going above and beyond to meet our needs.
As we...
were from the uk flying out with guests for our wedding, you can imagine how nervous we were that everything would go to plan and I honestly never needed to worry, Jospehine had thought of everything and had so much advice for us.
On the day, everything was perfect apart from the weather but we didn't care, we were in an amazing city getting married, it was perfect, even with the weather, Josephine made everything rin smoothly.
Leading up to the day, if we had any questions etc we emailed and there was always a reply promptly, very professional.
Josephine is the best wedding planner we could of asked for. We told her what we wanted and she sorted it out. We had the most amazing day in Central Park and couldn’t of asked for...
a better day.
We got married on Bow Bridge, when we arrived in New York Josephine was amazing and had everything mapped out and fool proof, we followed her seamless instructions and completed ou...
r tasks before the big day, the service she provided was wonderful, flowers were beautiful , officiate, photographer all lovely people. They really cared about us and our wants and needs, we just had a fantastic day
Josephine was the best, throughout the process she put us at ease and put us first. It was so simple and the day went smoothly, all questions answered. So accommodating and helpfu...
l. She even stopped traffic for us! Incredible lady would highly (and do often) recommend.
Fabulous Service, Wedding Day was fantastic, all questions answered, guidance every step of the way. I would definitely recommend I Do Weddings NYC.
Josephine was such a big help from the start, she was patient with us (we booked well over 12months in advance so had lots of questions to start with) and as we were in the UK she ...
helped with all aspects of the wedding.
She answered all our questions promptly and once we arrive in New York she arranged to meet us face to face to finalise things and answer any other questions. She was fantastic in her recommendations, meeting to apply for our wedding licence and on the day we knew that her and her team had everything under control. The day was perfect.
After the wedding, she stayed in touch which gave us a really personalised service. Would definitely recommend Josephine to others considering getting married in New York
Josephine Ruggiero from I Do Weddings has been a professional and great support for us. She arranged everything for us and we heartily recommend her.
Josephine was brilliant from start to finish. Nothing was too much trouble and her advice invaluable especially about City Hall.
All arrangements went off without a hitch and it wa...
s a beautiful day, including the weather.
Jimmy Choo the photographer was amazing and so easy to get on with which made having the pictures taken less of an ordeal.
Would recommend Josephine 100%
I DO Weddings NYC were absolutely amazing. Nothing was too difficult, the team were friendly and flexible and made our day as magical as we had dreamed and we have fabulous photos...
thanks to the team.
Josephine was totally amazing, from the moment she met us at our hotel on the day we arrived in Manhattan, we were in constant contact about various plans for our special day and f...
elt that nothing was too much trouble for her. The whole experience was magical for us and our central park wedding, Josephine organised everything we needed and reccomend her and I Do Weddings very highly.
Josephine was the perfect wedding planner for us. We travelled from the UK with our family and from the moment we arrived until we said our goodbyes after the wedding she took care...
of everything leaving us stress free to ensure we had the perfect day. Even a massive thunder storm didn’t stop her calmly planning where to get fantastic, memorable photo’s which now give us a constant reminder of the best day of our lives. Josephine, you were brilliant & I’d recommend your services to anyone if they want a day to remember
What a unique and wonderful wedding day we had. Thanks to the hardworking Josephine it was such an easy and stress free process. From beginning to end everything ran so smooth and ...
we couldn’t have wished for the day to go better. I had a fear trying to organise it from the UK would have been hard, but how wrong I was, Josephine and her team took care of everything! 5stars!
Josephine was an absolute pleasure to work with. We are from Ireland and had always dreamed of travelling to NYC at Christmas time; we then decided we would also like to get marrie...
d there. That’s when we found Josephine. She made the organisation of our wedding totally stress free, easy and fun. She was prompt
In her communication with us at all times and when we met she was so lovely and warm in her nature. The day itself (29-12-26) ran seamlessly despite the heavy rain (but she obviously couldn’t do anything about that). We got married on Bow Bridge in Central Park. We would absolutely recommend Josephine 100%.
Nearly three years happily married and planning on returning to NYC for our 5th anniversary in two years time.
Carleen & Daryl
Great friendly professional service. Fast easy communication across the pond before we arrived in NYC. Josephine made sure our day run like clock work, it was very special and one ...
to remember. Excellent service and would definitely recommend!
