Thought I’d share with you some of my favorite wedding readings I’ve compiled over the past few years. BY: CARL SANDBURG I love you for what you are, but I love you yet more for what you are going to be. I love you not so much for your realities as for your ideals. I [...]
How true that the best laid plans often go astray. However, when I think of that quote in regards to weddings, I don’t think it’s necessarily negative. Rather, it just shows the human side of life and fragility as is the case with marriage. So, as I look back upon my 2010 weddings, I’d like [...]
It’s the winter wedding season slowdown (I am enjoying my extra free time) so I’m now catching up on some of my fall wedding ceremonies . I recently married one charming couple, Rachel and Malachi, at The Seasons in Washington Township. Rachel and Malachi were actually childhood sweethearts who attended the same high school. They [...]
This Halloween on 10-31, I married a lovely couple, Romi and Veronica at The Royal Manor in Garfield NJ. They wanted an interfaith wedding, as Romi is Jewish and Veronica is Catholic. To incorporate both religions, we included a unity candle ritual for Veronica and the breaking of the glass and the Seven Blessings as [...]
It’s been a hectic summer, so am now just catching up on some of the weddings I had the privilege of performing. On a very hot August I did a wedding for Maria and Jared. Both were school teachers when they met and they wanted a civil ceremony to reflect their love and commitment to [...]
Kelly and Lou were married on a crisp late summer evening at the beautiful Skylands in Randolph, NJ. All love stories are beautiful and each has their own unique quality; but Kelly and Lou’s was particularly touching and there was not a dry eye in the audience (including myself) when I unfolded their love story [...]
I recently had the privilege of marrying Michele and Walter at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, NJ on a clear, but very hot and steamy summer day (it’s July and in NJ, so what else do you expect for the weather). Luckily, the ceremony was held indoors but overlooking the beautiful NJ shore, [...]
I recently had the honor of performing a marriage for a beautiful couple. I tied the knot for Danielle and Joseph at the Silas Condict Park in Kinnelon, NJ. It was a beautiful day, although a bit on the steamy side, but that’s summer. We were right near a lake and in the Irish tradition, [...]
I had the honor of marrying Pamela and Arafat on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in May at the Brook Branch Park in Newark, NJ. It was a simple and informal affair but quite beautiful and filled with love. Some close friends attended, the sun was shining, and a gentle breeze filled the air. After a [...]
Remember, this is your wedding and what will set your ceremony apart from all others is incorporating your own personal beliefs and values. So it’s your time and privilege to be as creative, romantic, or sentimental as you wish. Here are some of the ideas and suggestions I sometimes give to my clients. 1. After [...]