Captain Arnold- I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for such a lovely wedding ceremony. Our wedding was such a success! I received more than a few compliments that they enjoyed the ceremony and the thoughtfulness you put into it. Todd and I both really appreciated it, and the fact that you traveled a…
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Brett & Michelle Hammond
FROM: Whitebridge, Australia
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Married at the “Ladies Pavilion” (Central Park, New York City)
Dear Captain Arnold,
After finally arriving home from our 6 week long holiday/honeymoon we were welcomed with a letter from you and the most beautiful vows that we spoke on our wedding day on the other side of the world, which now seems so long ago, but we just had to write and express our thanks.
From the moment of our first contact only days before our ceremony in New York City you put our mind at ease that our wedding in a far-away land would be special. Your personal touch and vows made it a memory of a lifetime. We could not believe that our wedding could be so moving and special when we were so far away from home and no loved ones close by. You made our wedding exactly what we wanted, a moment just for us filled with love and emotion.
Thank you very much for making it so personal, special and so moving. It is your words that certainly made our wedding what it was. We will cherish the memory forever. We also need to thank you for doing what you did along with the others involved in our wedding during a unique event in New York – a train strike. We greatly appreciated that all those involved did whatever they could, to not only make sure our wedding was a great event, but that it even took place.
Thank you again and if you ever venture Down Under we hope that you will pay us a visit.
Thanks again
Brett & Michelle Hammond
Fabrice & Elise
FROM: Barbentane, France
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December 11, 2004 Married at the beautiful Ladies Pavilion in Central Park (New York City, New York)
Dear Captain,
Thank you so much for the wonderful wedding ceremony you gave for us.
Everyone appreciated it a lot. It was one of the best times in our life, thanks a lot to you.
This ceremony will be in our memories for ever…
Elise and Fabrice
Laughland & Tamela Henry
FROM: Greenburgh, New York
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Married aboard “The Dawn” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Port of New York, Pier 90, New York City
| Dear Captain Arnold, We feel honored to have had you perform our wedding ceremony. You truly touched not only our lives, but our guest as well. They still speak on how you made them laugh, and some cried. They really speak highly of you until this day. One of our friends said. If she was to get married. She wants you to perform the ceremony. Another one felt you were so personable like you knew everyone. You made Larkie and I feel very relaxed. I don’t know what I would have done without you. Our ceremony was full of joy, laughter, and most of all love. It was gorgeous. The perfect wedding. Thanks to you. Were happy you came into our lives. To make our day wonderful! We loved your unusual and unique wedding performance. We commend you immensely. Fondly, |
John & Lynette Reynolds
FROM: Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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Married at Bow Bridge (Central Park, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
John and I have just returned to Australia following our wonderful honeymoon in France and England and received your letter in the mail.
Thanks you so much for the wedding vows and photo, along with a copy of the marriage license. The vows truly are beautiful.
We have sent you a letter, which we wrote in France but did not post until we got back to Australia as I only had your email address with me. It says all the things we wanted to tell you about how we felt about our ceremony on Bow Bridge. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and you were a huge hit with all the guests who talked about you all day!
It was exciting to see our picture on your website! When you receive the letter please feel free to reproduce it on your website.
Thank you for all you have done for us. We will not forget you.
Warmest regards,
Lyn and John
Dear Captain Arnold,
Our wedding day was the most special day of our lives and you were, without a doubt, superb as the marriage officiant.
From the first time we viewed your wonderful website, from our home in Australia, and effortlessly communicated our plans with you over the net, your professionalism and genuine care and service was outstanding.
When we finally met on September 3rd in Central Park, New York, your confidence, experience and warmth toward us was reassuring and we knew we’d made the right choice.
You brought to the wedding ceremony a wonderful sense of occasion with your words, sensitivity, warmth and humour. You made us feel uniquely special!
Our guest who had traveled from Australia, England, Ireland and other parts of the U.S. were completely in awe of you and your ceremony. They continued to speak fondly of you well into the next day, mostly talking of the words you spoke and the way you said them.
