“A very beautiful letter from a very beautiful couple. It made my day!” Dear Captain, This is written for you especially, as well as anyone who cares to read about your services, and the extreme pride and care you take in rendering them to your very grateful couples. Many people choose to go on-line and…
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Peter & Janine
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"You were unbelievably accommodating, and perfect in every way we imagined, hoped or specified to you."
Dear Captain,
This is written for you especially, as well as anyone who cares to read about your services, and the extreme pride and care you take in rendering them to your very grateful couples. Many people choose to go on-line and somehow hope to meet, through the chance designs of a dating service, their “soul-mate”. Well, we were extremely lucky to have met each other, my wife and me, through spontaneous, natural occurrences. We did, however, go on-line and search for an officiant. What were we looking for exactly? And where would we find it? Who and what would our officiant be like, and what would we have to do to procure him or her? These were among the many varied questions we had dancing through our worried brains. The search started out looking not too promising. Some were unavailable on our date, while others asked us a million personal or religious-type questions. Others still wanted us to participate in a pre-canna experience! We already both did all that the first time around, you know, with the “test run marriage.” We simply wanted a loving, beautiful and spiritual ceremony, without too much “fluff,” unnecessary emphasis on our personal faiths and beliefs, or sleep-inducing rhetoric inflicted on our hungry and anxious guests, all of whom were very impressed with you, and moved by the ceremony, incidentally. You were unbelievably accommodating and perfect in every way we imagined, hoped or specified to you. The intense feelings you shared with us, proudly, of our love for each other, and for our happiness, were clearly evident. You took time, beyond what was called for, to learn about our uniqueness, our backgrounds and what we were striving to convey to each other and to our guests on our very special day. You scored victory and success on all fronts. We couldn’t be prouder or more satisfied with whom we chose (although you really made the decision a no-brainer) to perform our ceremony, and we thank you from the bottoms of our very full hearts! You are a caring, gifted man who takes great pride in and pays strict attention to detail in what you do. You also seem to joyously derive almost as much pleasure in the love and satisfaction your couples feel for each other as we do ourselves! What more could anyone ask for from their wedding officiant? Thank you so much, Captain!
Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Janine Ingargiola
Michael & Dayna
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"The vows you chose were beautifully written and reflected the love Michael and I have for one another."
Dear Captain Arnold,
Michael and I would like to extend our gratitude for the beautiful ceremony you performed at our wedding. From the moment we met you at the diner in Freeport, we felt at ease. The vows you chose were beautifully written and reflected the love Michael and I have for one another. Many of our guests have positively commented on the ceremony you performed.
Thank you again for adding to our wedding day.
With best regards,
Michael & Dayna Badillo
John & Jennifer
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"The wording you chose was very beautiful…truly an experience we’ll never forget!"
Dear Captain Arnold,
I just wanted to thank you again for such a wonderful ceremony. We loved everything about it and we have received many compliments from our friends and families. The wording you chose was very beautiful…truly an experience we’ll never forget!
We would definitely recommend your services to anyone getting married!
Thanks again!
John & Jennifer
Thomas & Danielle
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"Your professionalism and friendly disposition far exceeded my expectations."
Dear Captain Arnold,
Our wedding day was truly a magical experience and most of that we owe to you. The ceremony was poetic and incredibly touching. In addition to your moving words of wisdom, I was greatly appreciative of how you helped ease my husband’s anxiety. You also were such a tremendous help in getting us organized in the days leading up to our big day. Your professionalism and friendly disposition far exceeded my expectations. Next, to finding Tommy, I feel so fortunate to have found you to commemorate our love for one another.
With sincere gratitude,
Mrs. Danielle Bello and Mr. Thomas Polanish
Michael & Sarah
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"with you performing the blessing it was like having an old friend with us."
