Capt. Arnold, We wanted to let you know that we did receive our letter today along with our vows and a copy of the Marriage License. Thank you so much for your punctuality! Also, as far as our ceremony is concerned- you were fantastic! All of our guests loved how you were poignant, yet kept…
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Robert & Andrea Vurro
FROM: Valley Stream, NY
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Married at the “Water’s Edge” (Long Island City, NY)
Dearest Captain Arnold:
Every moment of our ceremony was beautiful…your words on marriage were so inspirational and heartfelt, and we will hold them in our hearts. Thank you for your beautiful vows that we recited, and for allowing us to recite our own words of love for one another. Also, the unity candle ceremony was wonderful, and thank you for reading the bible marriage verse that Robert requested. You fulfilled our every wish, and we thank you for making our wedding truly unforgettable! We have had many guests say it was the best ceremony they have ever attended.
Robert and Andrea Vurro
Willie & Bertina Wheeler
FROM: Babylon, NY
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Married Aboard the “Norwegian Spirit” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 88, Port of New York, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Will and I would like to thank you for performing our wedding ceremony. Our entire wedding party was very impressed with your delivery of a very unique and special ceremony. Thank you for helping create a very special day for us. The written copy of our wedding vows and the picture you sent was a wonderful surprise to have waiting for us when we returned home as husband and wife. Thanks again for memories we will treasure for life.
Yours Truly,
Mr and Mrs. Willie Wheeler
Charles & Maria Guenther
FROM: Forked River, NJ
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Married Aboard the “Explorer of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Dear Captain Arnold:
Thank you so much for the lovely ceremony you performed for us. I saw the video for the first time, yesterday…and I really got a chance to listen to your words.
After all the excitement of the day, it was next to impossible to remember every moment.
Your ceremony was full of kindness, warmth, wisdom and humor–and I thought your initial remembrance of the people who were not with us to share in the day was a wonderful and important acknowledgement. ( Also,I very much appreciated the copy of our vows you sent to us immediately after the wedding–GREAT IDEA!). The Royal Caribbean Cruise line is so lucky to have you working with them as a partner. We had such a great time! We would do it again in a second and would have to have you there with us!!
Thank you again…
Yours,
Maria and Charles Guenther
Joseph & Suzan Farino
FROM: Forest Hills, NY
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Married at The Crescent Beach Club (Bayville, NY)
“Whew! And this only letter number one”
Hi There Captain Arnold!!!
Hope you are doing really well!!! I want to let you know that we are back from our Honeymoon and I was soooo surprised to see an envelope from you with a really beautiful letter from you and our VOWS !!!!! and a picture of the 3 of us!!!!
I’m still dreaming of the MOST BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY that I’ve ever been to and yet it was my CEREMONY!!!!! We are going this weekend to frame our vows!!! They brought tears to our eyes!!! What a way to come home from your Honeymoon!!!! You really are quick! Oh and as soon as I got home I went on line and I saw us on your site!!!!! That is like so Amazing!!! It makes us feel so special!!!
I can’t tell you how many messages and phone calls that our parents, as well as Joe and I received from your ceremony! You truly set our wedding!!!!
I wanted to also Thank You for staying for most part of the reception as well – I hope you had enjoyed yourself! As I told you when we first spoke, I wanted you to join us as I felt that you were and are a very important part of our Special Day!!!!
Capt., we would love to send you a letter so that you can post on your site I just have a question (I’m not that great with computers!!!), do I send you the letter via your email or do I do something on your web page? Let me know and I will have a letter of COMPLETE PRAISES!!! Within a few days!!!
We look forward to hearing from you!!!
Love,
Joe and Suzan Farino
Steven & Jennifer Scanlon Jr.
FROM: Tolland, CT
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Married Aboard the “Norwegian Dawn” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 88, Port of New York, New York City)
Dear Capt. Arnold,
Sorry for taking so long to send us. I wanted to let you know that we received everything you have sent and have a few words for you to post with our picture on your page (which came out beautifully):
Steven and I want to send our thanks to you Capt. Arnold for making our wedding such a wonderful and memorable event. The vows you had for us and the words you spoke at our wedding really touched our hearts! We will never forget that blessed day! Thanks again!
