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🤝🏼 Where refined meets real 🪩 By @sam_arpino 🪄 Bridging radical inclusion + elevated experiences 🗓️ Now booking late 2026-2028 ✈️ NYC & beyond
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boring wedding photos?? never heard of them 😉💖  your wedding photos should be a true reflection of your day - full of energy, emotion, and the people you love! The best photos happen when you forget the camera's even there and just enjoy your day. That's when the real magic happens ✨ Coordination: @_withmavens Photo: @laurenspinelliphoto Florist: @fernbotanica DJ: @74events Venue: @milkandrosesbistro Invitations: @alexcitrin HMU: @trulyhappybeauty Couple: @charincharge & @donnafini #nycweddingphotographer #nycwedding #weddingphotographer #documentaryweddingphotography #bride2026 weddingphotos
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23 days ago
Love belongs to everyone. 🌈💞✨ For 7 years, PGIB has proudly gifted free micro weddings to LGBTQIA2S+ partners and love stories across NYC. We bring together vendors, volunteers, and community to create space for joy, visibility, and belonging. These are just a few of the incredible people we’ve had the honor of celebrating, and a reminder of why we do what we do. 🥹🫶🏽 2026 applications are live — link in bio!!!!! 🩷✨ Portraits by: @judson_rappaport @dag_images @kadejoyphotography @baileyqphoto @justinmccallumphoto We love you so much!!!!!! ♥️
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2 months ago
It’s love season! 🌈💞✨ (Okay, for us it’s always love season.) And to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we made these cards for you to share with your Valentine, or your favorite human 💌✨ Tag them. Send it. Share it. Screenshot it. Spread the love. 🌈
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3 months ago
🔁 RP from @allthelovenyc 🫶🏻 Hope & Río’s love is transcendental and filled with magic 🌹♥️✨ The way they look at each other, the way they hold space to be fully themselves together—it’s the kind of love that makes everything else fade away. 🥹♥️ Their Brooklyn rooftop wedding wasn’t just a ceremony; it was a celebration of identity, heritage, and the quiet power of choosing each other every single day. 🌈🫶🏽✨ Surrounded by greenery, community, and all the love in the world, they created the most authentic reflection of who they are: brave, tender, and beautifully in love. 💫 ✨Pride Grows 2025✨ 📍Brooklyn, NY 🌈Project | @pridegrows 🌟 Founders | @brooklyngrange @together.events @judson_rappaport @dag_images @onceuponavow @queerofficiant @outlandsbotanics @rentpatina 💒 Venue | @brooklyngrange 📋 Planning | @sam_arpino @emeventsjc @_withmavens 📖 Officiants | @onceuponavow @queerofficiant 📸 Photography | @baileyqphoto @justinmccallumphoto @kadejoyphotography 🎥 Videography | @reelbrooklyn 🤳🏽 Content Creation | @allthelovenyc 🎞️Photo Booth | @katealisonphoto @fireworkphotoboothco 💐 Floral Design | @miriambloomdesigns @risingtidebotanicals 🎧 DJS | @mon.amie.events @monamierecords @oliviaisabiscuit 💄🪮HMU | @simpleandsultry @jgreymua 🍽️ Catering | @pixiescoutnyc @lpelican ✒️ Stationery | @sunsetscribe
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9 months ago
🔁 RP from @allthelovenyc 🫶🏻 ✨🌿 Hayden & Juniper 🌿✨ 
They’ve never been traditional “wedding people,” but this celebration wasn’t about tradition, it was about joy, and honoring the love they have been building together over time. A space to reflect their queerness, their history, and the magic of choosing each other again and again until eternity. ❤️🥹 Here’s to their love, which is constantly growing, evolving, and uniquely theirs! 🌈🎉🥂 ✨Pride Grows 2025✨ 📍Brooklyn, NY 🌈Project | @pridegrows 🌟 Founders | @brooklyngrange @together.events @judson_rappaport @dag_images @onceuponavow @queerofficiant @outlandsbotanics @rentpatina 💒 Venue | @brooklyngrange 📋 Planning | @sam_arpino @emeventsjc @_withmavens 📖 Officiants | @onceuponavow @queerofficiant 📸 Photography | @baileyqphoto @justinmccallumphoto @kadejoyphotography 🎥 Videography | @reelbrooklyn 🤳🏽 Content Creation | @allthelovenyc 🎞️Photo Booth | @katealisonphoto @fireworkphotoboothco 💐 Floral Design | @miriambloomdesigns @risingtidebotanicals 🎧 DJS | @mon.amie.events @monamierecords @oliviaisabiscuit 💄🪮HMU | @simpleandsultry @jgreymua 🍽️ Catering | @pixiescoutnyc @lpelican ✒️ Stationery | @sunsetscribe
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9 months ago
🔁 RP from @allthelovenyc 🫶🏻 Alden & Kaitlin’s love is the kind that makes you believe in magic 💖✨ They met during the pandemic, fell hard, and still get butterflies every time they see each other. 🥹🦋 Now they share their life with three foster cats and a mission close to their hearts: fighting for queer and trans kids every single day. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💪🏽✨ Their wedding was more than beautiful, it was a celebration of queer joy, chosen family, and love that feels like home. They said “I do” on a gorgeous rooftop garden @brooklyngrange overlooking the skyline, wrapped in everything they’ve dreamed of… and each other. 💍💐💘 This is what it looks like when love leads 🌈✨ ✨Pride Grows 2025✨ 📍Brooklyn, NY 🌈Project | @pridegrows 🌟 Founders | @brooklyngrange @together.events @judson_rappaport @dag_images @onceuponavow @queerofficiant @outlandsbotanics @rentpatina 💒 Venue | @brooklyngrange 📋 Planning | @sam_arpino @emeventsjc @_withmavens 📖 Officiants | @onceuponavow @queerofficiant 📸 Photography | @baileyqphoto @justinmccallumphoto @kadejoyphotography 🎥 Videography | @reelbrooklyn 🤳🏽 Content Creation & Edit | @allthelovenyc 🎞️Photo Booth | @katealisonphoto @fireworkphotoboothco 💐 Floral Design | @miriambloomdesigns @risingtidebotanicals 🎧 DJS | @mon.amie.events @monamierecords @oliviaisabiscuit 💄🪮HMU | @simpleandsultry @jgreymua 🍽️ Catering | @pixiescoutnyc @lpelican ✒️ Stationery | @sunsetscribe