Renewed their vows after 10 years
(At the “Pond” in Beautiful Central Park, NYC)
(Note: *Sarah never knew that her husband Mike was planning to bring her to New York, let alone arrange to renew their vows in Central Park. When he introduced her to me in the Sheraton Hotel where they were staying, it was a total surprise to her! And at the last moment, he even had her go out and purchase a gown for the occasion. Whew! Now that’s what I call a surprise!)
It was a fantastic holiday with some great memories that we will never forget. Each time *Sarah or I tell a friend what we did, we just receive gasps at the romantic nature of the events I planned. Our friends and family were fascinated by the blessing that you carried out. It was a pleasure for both Sarah and I to have met you and spend several hours in your company. Although it was just the two of us there, with you performing the blessing it was like having an old friend with us. We hope that you also have fond memories of the occasion and we both wish you well with your future book. I will email Donna from GettingMarried.Com and let her know what an excellent job you did for us. We have been to your website and really enjoyed seeing ourselves on there.”
Thank you again from both of us. Take care and till next time.
Mike and Sarah
John & Kerry
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"you made our ceremony very special and your words touched everybody there."
This couple lost their wedding rings just before the ceremony so we had to improvise.” Lady luck was with them as they found the rings several days later.
Captain Arnold
Kerry and I want to let you know that you made our ceremony very special and your words touched everybody there. My father was very moved and Kerry and I were very pleased and we like to thank you for making our day so great.
P.S. We found the rings in my shoe.
Thank You
John O’Connor
Sebastian & Polly
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“One of the most beautiful letters I’ve ever received, it really made my day!”
Dear Captain Arnold:
“What can you say to an extraordinary individual who has the ability to take just one brief moment of our life and in doing so, create a memory that will last a lifetime.
We want to sincerely thank you for a wonderful ceremony and your words of inspiration and commitment.
Your personalized approach and sense of humor made our day all the more special.
We felt your words as they truly touched our hearts and resonated in our feelings for one another.
The words you spoke not only celebrated our union but offered valuable counsel and wisdom, which we have embraced and will continue to strive toward in our daily lives.
Our families were also deeply moved by the ceremony (they are still talking about it)! and your ability to articulate the goodness and challenges that marriage brings.
We wish you much happiness, and hope that our paths will again cross in the near future.”
Sincerely,
Sebastian & Polly Douglas
Portchester, New York
August 15, 2004
Married on the Yacht Romantica
(USS Intrepid Pier at 46th Street, NYC)
Orin & Pat
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“A honeymoon that started with a hurricane and ended with a fire & they still thought about my beautiful ceremony, Incredible!”
Captain Arnold,
First of all I need to apologize for taking so long in getting this letter to you. We left on our honeymoon two days after the wedding, which, if you remember, was when what was left of the hurricane hit. I was following the radar and storm tracker, and it appeared that when we were supposed to leave the storm was in central NJ, so I correctly figured that by the time we hit the Verrazano, clearing would begin. We ended up with clear sailing for the remainder of the day, and an uneventful trip until the last day.
At 0715 two uniformed Suffolk County policeman were knocking on the boat’s door at our marina in Greenport. I answered it only to have them say there was a “fire condition on the dock and we needed to evacuate immediately.” Pat had just stepped out of the shower and I was still in my nightclothes, but when I looked out I saw a 25-foot boat completely ablaze at the gas dock(!) which was only 3 boats away. We evacuated quickly, to watch this boat burn to the waterline.
I figured I could get the boat started and the lines off within 90 seconds, so if the fire spread to the next boat we were going to rapidly depart instead of watching my new 41′ burn. Fortunately, they were able to contain the fire so it wasn’t necessary. Not many people can say their honeymoon started with a hurricane and ended with a fire.
Anyway……
Pat and I can’t begin to tell you how pleased we were with your message and ceremony. We had several obstacles to overcome, all of which you managed to do professionally yet emotionally. Several members of Pat’s immediate family had recently died (mother, father, sister) and yet you were able to lovingly incorporate them into the ceremony. We both have older children, so bonding the families in the ceremony was not an easy task, yet you did so beautifully. Pat and I, both middle-aged and both previously married, understand the true and real problems of marriage. You were able to speak of these problems realistically and offer suggestions to avoid these pitfalls again. You brought tears to our eyes and to the eyes of our guests. There is not a person with whom we have spoken with who has not mentioned how beautiful your service was and how touched they were by it. You made a wonderful evening even better and gave our evening and life- a blessed start.