Steven & Jennifer
Pierrre & Samantha Bellavia
FROM: Villeneuve-Loubet, France
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Married Aboard the Motor Yacht “Skyline Princess” (World’s Fair Marina, Pier One, Flushing, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Thank you for your e-mail with our vows attached. What a special keepsake to have as we cherish this momentous event, 10 years in the making, for our whole life. And we thank you for your singular role in making it possible for that “life” to be one life together.
I have to say that our guests are still commenting on how your sincere and heartfelt words were one of the highlights of the ceremony. Couples who have been married 30 & 40 years attested to the beauty and wisdom of your sermon. Younger friends of ours, who have yet to make such a commitment, were moved by the promise of equality, respect and admiration that you incorporated into the unique vows that you created for couples like us to exchange. The themes that you focused on rang true in my heart and mind as I thought back on the decade long adventure I’ve shared with my husband and the future that lies ahead of us. I knew the same was true for him each time he’d squeeze my hand or give me a look as you spoke to us. Thank you for making it such a personalized and genuine experience for us and our family and friends.
On a more practical note, I also appreciate the ease and simplicity in acquiring your services for the day. You are well organized, reliable & professional, which for a busy bride is a very important, because I never once was stressed about this aspect of the planning. You were excellent about contacting me, giving me advanced notice on deadlines and helping me prepare the program for the ceremony.
If you ever make it to the south of France, please look us up.
Samantha Bellavia
Zhuo & Elsa Zeng
FROM: Brooklyn, New York
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Married Aboard the “Explorer of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Hi Captain Arnold,
Hope all is well with you! Thanks so much for the beautiful ceremony you performed for us. The wordings were beautiful and it made our wedding date more memorable and special. Once again, thank you!!
Zhuo & Elsa
Thadius & Julie Smith
FROM: Lancaster, PA
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Married Aboard the “Norwegian Gem” (Pier 88, Port of New York, NYC)
"Husseling to fix the Bussel"
Captain Arnold,
This is Julie Smith. You married my husband, Thad, and I on March 15th aboard the Norwegian Gem. We both thought the ceremony that you conducted was absolutely beautiful. Family members and friends approached both of us to tell us how much your words meant to them, how true they were. After not knowing what to expect, Thad and I were both pleasantly surprised to have such a precious and meaningful ceremony. It was something we will both remember. Thank you again for being a part of our special day and for helping make it memorable.
Julie & Thad Smith
Darwin & Marisa Wong
FROM: New York City, NY
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Married Aboard the “Norwegian Gem” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 88, Port of New York, NYC)
Dear Captain Arnold,
What a wonderful surprise to receive your package upon our return from our cruise honeymoon! Thank you so much for the lovely photo and copy of our wedding vows.
Darwin and I wanted to express our gratitude for the joyous and beautiful ceremony you conducted for our wedding on March 8th. We loved the words you spoke, the smile in your eyes as you read our vows and the joy with which you announced us as husband and wife. You truly gave us something to cherish and to remember for the rest of our lives.
Please convey our sincere thanks for the services of your staffs, Tammy and her Wedding Coordinators, the Photographer, the Videographer, the Pianist and all the Servicing Staffs at our reception. What a marvelous job! It was absolutely a dream come true, and we have you to thank for bringing our every request to life. We are so glad to have had you to perform our wedding ceremony, guiding us so perfectly and allowing us to ENJOY the process. It’s our blessing of working with you along with everyone made our wedding the faith-filled and lovely start that we prayed for.