Captain Arnold, even though our paths have crossed ever so briefly we will never forget you. We are so very happy and feel so very lucky that we found you for our wedding day. The love you brought to our special ceremony will live with us, and our friends, forever.
With Love & Gratitude,
John & Lyn Reynolds
Brisbane, Australia
Saifuddin & Rose Abdus-Samad
FROM: Uniondale, New York
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Married on the Yacht Skyline Princess (World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We could not even wait until we came home from our honeymoon to write you this special thank you note. On our wedding night, we sit here well pleased. Words could not express the feelings that we felt during your very special ceremony. My family and friends will forever hold our wedding day with them.
Every one who was present could not stop talking about our ceremony. However, the one comment that stands out the most in my mind came from the videographer, Mr. Allen. He said that he had been producing wedding videos for 22 years. He told us that our ceremony was by far the best that he had ever seen. Also, as we stood before you, Rose noticed her fifteen year old son crying. Even he was touched by your words. Our wedding ceremony touched our hearts in a way that we will forever hold dear to us.
Thank you so very much for making our wedding day so very special. May God Bless you…
With All of Our Love,
Mr. and Mrs. Abdus-Samad
Christof & Jomarie Pasterak
FROM: Massapequa, New York
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Married at Chateau La Mer (Lindenhurst, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We’re back and settling into some type of normalcy…I must tell you we’ve received phone calls and cards from family members telling us what a beautiful ceremony we had and how nice and touching it was to include the children in ceremony. This is exactly what we were looking for. Thank you again, for performing such a beautiful and touching ceremony that conveyed the message of family and unity.
Thanks again for everything. We would highly recommend you to anyone planning a future wedding. I’m sure we’ll see you next May at Tarayn and Kevin’s wedding.
Jomarie and Chris Pasterak
Trevor & Tina Evan
FROM: Lancaster, New York
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Married at Lands End (Sayville, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold:
Trevor and I can’t thank you enough for the beautiful ceremony that you performed for us on our wedding day. Your thoughtful words really helped to bring out the love that we feel. Thank you also for sending us pictures and a copy of our vows. After the honeymoon, I read the copy, and the words moved me to tears just as they did during the ceremony. Indeed, they captured everything we feel for each other and everything that a perfect marriage should be. Many of our wedding guests have told us that it was the most beautiful ceremony that they have ever witnessed.
Finally, thank you for mentioning all of the people that mean so much to us but were unable to be with us to share our special day and for paying tribute to my heritage by reciting the prayer in Hebrew during the wine ceremony. Your kindness and sincerity have helped to make a special day even more meaningful and wonderful than we could have ever hoped for. When we look back on the experience we will always feel grateful for having you there with us.
Best wishes and lots of love,
Tina and Trevor Evan
Eric & Lisa Bartfield
FROM: Bayside, New York
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Married at Leonard’s of Great Neck (Great Neck, New York)
| Dear Captain Arnold, Lisa and I would like to write you a letter letting you know how much we loved having you perform our wedding ceremony. We along with all of our guests enjoyed the way you spoke and the way you married us. We also appreciated that you sent us our vows written on paper through the mail. You really went the extra mile with us, and we greatly appreciate everything that you did. Thank you for making our ceremony beautiful. Eric & Lisa Bartfield |
Scott & Marilyn Broders
FROM: Old Bridge, New Jersey
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Married on The Cruise Ship “Voyager of the Sea” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Port of Bayonne, NJ)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Scott and I want to thank you for the absolutely amazing ceremony you performed for us. You touched our hearts in a way that we did not imagine would happen!
With all the planning and other details we had to arrange, we did not put much thought into our vows and chose your standard vows. Well, you made them so much more than standard! We originally had concerns about the arrangements Royal Romance would make for our ceremony since we were not told many details beforehand. Well, from the moment I met you in our cabin that day, I knew I had nothing to worry about. You certainly assured me that I was in very capable hands.
Many of our guests have said that this was the best ceremony they ever witnessed and they felt honored to be present for this beautiful declaration of love. Wow!! Wow!! Wow!!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Scott and Marilyn Broders
Jason & Fabiola Sloat
FROM: Orlando, Florida
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Married on the Yacht Horizon (Weehawken, New Jersey)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Thank you for making one of the most special days of “our” lives a memory to cherish forever…
Your warms words, brought a level of comfort and compassion to our fabulous day. What hit home for me, the most, was you taking the time to honor my loved ones who have passed, my Grandfather. The Rose ceremony was also a perfect touch for our Moms.
