I can’t believe how time flies! Today is the 5th anniversary or my friends Lynn and Michael, who came from Indianapolis to marry in New York. Everything was perfect about their Thanksgiving holiday wedding! My friends are among the most interesting folks I know who do good works and enjoy life immensely. Their London proposal […]
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One of the goals I embrace as a wedding officiant and celebrate in New York is creating personalized ceremonies, in weddings large and small. Regardless of Covid-related restrictions on guests lists and what not, we can work together to create a ceremony that will truly be beyond your greatest expectation. For some couples, creating that
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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of marrying a young New York couple at the Cop Cot Gazebo in Central Park. Under pandemic requirements, they gathered about 15 family members to witness their personalized vows on a perfect autumn afternoon. I was touched to see a traditional ring bearer’s pillow with a photograph locket sewn on.
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Particularly in a place like New York, with its limitless tapestry of people from all corners of the world, it is likely that there will be some folks who may have trouble with an English-only wedding ceremony. There is nothing worse than attending a ceremony where one feels “out of place,” but there are a
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As I perused social media today, these wonderful shots came up from an October 2019 stealthy elopement at the New York Public Library. It brought back such happy memories. For those who don’t know the NYPL, it is centrally located in midtown Manhattan at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. Only a few blocks from Grand
I love making gifts to my couples in honor of their new marriage. There is always something in their biography that speaks to me. Today I officiated a wedding for two for whom hiking had become a favorite activity. In fact their proposal story took place in the stunning Joshua Tree National Park in California.
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Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to officiate a Simply Eloped ceremony, honoring this sweet little family and a handful of guests. My friend and colleague Marta Zapardiel took these beautiful photographs chronicling the anticipation of the wedding, moving moments during the ceremony, and family portraits after the big event. The wedding was held
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Now five (5!!) months into the pandemic, I am increasingly impressed with how couples are customizing the virtual wedding experience. Just yesterday, I did a wonderful ceremony for a Chinese couple, now studying in graduate school here in New York State. Clearly it was not possible for the couple to have their Chinese family members
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Soon, very soon, we will be hosting small micro-weddings for clients in favorite locations like Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge Park and more. I was reminded of this gorgeous Simply Eloped couple Melissa & Robert with whom we worked a number of months ago. A newly blended family, they showed how easily one can incorporate certain
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A number of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to officiate the wedding of this beautiful couple, originally from South Africa, courtesy of planning by Simply Eloped. Their wedding was before the first phase of re-opening here in New York City. So while the couple gathered in Central Park for their vows, I was with
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