NYC bride basks in dream wedding at Grand Central — the iconic hub’s first in more than a decade: ‘The best party ever’

Meredith Giuliani ever fantasized astir saying “I do” connected a grand scale. 

So, hosting her over-the-top nuptials successful Grand Central Terminal was thing short of a splashy dream travel true. 

“We conscionable thought, ‘How cool would it beryllium to move 1 of New York’s astir stunningly beautiful landmarks into a main characteristic astatine our wedding?’” Giuliani, 32, an Upper West Side transplant from New Jersey, told The Post, joking that nan transit hub acted arsenic nan architectural “best man” for nan fête. 

Giuliani, a strategy and operations head for a tech startup — and nary narration to erstwhile Big Apple politician Rudy Giuliani — exchanged vows pinch groom David Garrett, 32, a firm existent property expert, successful nan legendary terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall connected Oct. 11. 

It was a supersized spectacle — officiated by NFL Hall of Famer and New York Giants seasoned Harry Carson — made complete by 12-foot floral installations, aureate mirrored flooring, a harpist and violinist duet, and a faux, old-timey ticketing booth. 

At nan summons stand, designed by Giuliani, nan couple’s 340 guests were fixed customized train tickets inked pinch their seating assignments for nan reception ceremony astatine A-list hotspot Cipriani. 

The luxe lovebirds were nan first to officially toggle shape Grand Central Terminal into a wow-worthy wedding venue in more than a decade — and they did it big, committed to having “the champion statement ever,” Giuliani told The Post. 

“We person specified an astonishing group of friends and family,” she said. “We wanted to make this an astonishing acquisition for them.”

While nan newlywed chose not to disclose nan costs of her NYC extravaganza, Aaron Donovan, a spokesperson for nan MTA, which oversees each Grand Central Terminal operations, told The Post that renting Vanderbilt Hall tin travel pinch a value tag ranging betwixt $25,000 and $40,000. 

The value tag varies “depending connected nan magnitude of abstraction and clip requested, [as good arsenic the] logistics and staffing needed to redirect nan nationalist to trains,” he explained. “Additional fees to unafraid abstraction controlled by Grand Central retailers, specified arsenic Vanderbilt Hall’s Grand Brasserie, could much than double that cost.”

The mates did, successful fact, rent it retired to limit commuter ft postulation during their ineffable shindig. 

Giuliani’s mother and father, a package procurement specialist, arsenic good arsenic her in-laws, who activity successful healthcare administration, footed nan measure for their behemoth of a large day, she said. 

But earlier attendees feasted connected filet mignon and Chilean oversea bass astatine nan ritzy Cipriani, nan rarefied bride walked down nan aisle successful a civilization ballgown, speckled successful sparkles and feathers, by haute couturier Ysa Makino. 

She and Garrett shared their first buss arsenic hubby and woman straight beneath nan vintage timepiece overlooking Vanderbilt Hall — nan historical hub’s main waiting room-turned-public arena space. Built successful 1913 and restored successful 1998, nan astir 6,000-square-foot spot features 55-foot ceilings and 2 golden chandeliers.

Swanky soirées for illustration theirs tin beryllium difficult to orchestrate, according to Donovan. 

“The MTA is delighted to beryllium capable to big weddings astatine Grand Central’s iconic Vanderbilt Hall, but they are challenging to support owed to requirements to let continuing nationalist access,” he said. 

David Florio, nan MTA’s main existent property transactions and operations officer, told The Post that pairs considering a Grand Central Terminal wedding should statesman making arrangements astatine slightest 11 months successful advance. 

Giuliani began readying her chic soirée astatine nan Midtown marvel successful September 2024, conscionable a fewer short months aft Garrett popped nan mobility successful May of past year, connected Little Island on nan West Side Highway. 

The millennial said she insisted her feline propose successful a celebrated area, wherever passersby would ooh and ahh astatine nan rubbing scene. She recreated nan look-at-me infinitesimal connected her typical time past week, snapping photos successful beforehand of Grand Central’s 42nd Street and Park Avenue entrance, arsenic good arsenic wrong nan station’s main concourse. 

“Strangers were taking pictures and videos of us, and we loved it,” gushed Giuliani, who’ll soon alteration her past sanction to Garrett. “It was truthful overwhelmingly affirmative — group were congratulating us, complimenting my dress and wishing america good for nan future.”

She cherishes nan representation arsenic her and Garrett’s measurement of sharing their emotion pinch nan boroughs successful which they fell successful love. The honeys scheme to honeymoon successful nan Maldives adjacent month. 

“We person truthful overmuch to convey this metropolis for,” said Giuliani. “We consciousness really grateful and honored to beryllium capable to do this really crazy and unsocial point successful a metropolis that intends truthful overmuch to us.”