Our experience with A Central Park Wedding was wonderful. Christa answered every question I had promptly and kept me informed through the whole process. Every vendor she sent to us was incredibly professional and we were so happy with all of their work. The day of the wedding Christa kept everything moving, got everyone to where they needed to be and made sure everything went smoothly. We did a walkthrough with her the week of the wedding and she even showed us a great weather app that helped assuage our fears that it might rain on our wedding day. Our makeup artist was Christine and our Hair stylist was Kristen and I can't say enough wonderful things about the job they did. Our makeup stayed perfectly all night and our hair styles looked perfect all evening too. My sister even slept on her hair and kept it up through brunch the next morning. Nikola was our photographer and he was so incredibly nice and professional. We are both really uncomfortable in front of the camera but he made us feel relaxed so we could just focus on each other and we actually ended up having fun taking pictures with him. We had three hours of photography which for our schedule was a perfect amount. Also the flowers were absolutely gorgeous, I am in awe at how beautiful my bouquet was. Our officiant was Hope Mirlis and she was absolutely amazing as well. She is an incredibly supportive person and even the day of the wedding was checking in with us about our emotional state and asking if we needed to talk about anything. The ceremony she put together was beautiful. Throughout the process Christa was really great about us adding things to our package and pricing things out for us. She arranged our transportation to our reception as well. It was so incredibly helpful to have her to take care of the permit for the park and securing the ceremony location. She was really communicative through that whole process and I know we would never have been able to manage all of that the day of without her. Every step of the process she gave us options of what vendors to use and it was incredibly helpful to choose from a list rather than deal with the overwhelming amount of options available in the city. All of her vendors are top notch. If you are on the fence about using their services definitely go ahead and do it. I really am convinced that this is the best way to do a ceremony in NYC at a beautiful location for a reasonable amount of money and A Central Park Wedding is amazing at what they do and our wedding was basically as close to perfect as you could ask for. read more

We cannot recommend A Central Park Wedding more highly, we had a fantastic experience! We got married at Ladies Pavilion in Central Park with about 20 guests. We organised our wedding from the UK and Christa was amazingly helpful and accommodating. She helped us find the officiant, photographer, flowers, hair & make-up beautician, and musicians, as well as giving us recommendations for a reception venue, hotels, etc. We felt that we were in very good hands! It really was a stress-free wedding planning experience. She was also very responsive with emails (which is very reassuring when you are planning something so important especially from a different country). As for the actual day, it was amazing. We met with Christa the day before to do a walk through and to ask any questions we had. Christa gave us such a personal experience, she made an effort to get to know us and our wedding party, and it felt very relaxed. The wedding day went smoothly and our guests absolutely loved it. It felt very unique! Our friends and family who came are still raving about how beautiful, intimate, and special it was. After the ceremony and some photos at the venue, we walked with Christa and the photographer around the park and got the most gorgeous and romantic photos. We really enjoyed chatting with Christa and the photographer and felt they were really wanting to help us celebrate our special day around the beautiful park. We took a horse carriage ride around part of the park before returning to our reception venue - felt very princess-like! We can't wait to revisit Central Park in years to come to relive our perfect wedding day. read more

The team at 'A central park wedding' are world class and I would recommend their services to anyone planning a wedding in NYC Central Park. I would personally in particular also firmly recommend their services if you are planning your wedding from overseas as I myself had my wedding planned through them travelling from Manchester, England (UK). The whole thing was seamless in the planning and up to the date itself. They truly have their heads screwed on with this profession and are a dream to work with. An absolutely special mention must go to Jen our planner. Jen is a delight to work with and has superb experience. Email correspondence and Skype liaison with Jen was always a breeze and her hard work and highly organised standard of care shone through. From the early set up correspondence to the ceremony itself, Jen was on hand with advice and guidance. Jen sent out a concise but well selected array of photographers and officiants and we were as a result able to make some amazing decisions. Susan Shek was our choice of photographer and we opted for Samora Smith as our officiant. Both amazing choices FYI and frankly outstanding support on the day of the wedding itself. For additional context we also went with the 'cop cot' venue in central park and it is as good as the pictures look online (if like us you had never visited it specifically). In closing I simply cannot say enough positive things about my experience with 'A Central Park Wedding' and can assure you that you would be in safe hands with them. Rob (and Ash) Murray-Green. read more

