Wedding Date on Dec 9, 2017

Sometimes art imitates life but then there are those times when it’s the other way around. At least that’s what it seemed as Michelle and Leon lounged in The Plaza’s renowned Oak Room bar for a breather before making their way to the ballroom to walk up the aisle. Seated in front of a plate-glass window facing Central Park and a picturesque snow storm blustering outside, the couple was backed by a similar scene in the form of painter Everett Shinn’s famous 1944 mural of a wintry New York street. The cascading white of Michelle’s dress only served to enhance the surrounding snowscapes, although the mood was anything but cold that day. “When I woke up that morning in the hotel there was already a white powder coating the city outside the window,” remembers Michelle. “To be getting married at The Plaza during Christmas season was incredible.” New Yorkers aren’t usually known for their warmth to strangers, but there’s something about a bride and groom on the street that can make even city Scrooges smile—especially when said couple braves the snow in their wedding day finery. Michelle and Leon were such a featured attraction, in fact, that they became the subject of more than just our photographic attention. “I felt like a movie star,” says Michelle, “and Leon was my leading protagonist.” Whether meeting each other under the chuppah or coming together for their first dance, Michelle and Leon exuded warmth. As the storm beat on outside blanketing the streets with snow, the couple and everyone lucky enough to celebrate their union were covered in enough love to keep a lifetime of winters at bay.