Ellison & Co. · New York
Mara Ellison
Mara plans weddings the way a magazine plans a shoot: a point of view first, then every decision in service of it.
MarketsNew York
Starting investmentFrom $25,000
Guest count60 – 250
Availability2027, 2028
12 years · Manhattan and Brooklyn · Former fashion editor
About
A former fashion editor, Mara moved into weddings when a friend asked her to art-direct one. Twelve years later her studio is known for historic Manhattan venues, black-tie dress codes and a photography-first approach to design. She works with a small, loyal vendor family and takes a limited number of weddings each year.
Planning philosophy
“A wedding should have one idea and hold it. Everything else is editing.”
Services
Full servicePlanning & design
Wedding style
EditorialLuxuryClassic
Portfolio
Selected work
Featured weddings
Crossing Lafayette
SoHo, New York
The blue room
Upper East Side, New York
Dessert as still life
Tribeca, New York
In their words
“Mara said no to more ideas than she said yes to, and that is exactly why it was perfect.”A & J, New York
“The photographs look like a campaign. The day felt like a dinner with friends.”R & T, New York
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