Dear Captain Arnold, Thank you so much for performing such a truly magnificent wedding ceremony for us on 8.12.06. Your words, spiced with touches of humor, were inspiring and could not have been more appropriate if I wrote them myself. Our guests still rave about you and your ceremony! We could not believe how many…
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Daniel & Danielle Lee
FROM: Waterbury, CT
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Married aboard the “Explorer of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Captain Arnold,
Dan and I wanted to thank you for the absolutely beautiful ceremony that you performed for us. I felt so uneasy about the whole thing until the moment that I spoke to you on the phone. You immediately put my mind at ease.
All of our guests commented on the beautiful words that you chose for our vows and also the heartfelt words that you said speaking about our love. Every person present felt the words that you described.
When I booked the wedding with Royal Caribbean my biggest fear was that the wedding would be too much like a Las Vegas 2 minute ceremony- and what we got was the exact opposite.
Your words were sincere and Dan and I were completely in the moment.
We are extremely appreciative for conveying the message of our love and for making our wedding day a PERFECT day! We thank you again!
Danielle and Daniel Lee
Mario & Jennifer Flores
FROM: Astoria, New York
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Married aboard the World Yacht “Duchess” (World Yacht Marina, Pier 81, W41st, NYC)
Dear Capt. Arnold,
It gives us much pleasure to write this letter. Just a few words to thank you for a wonderful day aboard World Yacht on 7/31/06.
I was a little concerned when we booked our daughter’s wedding not having an Officiant, but thanks to Marybeth she gave me your phone number and highly recommended you. I am so grateful.
We knew immediately when we spoke on the phone that you would make the wedding complete.
I loved your “sense of humor” and you helped me step-by-step construct exactly what they wanted.
The day turned out to be perfect; the weather was cool enough to perform the ceremony topside as well.
What impressed us the most was how you included so much “substance” in a short time.
As we carefully listened to your words, you clearly reminded the young couple the true significance of marriage; honor, fidelity etc.
Your personal touch to the ceremony is what made it really really special…….. We can’t thank you enough.
In closing, we can without reservation recommend you to any prospective couple. Your personal attention, professionalism, verbal communication, and sharp wit, has gained our utmost respect for you.
Thanks for a very MEMORABLE day for us all.
Fondly,
Joanne/John LLera
Jen/Mario Flores
Joseph & Laura Cosentino
FROM: Ridge, New York
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Married at “East Wind” (Wading River, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We are writing to tell you how much we appreciated the beautiful ceremony.
We would like to thank you for the copy of our vows, a copy of the picture, and the speedy return of all the documents.
We were very pleased with your professionalism.
The ceremony was the perfect start to our marriage to each other. Your kind words beforehand gave us the opportunity to be relaxed and really listen to the words you spoke.
The sand ceremony was a unique twist on the unity candle idea, and we’re glad we went for it.
Now we have something that we can look at each day that will remind us of our wedding. Everyone who we have seen since our wedding day has raved about it.
Sincerely,
Laura and Joe Cosentino
Troy & Deborah Amaro
FROM: New Rochelle, New York
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Married at Antun’s of Westchester (Elmsford, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Sorry we took so long to write! Troy and I would like to say thank you for making our day special and memorable. The words you chose touched our hearts in so many ways. We received our wedding video last week, and every time we watch it and listen to the ceremony it brings back those same tears I had on July 29th. You told us to listen to everything you said and we did.
Sincerely,
Deborah & William Amaro
Michael & Amber Canaan
FROM: Morrisville, North Carolina
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Married aboard the Motor Yacht “Skyline Princess” (World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, New York)
Hi Captain!
Sorry for taking a month to finally email you; it actually took that long to get settled back in to our new life together! We appreciate the wonderful ceremony you gave us and for taking care of everything so that we had a peaceful, stress free wedding. We’ve received your package and we thank you for that as well; we’d never considered how significant it would be to look at our actual vows in print.
The following is a paragraph Amber wrote that you can feel free to use on your website: I knew the minute we decided to have our wedding onboard the Skyline Princess, that we were in for a memorable wedding. I had no idea though how wonderful and memorable it would turn out to be! Mike and I had a lot of roadblocks to get through in our relationship, with our families, and with planning our wedding. There were a lot of times leading up to the wedding when I didn’t know how it would all work out.