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9 months ago
We are so lucky to have Sam (she/her) as a key part of PGIB to help make this dream of offering FREE micro-weddings to 3 lucky queer couples a reality, for the 6th year in a row!! 🌈💍 withMavens Events provides human-centered event planning & design services to clients across the country. From weddings to nonprofits to socially-conscious businesses, our mission is to bridge radically inclusive planning principles with elevated experiences and outcomes. “As a queer, native New Yorker, I love participating in PGIB because it exists at the intersection of so many of my own identities and lived experiences. I came out when I was 13; I like to imagine that I’m making Little Sam smile by contributing to PGIB each year!” 📸 @dag_images @judson_rappaport @fireworkphotoboothco #pgib #pridegrows #pridegrowsinbrooklyn #queerwedding #queercommunity #lgbtqwedding #queerweddingplanner #nycweddingplanner #brooklynweddingplanner ##lgbtqweddingplanner #inclusiveweddingplanner
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10 months ago
These 90’s rom-com loving girls said they knew “KISS ME” by Sixpence None The Richer would be their first dance song long before they even got engaged. That’s exactly the vibe their night at @milkandrosebistro was abundant with — nostalgia and sweetness 💕 Coordination @_withmavens Floral @fernbotanica DJ @74events Venue @milkandrosesbistro Invitations @alexcitrin HMU @trulyhappybeauty Couple @charincharge @donnafini
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1 year ago
I’m still waiting for a color that’s as happy as all the shades of pink in Charlotte & Donna’s Brooklyn ceremony. All 16 bridespeople, one officiant (with an envious suit), and 80 guests showed up and showed out — surrounding the brides in the sweetest sea of pink. Coordination @_withmavens Floral @fernbotanica DJ @74events Venue @milkandrosesbistro Invitations @alexcitrin HMU @trulyhappybeauty Couple @charincharge @donnafini
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1 year ago
Jenny and Spencer had their closest friends and family come to the city they love to celebrate their love! And it was MAGICAL!
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1 year ago
✨Idk about you, but I’m not letting just anyone into my home, & I’m certainly not going to easily be chill about handing over control. Building trust with my clients means that they can let go & know that things are in good hands - even when the event is taking place in their home! ✨ Logistically, executing events in private residences comes with unique perks & challenges. My clients hire me because our values align, though, so it’s my job to make sure those values find their way into the planning process every step of the way, regardless. ✨ There are *so* many great event planners across the country, but LA is certainly a city that has no shortage of them. So when my clients want to work with me enough to have me plan & execute events from across the country, it’s extra special ♥️ 📚 This event was a book launch for Our Secret Society, written by Tanisha C. Ford, PhD (@soulistaphd ). The book focuses in on the life of Mollie Moon, founder of the National Urban League Guild & one of the most powerful & influential philanthropists of the Civil Rights Movement & beyond. The evening included a live interview between Tanisha & renowned professor, author, & activist, Brittney Cooper, PhD (@professor_crunk ). 🍸 To honor the book in its totality, my client wanted to infuse speakeasy vibes throughout the night. From moody lighting to a menu that propelled guests through time, this was the chance to produce a magical evening filled with deep conversation, delicious bites, & community in abundance. 🫶🏻 Client | @wade_davis28 @chickylaff 📚 Guests of Honor | @soulistaphd @professor_crunk 🪄 Lead Planner | @sam_arpino (@_withmavens ) 🤝🏽 Event Assistant | @issatrae 🍽️ Catering | @theloveevents @shirrelledey 😍 Rentals | @rentalavenue 🎤 A/V & Tech | @orlansavl
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2 years ago
💖 Just a few of the many things I love about being an event business owner as a queer woman. ✨ Having spent the first 8ish years of my career as an employee helping to bring other people’s visions to life, I’ve got to say that being able to lead with my own values for all of my business decisions - from client experience to vendors & partners - comes with great responsibility but also a sense of peace like no “job” ever has 🥰
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2 years ago