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Our tiny ceremony on October 26, 2025! <a href="https://zonachenphotography.pic-time.com/-julia/gallery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out the entire photo gallery by Zona Chen here.</a>

At the Brooklyn Courthouse on September 16 getting our marriage license!

Our aufruf on October 17 with Rabbi Heidi Hoover!

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Friday, October 24Arrivals and Check-In at EVEN Hotel Brooklyn 16:00 Refreshment, Dinner, and Entertainment: An Evening on the Lower East Side (casual attire) Saturday, October 25Arrivals at EVEN Hotel Brooklyn Free Morning (for breakfast, we love <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/us9Jo5kdbigC7w6G8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sweet Little Cafe</a>) 12:00 Mid-Day Brooklyn Activities (meet in hotel lobby; casual attire) 16:00 Afternoon Break 17:30–19:00 Optional Hangout with Marat and Julia: Pre-Dinner Drinks at Threes Brewing (333 Douglass Street, walkable from hotel) 19:30 "Rehearsal" Dinner at Keens Steakhouse in Manhattan(cocktail or semi-formal attire) Sunday, October 26Free Morning (or heckle Julia on her long run) 13:00 Getting-Ready Time at Hotel(light takeout lunch and sparkling wine) 14:30 Getting-Ready Photography at Hotel15:30 Groom and his guests depart from Hotel to Ceremony15:45 Bride and her guests depart from Hotel to Ceremony 16:00 Wedding Ceremony at Bar Bayeux(cocktail or semiformal attire—wear something sexy but, you know, be comfortable) 17:00 Cocktails, Cake and Celebration at Bar Bayeux 18:00 Transportation from Bar Bayeux to Manhattan Chinatown 19:00 Dinner Reception at House of Joy Dim Sum

Officiant: Rabbi Heidi Hoover Hotel rooms will be provided (see Travel). Transportation between venues will be provided. Nonalcoholic alternatives will be available at all group activities.

Private Ceremony Details

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More to Come!When our New England coastal wedding bash is announced, transportation options will be suggested from the Boston and NYC areas, and carpools will be organized. Watch this space.

Marat & Julia

Marat & Julia

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