Fantastic day! Josephine’s service and attention to detail was amazing.
Highly recommend, as I was travelling from Ireland, it was great to have Josephine who took all the stress out of organising a wedding abroad. The day was extra special and enjoyab...
le thanks to I do weddings!
What a fantastic experience, not knowing what to expect when booking from abroad, but WOW , would could not have believed how incredibly magical it could be.
Josephine Ruggiero (I ...
Do Weddings NYC) was incredible, everything was done for us , nothing was to much trouble and we have recommended Josephine to lots of friends and colleagues.
We came over from the uk and everything was taken care of just as we had asked for. We had a fabulous day and it couldn't have gone better..perfect in every way..thank you xx
Fantastic service came from another country and was met at the hotel on arrival. Amazing day with great photographer Josephine could not have been more lovely and accomodating. So ...
satisfied we are renewing our vows with same service 6 years on. Highly recommended I do weddings.
We got married in 2014 and I Do Weddings NYC organised everything. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Josephine was amazing
Josephine was fantastic. Very professional and friendly and great value for money. The day ran smoothly and it was all down to her. We are very grateful to her for helping to make ...
our day so special. I would 100% recommend I Do Weddings NYC.
Josephine is such a lovely friendly professional lady. The Service she provided was perfect. We had the perfect day thanks to Josephine - it all went without any issues from the mi...
nute we contacted her to the Wedding Certificates arriving 2 weeks after our big day. We're so glad we found her and used her services. What an easy way to plan your wedding - with a wonderful knowledgable Wedding planner.
Our wedding was perfect! We didnt have much time to get everything done, because we were flying home the same day, but Josephine planned it perfectly! She's such a pleasant person ...
to be around, and we would definitely recommend her to anyone reading this!
Fantastic service. Helped with every little detail. Would definitely recommend
We traveled to New York February 2018 and we could not have possibly done it without Josephine’s help. She was simply amazing. So friendly. So knowledgeable. She made us so at ease...
with such a big event in a big place. We couldn’t be more grateful and thankful for the help that she provided to make our special day something to remember. We will always be grateful to Josephine for what she did for us. In one of the biggest cities in the world she made everything so simple and even helped us out with photos. We can’t thank her enough for what she did for us.
Fantastic personal service taking away all the stress of the big day . Josephine is Kind , well organised , friendly and a genuine person Who made our wedding day so perfect ! Than...
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No hesitation in recommending Josephine. Everything ran so smoothly for our big day. Wonderful experience
For us, we came from out of town. Josephine handled everything for us. From all the arrangements she did in the months leading up to the day, to the actual wedding day itself. Ever...
ything went smoothly and our wedding was perfect, thanks in part to her.
My husband and I are from the UK and got married in New York, Central Park last September. We were a little apprehensive planning our wedding from the other side of the Atlantic, h...
owever Josephine took care of everything and was simply brilliant. Josephine contacted us well in advance the wedding to introduce herself. She answered any questions that we had and arranged a pre-wedding meeting for when we arrived in New York. We met with her at our hotel a few days before the wedding and Josephine ran through the entire day and how it would work. She was so friendly, enthusiastic and thorough and completely put us at ease. When the big day came around, we were completely relaxed knowing that Josephine was on hand to help. The day went absolutely amazingly and the timings of everything planned out perfectly. Josephine’s expert knowledge and experience of both weddings and New York city was evident throughout the whole process. I honestly cannot recommend her services enough and will be forever thankful to her for making our day absolutely perfect.
Anyone who is looking for a wedding planner look no further than I DO WEDDINGS NYC! Josephine has been a dream to work with she made it all possible for us via email as we travelle...
d from Ireland we basically just had to turn up her professional is second to none! We made the most magical memories and had the best experience all thanks to Josephine x
we are very pleased with how they helped us to organize our day as nicely and effectively as possible. everything was arranged to perfection, they helped us from the beginning to t...
he end with everything we had to do for the wedding day. everything well explained how everything went, and for all papers they were always there
to assist you. and the day itself could not be better, it was perfect !! the best there are !!
thanks again for everything !!
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I DO WEDDINGS NYC