From initial contact to a flawless surprise proposal, words cannot describe how excellent Jen, Christa, and the team are in helping me do my surprise proposal at the Bow Bridge in Central Park. Initial Booking: Friendly and thoughtful. The team was quick to respond and thorough in my request of where I would propose, what's included and how it would go. Ongoing: Steady contact keeping my wishes in priority while providing insight and positive suggestions on a strategy from, how to approach the bow bridge, the proposal and where my friends and family would hide. Day of the Proposal: The weather threw us a curve-ball as it was cloudy and drizzling. Jen kept in touch with me via text double checking whether I wanted to proceed with the bow bridge, suggesting backup locations, as well as when the rain would stop. All the meanwhile, she was corralling my friends and family to keep them hidden. As I approached the bridge Jen made sure the bridge was empty and the photographer was nearby. Luckily the rain held as I approached the bridge and got down on bended-knee to propose. As I proposed my friends and family popped out and cheered in excitement. My finance was ecstatic, completely blown away at the execution. The photographer took some wonderful shots and made the overall experience unforgettable. TL;DR - The thought, planning, and execution into making a true surprise proposal at the Bow Bridge in Central Park made it all worth it to go with A Central Park Wedding, Jen, Christa and their team. read more

I arrived in Israel newly engaged and ready to start planning my wedding. We had the date, May 25, and a location, New York City, but no plan as to how to make it happen. Bryant Park was the first location I chose but the process to have an event there was just too complicated. My next choice was somewhere in Central Park. After a random search I found Christa DeHuff's website, acentralparkwedding.com. I looked it over and knew I had to book her services. She had everything I needed - location, flowers, music, officiant, stylist and photographer. All contained in packages that fit our budget and vision for our wedding day. She was wonderful. From the first contact she was so accommodating and responsive. She was patient and helpful throughout the entire process. She has an attention to detail which really helped me narrow down my choices and helped me select the best vendors to give us what we wanted for our day. The vendors were top notch, professional and pleasant to work with. After months of correspondence the big day arrived and it was as magical and special as I had envisioned. The photos, officiant and vows, music and flowers were all as I had hoped, simply wonderful. And I looked beautiful thanks to the hair and makeup stylist provided by Christa's service. I could not have had the wedding I wanted without Christa's guidance and support. She was a godsend. I highly recommend her services if you are looking for a beautiful location and a truly memorable event. read more

My husband and I were married this summer in Shakespeare Garden with the assistance of ACPW. We were engaged in central park and wanted to have the wedding ceremony there too. We did a lot of googling to figure out how to make this happen. We actually started to feel a little bit overwhelmed when thinking about everything that goes into planning a wedding, even though we had a small guest list (16 ppl). We came across A Central Park Wedding and decided to give it a try. We are so glad we did, from the first email Christa sent us, we felt at ease. She was able to customize everything to our needs and was quick to answer any questions. Christa is very hands on and has a great curated network of vendors that she works with. I loved the fact that through every step of the planning she came to us with multiple options (ie. photographer, musician, florist, and officiant). There were great options and we had the feeling of personally choosing everything we needed for the wedding without all the stress that usually goes along with it. On the wedding day, all my guests were corralled/directed to the proper location and when I arrived, I was greeted and assured that everything was taken care of...so great. Christa was there the entire time and brilliantly made all things on our special day go smoothly. My husband and I were very satisfied with everything and cannot recommend A Central Park Wedding enough! read more

To celebrate our 20th anniversary of being together, my partner, Teri and I dreamed of getting married in Central Park. Thanks to Christa, that dream became a beautiful reality! From the moment we contacted her about our January 21, 2014 wedding, she was busy making arrangements and stayed in constant contact with us... we truly felt like we were her only clients, and her attention to detail was remarkable. She gave us several choices of photographers, officiants and flowers; once our decisions were made, we were able to fine-tune our ceremony to perfection! (We selected Jared of Le Image as our photographer and Barbara Ann Michaels as our officiant... both were exceptional and well exceeded our expectations!) The day of our wedding, a winter storm came in causing us to move our ceremony site from Bow Bridge to Bethesda Fountain Terrace, where we had a beautiful ceremony performed by Barbara and breathtaking "winter wonderland" photos taken by Jared. These warm, caring professionals, along with Christa, braved the crazy snow and bitter cold to make our wedding dream come true! Christa was with us every step of the way and her poise during what ended up being a complete "game day" revamp was incredible! We HIGHLY recommend Christa and acentralparkwedding to every couple seeking a beautiful NYC wedding. Christa... we cannot thank you enough!! read more