Thank you so much for personalizing this for us. You will forever be remembered as we reminisce over our wedding night.
Orin & Pat Kaufman
Freeport New York
August 14, 2004
Married on the Yacht Cloud 9-IV
(World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, NY)
William & Michelle
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“They tied the knot on Top of the World!”
In a message dated 8/10/2004 4:22:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, michellelongden@hotmail.com writes:
Dear Captain Arnold:
Just wanted to say a few words to thank you for being part of our wonderful
New York wedding.
As we got engaged on top of the Empire State Building, it seemed fitting that
we “tie the knot” there also. The day before the wedding the heavens opened
and the rain poured down but on the big day the sun shone and it really did
feel like we were on top of the world.
When the service started the beautiful words you read to us felt so personal
and we had never heard more heartfelt wedding vows than the ones we said to
each other.
It was a great pleasure to meet you Captain Arnold and a huge privilege to
have you marry us in our favorite city. Thank you also for sending us the photos and a copy of our vows (they arrived on Tuesday 3rd August). It was a lovely surprise as our official photographs won’t be ready for a few more weeks and reading those special words again reminded us of our perfect day.
Our warmest wishes always.
Your friends across the water,
William and Michelle Hillditch
Joyce & Enrique
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Rave reviews all the way from Paris
International Institute for Educational Planning
Dear Captain Arnold,
It’s been two months since we got married in New York City. Now, living in Paris, we look back to this special day with joy and happiness. Our wedding celebration was so special and precious to us. We remember the first meetings with you when we talked about how important the ceremony was to us. Your warmth from the very beginning and your caring personality made us realized that we had made the perfect choice in you.
All your words had a great impact not only on us but also on our guests. You conducted the ceremony with a masterful combination of poetic style, talented wordings, loving metaphors and joyous wishes for our union. All this captivated everyone’s attention, moved us in each one of the moments. The humorous parts were amusing and enjoyable too.
We have placed the vows that you generously presented us with, in a very special place in our home in Paris. We treasure our ceremony and know that you really made it special.
We wish you happiness, good health and success. Hopefully, you will continue making other couple’s unions as special and wonderful as you did with ours.
With our most sincere appreciation,
Joyce and Enrique Martinez
7-9, rue Eugène-Delacroix, 75116 Paris, France
International Tel: (33) 1.45.03.77.00 – Fax: (33) 1.40.72.83.66 – National Tel: 01.45.03.77.00
https://www.unesco.org/iiep
Glenn & Jeanette
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"it was indeed a wedding ceremony that all of our guests will remember."
Thank you, Captain, for helping to make our wedding day on board the “Romantica” so special. The words and vows you chose for us were so beautiful, it was indeed a wedding ceremony that all of our guests will remember.
Lars & Brenda
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"Your words not only brought tears of joy but also touched everyone at our wedding.”
“The ceremony you performed at our wedding was absolutely beautiful. Your words not only brought tears of joy but also touched everyone at our wedding.”
Anthony & Jessica
"You delivered exactly what you promised. You shine every time We open a door!"
Dear Captain Arnold,
Jess and I would like to thank you for a job well done! You delivered exactly what you promised. The ceremony was caring, loving, sentimental and even light-hearted. Yet, the entire time was marked by your professionalism and your ability to keep our guests’ attention. Everyone at the wedding commented on the freshness and originality of your demeanor.
From the planning stages to execution, your ideas and your help was graciously accepted and thoroughly appreciated. We are honored that you shared our special day with us.
I have already recommended you to many friends and family members, and have done so with the utmost confidence in your abilities.
You shine every time We open a door!
Sincerely,
Tony & Jess Chiesa