You left so quickly, I didn’t get a chance to tip you. I am putting it in the mail.
Thanks again
Jay and Fab Sloat
Colin & Joanne Dunn
FROM: St. Helens, United Kingdom
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Married at the Ladies Pavilion (Central Park, New York)
Dear Captain,
Were so sorry that this e-mail has taken so long, but when we got home we went away on honeymoon then when we got back our Internet connection was down and it has only now got fixed, were so sorry.
We received our marriage certificate and our vows, they are wonderful, we are still on `cloud 9`after such a beautiful wedding, we certainly didn’t expect such a moving and beautiful service, it truly was a day to remember. We can`t thank you enough for the way you chose your words and the way you put them across, it was perfect, they seemed to be wrote especially for us.
Again many, many thanks captain, yours sincerely,
Mr. & Mrs. Colin Dunn
Johnny & Eileen Camacho
FROM: Bronx, New York
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The Norwegian Crown Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 90, Port of New York, NY)
Hi Captain Arnold,
This is Mr. & Mrs. Camacho. We did receive our certificate in the mail. Also, the ceremony you performed was wonderful. I will never forget that beautiful day in our lives. So thanks again and may you have a blessed day.
Johnny & Eileen
P.S. If I had to do all over again I would not change a thing.
Dr. Charles & Laura Davidowitz
FROM: Huntington Station, New York
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Married at the Riverview Restaurant (Oakdale, Long Island, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold,
First things first! THANK-YOU, THANK-YOU, THANK-YOU. Chuck and I feel so blessed to have had you perform our beautifully personalized wedding ceremony. We feel as if we had a “friend” marry us. The time and thoughtfulness that you put into our ceremony really “shined” on our wedding day. We so appreciate all the “touch base” e-mails and phone calls and the wonderful and fun meeting we had with you 2 weeks prior to the wedding. You touched our hearts with your genuine interest in making our special day perfect. Everyone raved about our ceremony and how unique and extraordinary the “Child’s Ceremony” portion was. Andrew was very proud to be involved in the ceremony and it made him feel very special. Our wedding ceremony was the perfect way to start our new life together, and you saw to every detail and helped to create a day we will always remember with smiles on our faces.
Our Warmest Regards,
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Davidowitz
P.S. Thank-you for the beautiful copy of our wedding vows that you sent us.
Philip & Ireny Simone
FROM: Staten Island, New York
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Married at Seabras Armory (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)
Captain Arnold,
Ireny and I just wanted too take the time to thank you for the wonderful ceremony, you delivered as advertised, touching the hearts and minds of our guests, Ireny and I are very grateful that you took the time to be patient and thoughtful with our special requests. Many of our guests commented on how beautiful the ceremony was, and of course, as you noticed, my Mother was very much touched by the beautiful words spoken of her during the Rose Ceremony, thank you for making our ceremony and day memorable for all.
Thanks
Phil & Ireny
Robert & Sarah Du
FROM: Bayshore, New York
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Married on the Yacht Star of America (Chelsea Piers, New York)
| Dear Captain Arnold, It seems that a simple thank you note is not nearly enough to express our gratitude. Our day began with many hiccups (the limos were late, there was traffic, the placecards got lost…), and your calming presence was a refreshing reminder of the reason we were there. As the ceremony began, we forgot all about the craziness of the past few hours, and settled in to what would be the best day of our lives (until the next day, of course). Our guests raved about your ceremony. Your message of love and devotion was sincere and appropriate for everybody there. The sand ceremony was particularly touching-my mother won’t stop talking about her “shivers of joy” at the vision of the sand intermingling, and your comments on our lives intermingling-she was moved. We were moved, in particular during the vows. It was almost as if we had written them ourselves. They were so personal, we felt as though we were the only couple you had ever married. In short, thank you for making our day so perfect. Most sincerely, |