A Central Park Wedding was exactly what we were looking for when we decided to get married in Central Park. We could not have done this without them. They gave us the peace of mind every couple hopes to have on their wedding day. All we had to do was show up and everything was ready to go, waiting for us. We got out of our Uber and were immediately greeted by Jen, Hope and Luis. I was given my bouquet, Scott's boutonniere was pinned on his lapel, and we were escorted through the park to our location. Our guests had already been escorted to the Dene Summerhouse and were comfortably waiting while they listened to lovely cello music and enjoyed the beautiful fall day in the park. Everything was on time, the energy was warm and happy and positive. Jen, Hope and Luis were absolutely amazing, and the overall feel was very loving and intimate, and we felt protected despite being in such a public space. It was everything we wanted it to be, even better than we imagined possible. Christa and her team provide such a high quality service, at a very reasonable price, with the flexibility to add on services as needed, and that was exactly what we were looking for. I would recommend them for any wedding, particularly in Central Park, whether it is a destination wedding or if you are a local. Wonderful! read more

Christa! Words cannot even begin to describe how fantastically amazing this woman is! Living in Australia and trying to organise a wedding in New York would have been extremely difficult without her help. She went out of her way to check restaurants and locations for us, taking photos and sending them to us via email. She was especially prompt with her email replies too and we knew that anything we asked her would be answered professionally and helpfully. I can honestly say our day would not have run as smoothly if it wasn't for her! Aside from the frequent correspondence online, she spent the entire ceremony and photography session with us afterwards, ensuring that as a couple we got the best locations we wanted. She did all the work for us, shooing tourists out of a photo op and getting people to remove unwanted debris that was in the way of our location site before the ceremony! She put us in touch with a brilliant officiant and organised my bouquet which looked stunning! Christa is incredibly professional, easy-going, gorgeous and helpful. If you need someone to help you organise your wedding then this if your girl!! Highly highly recommend!! read more

Jen took over the organizing of our wedding when our original wedding planner went on maternity leave. So she had to catch up on all that had been arranged earlier, via email as we live in Australia, which she did very quickly and easily. The transition was smooth and she was able to give us invaluable advice on whether to take a horse and carriage to the ceremony. Being from overseas, we had no idea how much it would cost or how long the ride would be so were fortunate Jen could give that advice. She went to great lengths negotiating with the florist, to obtain the flowers I wanted in my bouquet, despite them not being in season and difficult to obtain. On the day, Central Park was closed off for a concert and we were unable to enter the park as planned. With Jen's persistence and persuasive skills we obtained a police escort into Shakespeare's Garden where we were having the ceremony. And to our surprise and delight, had the park to ourselves. The day was magical and all went to plan because of Jen's hard work and great planning abilities. I would highly recommend her to any couple getting married. read more

We just had our wedding in NYC at Central Park (at Cop Cot) and Christa and her staff were awesome. We had 35 person ceremony and reception that followed. If you're looking for a wedding planner in Central Park we recommend her 10 fold. We are very glad we decided to use her company. Both of us live in NYC and have for more than 10 years but our families don't so we wanted to make sure they were well taken care of and knew where to go. She is flexible, easy going, and worked with us to customize her services towards what we wanted/needed. (Plus she put up with me over preparing for everything.) Having someone there to coordinate things the day of is invaluable and she made it go seemless. She made it very easy to find an officiate that was very well spoken (Jim Covington did a great job) and an excellent photographer (Steve Worth). She also coordinated with a trolley we had for transportation. Both of our families were very impressed with everything and we had a great day. Thank you Christa! read more

We have just come back from an amazing wedding at ladies pavilion, Central Park. Our wedding coordinator christa was so helpful throughout the whole process making our wedding stress free. Organising wedding from the UK it could of easily been tricky, however christa was so quick to reply to emails and happy to answer all questions I had big or small that the whole planning process was really enjoyable. The day before the wedding we met up with christa, she was really friendly and put our minds at ease when she did a walk through of the wedding and assured of us how she would meet the guests in the morning and co ordinate the event. The actual day it self ran really smoothly and we can't imagine getting married any other way, it really was perfect. Our photographer, flowers and reverend were all brilliant, which came part of the package. We also paid extra for a guitarist who was really great and added an extra dynamic to the ceremony. A big thanks to everyone involved. Natalie and Dean. read more

