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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Historically, “high” wedding season has been between about April through September or October. In cities like New York, many like to celebrate their nuptials during the full flower of spring and summer, also a time when many folks are taking vacations. I’m here to say—don’t forget about the end of autumn as a most perfect
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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For a couple looking to have an outdoor wedding in a more urban setting, perhaps the “High Line,” a relatively new landmark, fits the bill. As described in the Garden Guide: NYC by Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry, the High Line is a “21st Century Promenade, having all the poetry and thrill of the street
About six months ago, I moved down to Wall Street, in the Financial District in Manhattan. I had decidedly mixed feelings about the move, but tried to look on the bright side—it would be a chance to learn more about a new (to me) New York neighborhood. FiDi, as some call it, is one of
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Although I’ve been officiating weddings for about a decade, I still delight in new ideas and happy surprises for celebrations, large and small. Some time ago, during the warmer months, I happily trotted off to Brooklyn Bridge Park to marry a young eloping couple, in an event coordinated by Simply Eloped. As I approached our
The Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented public health and economic crisis in our beloved country. The wedding plans—large and small— of so, so many couples have been derailed. Folks are choosing different paths to address canceled weddings. In many cases, large weddings and elopements have been postponed to later in the year, when we
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It feels like the Covid-19 crisis has been going on for an eternity, but I know that isn’t true. Even within the last several weeks, I’ve been lucky to have some sweet weddings. I recently officiated a Simply Eloped couple, booklovers from Singapore. They were not only fun and cheerful, but they’d survived the Covid-19
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To use the term elopement, these days, can mean a number of things—a private or micro wedding in another state or country…perhaps followed by a celebration back home. This idea is appealing to young people seeking to avoid the hassles of a larger wedding. It’s also a great option for folks who are blending
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To plan and execute a beautiful, thoughtful wedding takes a great deal of energy. And even when all of the details have been organized to perfection, it takes a mindfulness to fully appreciate not just the planning of the day, but the intention of choices made, related to location, decoration, dress, ceremony, and more. Destination
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