Sofia and Benjamin married on February 29, 2020 in Warwick, New York — a leap-day destination wedding photographed by Acromatico, the family-run South Florida and New York studio. Benjamin, the photographer's younger brother, had spent his last few years in Warwick, drawing guests up from tropical Florida into a New York winter.
This was a personal one for Acromatico: Benjamin is the photographer's little brother, and he married Sofia in Warwick, New York, where he had spent his last few years. They chose a destination wedding on February 29, 2020 — a leap day — and asked their guests to fly up from Florida's tropical weather into the New York cold. What sounded like a crazy idea turned out perfect, down to the smallest detail. It also happened to be the last wedding the venue hosted before the coronavirus outbreak.
In the days leading up to the wedding, the couple brought everyone to a castle for portraits in roughly 20-degree weather, where Sofia wore a sleeveless dress without flinching. Benjamin also dedicated a dance to the photographer and Naty — a moment the family won't forget. From the days prior through the day itself, the couple thought of every detail and the love they put in made everyone feel special.
“I have never seen a bride as brave as Sofia — it was 20 degrees and she was slaying her sleeveless dress like a queen.”
Good to know
Warwick is a town in Orange County in New York's Hudson Valley, roughly an hour and a half northwest of New York City near the New Jersey border. It is known for its farmland, orchards, and historic village center, and its winters are genuinely cold — couples planning a February or early-spring wedding here, as Sofia and Benjamin did, should plan portraits and timelines around real winter temperatures.
Because Warwick draws guests traveling in from out of state — many of Sofia and Benjamin's came from Florida — it helps to give people clear directions and travel time from the major NYC-area airports. For winter weddings, building a little flexibility into the outdoor portrait window is worth it: the cold is part of the look, but it moves fast.