However, our wedding day was absolutely PERFECT! It was a thousand times better than anything I had pictured in my mind, and not one thing went wrong! The ship was magnificent, the crew treated us like royalty, and Captain Arnold, your words were magic! Although we didn’t have any guests with us, we felt at home and among family on the Skyline Princess. The guests on the ship were so warm and friendly to us that we didn’t really even miss the fact that our families weren’t there! I look back at all our pictures with wonderful memories, July 27, 2006 was the best day of my life!
We plan on returning for a dinner cruise on the skyline princess each year to celebrate our anniversary! Thank you so much for our wonderful ceremony and for making our wedding day absolute perfection! I was going to add something, but she said it all! This occasion really meant a lot to us, and we’re so glad that we entrusted you with it. I’ve enclosed one of the fantastic pics Mimi took. Feel free to throw that up on the website too; it’s a great shot! I’ll send more in a few.
Mimi, thanks so much for being a wonderful help to Amber the whole time.. and thank you for these great shots. We wouldn’t have been able show people all of the great moments we enjoyed if you hadn’t been there. I hope we get to see you again when we come up next summer to dine with the Captain! The both of you will always be in our hearts!!
A million thanks!!
Mike C.
Michael & Amy-Jo Shaffer
FROM: Mechanicsburg, PA
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Married aboard the “Norwegian Spirit” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 90, Port of New York, NY)
Captain Arnold…
Wow! Where do I begin?! Our wedding was everything I’d hoped for and more! Your words were beautiful, and fitting, to boot! It was as if you’ve know Michael and I for as long as we’ve been together! AMAZING!
The fitting tribute to my father as well as the special moment for our mothers were so heartfelt. We truly appreciate all of it. Everyone keeps commenting how unique and special the sand ceremony was, and how nice that will be for us to look at for years to come!
We’ve received our photo, as well as a copy of our vows and our license. How kind of you to put such care into getting those things to us. It was a pleasant suprise when we got home from our honeymoon.
All I can say is THANK YOU!! You are terrific! God bless you!
Thanks again,
AmyJo Shaffer
Bernabé & Lisa Suarez
FROM: Brooklyn, New York
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Married Aboard the “Norwegian Spirit” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 90, Port of New York, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We just wanted to take a moment to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You certainly did provide a “fairytale wedding” for us.
All our guests commented on how the ceremony was beautiful – from the way that you helped honor my sister’s memory – to the “child ceremony” (which my son, Noah, absolutely loved).
You not only served as officiant but you went above-and-beyond the call of duty. You made sure all of our guests were taken care of and socialized with everyone as if you were an old friend.
Imagine our surprise when we received not only our package from you a week and a half after our wedding, but also our official marriage license from the City of NY!
You are professional, good-hearted and a true gentleman.
It was a pleasure to be married by you.
Thank you, thank you , thank you!
Best regards,
Lisa & Bernabé Suarez
Jason & Robin Sheehy
FROM: Port Jefferson Station, NY
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Married aboard the “Nautical Princess” (Freeport, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We don’t know where to begin. Words can’t describe how beautiful the ceremony was. Straight from the heart it was better then we imagined.
So many compliments from everyone that was there saying it was the best they have every heard and been to. It really meant a lot.
Thank you for the picture of us together and the verbiage of the vows. We will never forget it.
Thank you for the best ceremony possible.
Love,
Robin & Jason Sheehy.
Matthew & Theresa Clother
FROM: Washington, New Jersey
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Married aboard the “Skyline Princess” Pier One, World’s Fair Marina Flushing Meadow, New York
Thank you Capt. Arnold for making our wedding day so memorable.
All of our guests commented on how unique and special the ceremony was. Thank you also for taking the time to put together our photo, our license and our vows–your words were beautiful and fit us to a T!
We couldn’t have been happier-our wedding was perfect!
Sincerely,
Matthew & Theresa Clother
Michael & Ariana D’Amura
FROM: Danbury, Connecticut
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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 making our wedding ceremony so beautiful and memorable. So many of our guests have told us that it was the best ceremony they have ever seen! Everyone commented on how your words were truly wonderful and that they were all so touched. Mike and I agree.
It was so much more than we had expected.
You made us feel so special and left us with an amazing memory that will last a lifetime!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We couldn’t be happier! It was just perfect!
All our best,
Ariana and Michael D’Amura Danbury, CT
Bruce & Diane Licht
FROM: Princeton, New Jersey
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Married on the “Explorer of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We would like to thank you for the beautiful service you performed at our wedding. The memorial section brought many of the guest to tears. Everyone enjoyed you words, and it made our wedding that much more special.