Bravo, Christa. You made our wedding celebration in the Wisteria Pergola of the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park better than we could have imagined. Our day (10.18.13) was perfect. Your recommendations were superb. The fact that we lived out of town, could have been a challenge, not so... Christa made us feel so comfortable. She heard our vision for our special day and handled every detail down to the blue satin on my wedding bouquet. We loved our amazing and talented officiant, Deborah Roth. Our photographer, Steve Worth was patient and accommodating. In fact, we just reviewed the pictures on -line, we know Steve is great because my husband and I are not very photogenic. We had plenty of pictures to choose from!! My hair stylist, Anna was the best. She listened and made it happen. We are grateful Christa to you and your team for your time, support and talent. My husband and I highly recommend ACPW!! read more

My husband and I wanted to plan a memorable day with out breaking the bank. In NYC the cost of planning a wedding can rack up fast. We thought about a number of different locations including Central Park. When I came across A Central Park Wedding online I was surprised at how many services were included in the various packages they offered for such a great price. It was all in one place. We began working with our Wedding Planner, Jennifer Schoenfeld who was fantastic. She was very calm and collected but also very supportive when I was having a "bride" moment. She handled coordination with the vendors for us leaving a lot less for us to stress about. The day of went perfectly. The photographer, musicians and officiant were wonderful and our guests felt taken care of by Jennifer and her assistants. If you want a simple yet beautifully iconic wedding day, Jennifer and her team can give you just that. read more

We came across A Central Park Weddings on Google, despite being in the UK, communication was never a issue. Jen was always replying by email within hours to any queries we had. Our ceremony run perfect from start to finish. We had our ceremony at the conservatory gardens in the middle of September. Flowers were in full bloom, the sun was shining with the temperature in mid-late 20s. The setting was picturesque with a beautiful water feature in the middle of the gardens, making for some outstanding photographs by our wonderful photographer Andrea. As part of the package Jen organised everything from the musician, florist, makeup artist/ hair, photographer and officiant making the process as stress free as possible. We would 100% recommend A Central Park Weddings to anyone looking to get married in New York. We can't thank Jen at A Central Park Weddings enough for making our day so perfect. read more

We had our wedding ceremony at the Conservatory Gardens/Wisteria Pergola this past April. We live in NYC and were familiar with the Gardens and decided to work with A Central Park Wedding based on the rave reviews. I echo their sentiments! From the beginning, both Christa and Jennifer were extremely professional and responsive to all of our questions. Jennifer completely put my mind at ease throughout the planning process by quickly answering any and all questions we had and by checking in with us periodically about flowers, transportation, music etc. After meeting Jennifer at the wedding rehearsal, I was completely reassured that she would take care of everything. I can't put into words how amazing Jennifer is...she exceeded our expectations! Everyone is still commenting about how perfect and smoothly everything went! Thank you for making our day unforgettable!!!! read more

Almost 100 days later and we are still on a high from our wedding! When we first got engaged, we knew that we wanted to be centrally located so all our friends could join us. Central Park has always been a special place for us so when we started researching how to get married in the park, Christa's website came up. I immediately contacted her and I cannot thank her enough! From just a few details that we provided, she knew exactly what we wanted and made it come to life so seamlessly. She set us up with an amazing florist, guitarist and photographer. She was responsive to all my crazy questions and provided amazing support. She was with us every step of the way, including on our special day when she gave me the coat off her back between photos and gave my hungry husband a cliff bar to hold him over until our reception. I am so thankful to her and her team! read more

Christa and her team were amazing, and we appreciated their thoughtful work to make our wedding a special day for us and our family. Even before we signed the contract, Christa made great suggestions for navigating wedding planning during the pandemic and found a reception location for us. During the planning phase, she was incredibly patient when we struggled to make decisions. She even accommodated a change in our wedding date! On the day of the ceremony, she and her team made everything unfold so smoothly and allowed us to enjoy the day without having to worry about guests getting lost in the park, the cake not finding its way to the restaurant, or any of the other thousand things that could have gone wrong. We had been reluctant to hire a wedding planner not thinking it was necessary, but we are so glad we did and that we found Christa! read more

My husband and I renewed our vows on Oct 18th 2018 and we couldn't ask for a better wedding planner than Christa. Christa did an amazing job and took care of everything for us. She was responsible, professional, caring, thoughtful, respectful, considerate and a big help for us. She was very loving and patient with our three year old twins and our five year old daughter. She answered any questions we had in a promptly manner and we had absolutely nothing to worry about other than to be ready for our day. Christa went above and beyond to make sure our special day was just the way we wanted. I recommend Christa to anyone who wishes a lifetime lasting memorable wedding. Thank you Christa and staff (Central Park Wedding) for a once again outstanding job. You guys made our Central Park (where we met) dream wedding come true. Viviana & Josue. read more