All the best,
Marisa & Darwin Wong
Derrick & Stefyne Zett
FROM: Spring, Texas
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Married at the “Choice ” (New York City, NY)
Captain Arnold,
I’m going to try to put into words the way that I felt about our ceremony. I felt like you could read my mind at just the right time and know exactly when to say certain things about marriage and the importance of the bond. I only met you the day of the ceremony but the way that you tied everything together was brilliant. I had the owner of our company come over and say, “I am going to hire Captain Arnold for my 20th Wedding Anniversary to renew our vows because he did such a phenomenal job for you.” I know that I’m not doing you the justice that you deserve but I was overly impressed by not just what you had to say but the way that you delivered the message. Everyone at our party went on and on about what a gem that you were and how in the world did you find “The Captain”
Stefyne and I will be forever indebted to you. If you are ever in Houston, please don’t hesitate to look us up? I would really like to take you to a nice Dinner. Thanks again for all that you have done and all that you do.
Derrick & Stefyne Zett
Rudolph & Janine Buchar
FROM: Clifton Park, New York
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Married Aboard the “Explorer of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Dear Capt. Arnold,
We received your package and would like to drop you this note to express our gratitude for the wonderful ceremony that you performed on our wedding day. Your vows were wonderful. Not only did we enjoy the ceremony but, every one of our guests expressed to us how wonderful the ceremony was and how great you were.
Thank you,
Janine and Rudy Buchar
Timothy & Penny Youens
FROM: Runcorn, United Kingdom
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Married at “Tavern on the Green” (Central Park, New York City) Also soon to be listed as a “Unique & Usual Wedding”
Dear Captain Arnold
Let me start by saying what a fantastic ceremony you performed for us at the Tavern on the Green. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and complimented us on our choice of officiate. “TAKE NOTE! Anyone reading this who may be in the market for an Officiate, shall not find a more sincere, genuine and humorous man than Captain Arnold. He provides a truly MAGICAL ceremony, in all meanings of the word!”
Best regards,
Tim & Penny Youens
“And here’s another little note on their 1st anniversary”.
Captain Arnold Thank you very much for the E-Card, it was a lovely thought. Its hard to believe that its been a year since that wonderful day. Its a memory that will last in Pennys & my minds forever.
Pen asked me on Saturday just gone, what I was doing a year ago to the day. She said “sitting on a stainless toilet with a piece of crusty bread”
I hope one day I can re-live the day again by renewing our vows and personally, get out of it what I had initially hoped for.
You’ll be in our thoughts eternally.
All the best
Penny & Tim
Henrik & Marlene Englund
FROM: Hjo, Sweden
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Married at the “Ladies Pavilion” (Central Park, New York City, NY)
Hi Captain!
Sorry its taken a while to get back to you. Its has been a couple of hectic weeks with family, friends and coworkers since we got back from the honeymoon. The cruise was very nice indeed.
We would really like to thank you for the amazing ceremony in Central Park. Considering the fact that we had never spoken to you in person before the wedding day, we didn´t really know what to expect! The day turned out better then we ever could have hopped for!! So did everybody else that was there. Our realtives from Chicago remarked, “You know, we have been to several weddings at our church. Most of the time the Reverend have known the couple getting marreid their whole lifes, and still never gets close to the personal and loving feeling the Captain created!”.
Thank you for a great day!
Henrik and Marlene Englund
Larry & Nicole Bailin
FROM: Toms river, NJ
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Married Aboard the “Explorer of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Dear Captain Arnold:
You conducted our wedding ceremony a little over a year ago on January 4th, 2008 aboard the “Explorer of the Seas”. On that day, there was a 3 hour delay before our ceremony and we had over 60 guests, that weren’t cruising, aboard to witness our ceremony.
You rose above all of the mayhem of the day and managed to pull off a beautiful ceremony for us and I wanted to let you know that Larry and I will never forget your professionalism and your ability to pretty much work magic on that day.
Once again Captain Arnold, from both of us…..we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Sincerely,
Nicole & Larry Bailin
Thomas & Inbal Sakas
FROM: Fresh Meadows, NY
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Married at the “Sakas Residence” (Douglaston, New York)
Tom & Inbal with Zoe & Gregory
Dear Captain Arnold,
Special moments are very few in life. It was an honor to share ours with you. Your words touched our hearts, your ceremony brought tears to many. We were full of excitement and love for each other and for the kids. What a beautiful way to marry a new family.
Thank you for being the one to unite us.
Sincerely,
Inbal, Tom, Zoe & Gregory