Sincerely,
Bruce and Diane Licht
Fred & Harriet Freyre
FROM: Copiague Harbor, NY
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Married at “The Carltun” (Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY)
Hi Captain Arnold,
We received your package and want to thank you for having performed a beautiful and poignant wedding ceremony. It was enjoyed by all our guests as well.
Thanks once again.
Fondly,
Harriet and Fred
John & Miriam Castillo
FROM: Staten Island, New York
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Hi Captain Arnold,
John and I want to THANK YOU!!!!!!!, for making our day so special. Finally, after fifteen years of marriage, we had our wedding day. You made everything so personal, serious and at the same time fun. The words you said made us laugh and cry, making it an AWESOME ceremony.
The candle ceremony was great! Our wedding day was truly a day never to forget, something we will always look back and have great memories and laughs.
Thank you,
John and Miriam
David & Dawn Goddard
FROM: Derby, Berbyshire, United Kingdom
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Married aboard the Motor Yacht “Cloud 9 III” (East 23rd Street Seaport Marina, NYC)
Dear Captain Arnold,
My husband and I got married by you on 12th June 2006 on Cloud Nine III Yacht and we wanted to send our heartfelt thanks to you for making our day so wonderous. Our first year of married life has been very hectic and so this thank you is quite belated, but I wanted to let you know that we never forgot what a special day you made it and we want to say thanks again. To cut a very, very, very long story short, both Dave and I were very ill at different times since our marriage and several close relatives have also been seriously ill and so our thank you’s took a back seat until now- we certainly tested the vows for better for worse and in sickness and in health!! We are all in good health now and I have finally found space to thank everyone who contributed to making the happiest day of Dave and my life so much more special. Congratulations on your 50th wedding anniversary – the photos look beautiful. My family and friends also said what a fantastic job you did and so a big thank you from them too. Dave and I are very happy together and marriage does make a difference – I feel like one with him now and we are more in love now than we have ever been. We are returning to NYC for our anniversary this year and we cannot wait.
Could you also thank Dwayne for us. Our computer broke down and I lost all email addresses and so I could not find his contact details. I would like to send a card or an email to thank him as he did a wonderful job and we have watched the video a million times. Please find attached another photo and I wish you all the best in the future. Thanks again
Best Wishes
Dawn Campbell-Goddard (bride in green dress from UK) David Goddard
Alterick & Ramona White
FROM: Newark, New Jersey
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Married on the Royal Caribbean “Explorer of the Seas” (Cape Liberty, Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Captain Arnold,
I want to thank you so much for the beautiful ceremony. I apologize in taking so long in getting back to you. You know how much newlyweds go through after a wedding/honeymoon, but I just had to take time out of my busy schedule to thank you for the ceremony of my dreams. I felt that all of the other couples should know how great you are! I know that reading the reviews helped me out and I would love to be able to give those reading the same assistance! If any of you are booked with Captain Arnold or are considering him for being the officiant for your special day, please be at ease, it’s tailored specifically for you and flows beautifully. From beginning to end you really provided us with the confidence and energy to get through what can be a very hectic time. I truly value our phone conversations, you got to know who we were as a couple and incorporated that into the ceremony. Also, we got to know you and got a sense peace figuring that everything would go smoothly – and it did! During the ceremony it’s hard to focus of course with all of the nerves, and emotions running through your body, but Captain Arnold, you really put me at ease and helped me to feel so very comfortable. Your touches of humor helped to offset the very touching and sentimental moments without detracting from the beauty of the ceremony. Anyone considering the Rose Ceremony, Go for It!!! Our moms/grandmother and in our case my father truly appreciated being appreciated. The words spoken truly illustrated how we feel. It was nice to give them a token of love on our special day. The Sand Ceremony was so Cool!!! So different yet so nice, I can’t imagine our wedding day without it. Again, the words spoken to unite us and our families were beautiful. We still have it sitting on our bureau and will cherish it forever! I really appreciated getting the vows so quickly after the ceremony, they are dear to us and we will cherish these forever as well. Your videographer was great (we also got that within a couple of weeks) and let’s just say I looked at the video and was amazed at the words you spoke, I cried all over again. A few days after the ceremony, while selecting our wedding photos, I spoke to the Ship’s photographer, he said to me that he has NEVER been to a ceremony that touching and moving. Mind you, this photographer has been everywhere and has photographed hundreds of destination weddings and said that this was the BEST that he has ever seen. I had to let you know that!!!! So again Captain Arnold, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of our day and making it so very special. Alert to all couples – Captain Arnold is simply wonderful, I would recommend him without hesitation.
Thanks again.