Dear Captain Arnold, I would like you to know that you were the only officiant that I considered for our wedding. The moment I heard your voice, I knew that you were the right one to marry us. I’m pleased to say that my instinct was right. The ceremony you performed was absolutely perfect. Even…
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Andrew & Kathleen Henken
FROM: Rockville Centre, NY
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Married at “IL Classico” (Massapequa Park, NY)
Captain Arnold,
You are a star! We enjoyed and listened to your ceremony and to its rich themes of love, life, commitment, understanding; a blueprint of how lives are bettered.
Our guests raved to us how they thought it was the best and important Ceremony they ever attended.
We are grateful. A magnificent start to a happy married life.
Kathy & Andy
IL Classico, June 14, 2015
Andrew then said…
Review of Captain Arnold’s Wedding Service It is with pleasure that Kathy and I write this review of Captain Arnold, who officiated at our wedding on June 14th if this year. We had been guests at another couple’s wedding aboard a cruise ship docked at a Hudson River pier in June, 2014 and knew we wanted Captain Arnold to marry us. We wrote the following thank-you note to Captain Arnold. It really “says it all” and we recommend anyone to visit Captain Arnold’s website ‘www.NauticalWeddingBells.com’ to learn more. His ceremony can be at almost any location and you and your guests will surely remember it. “Captain Arnold, You are a star! We enjoyed and listened to your ceremony and to its rich themes of love, life, commitment, understanding; a blueprint of how lives are bettered. Our guests raved to us how they thought it was the best and important Ceremony they ever attended. We are grateful. A magnificent start to a happy married life. Kathy & Andy” We’ll add that each of is 70 years old, that we married after meeting each other many years after our spouses had passed away. So our guests–family and friends–spanned all generations and all remarked how they enjoyed and learned from Captain Arnold. That, too, meant much to us.
Wedding: 06/14/2015
Alexandr & Trude Galankin
FROM: Oslo, Norwary
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Married at the “James Hotel” (New York City, NY)
"With their children, Victoria, Iselin, Helene & Nicolas"
Dear Captain Arnold,
This is a long overdue thank you for making Our wedding day the most special day in Our lives. You set the tone for the rest of the day with your beautiful words, professionalism and
This is a long overdue thank you for making Our wedding day the most special day in Our lives. You set the tone for the rest of the day with your beautiful words, professionalism and kind-hearted presence. Many of the guests have commented on the originality and the great atmosphere you provided during the ceremony.
We will be sure to recommend Your services to anyone we know getting married in New York.
Thank you!
Trude & Alex
Justin & Karen Gundelach
FROM: New Rochelle, NY
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Married at “Beckwith Pointe” (New Rochelle, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We knew years ago we wanted the honor in having you unite us in marriage. Thank you for fulfilling our wish and making our day special!
Justin & karen
Alex & Cheena Cordero
FROM: Staten Island, NY
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Married Aboard the “Norwegian Gem” Norwegian Cruise Lines (Pier 88, Port of New York, NY)
Dearest Captain Arnold,
My grandmother adores you. 5 minutes after meeting you I was already laughing at your wit and jokes. Spending time with you during the tour of the Norwegian Gem just made me even more excited for the wedding day to actually arrive. You are a real piece of work. I did not expect to laugh during my wedding ceremony and the guests had no idea what they were in for.
Alex and I thank you very much for performing such a lovely ceremony for us and making things special and memorable.
Thank you for the well wishes and we hope that you continue to spread joy during your wonderful ceremonies. Your wife is lucky to have you.
Best regards,
Alex and Cheena Cordero
Giorgio & Theresa Riccardi
FROM: Farmingdale, NY
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Married at Vetro (Howard Beach, NY)
"The Blessing"
Dear Captain Arnold,
There are no words to thank you enough for making our wedding day a day that we will always remember. You performed a spectacular ceremony for Giorgio and I on February 14,2015 at Vetro in Howard Beach. Your words were so special and romantic to us, and what better day for romance than Valentine’s Day!!
We followed your advice and left all of our thoughts behind us and listened to your words as you presided over our ceremony. Every word was so touching and meaningful to us. All of our guests spoke with us after the ceremony and told us they never witnessed such a beautiful ceremony.
Thank you for making our day everything we wanted it to be.
Sincerely,
Theresa Fusco & Giorgio Riccardi
Frank & Olya Vitulli
FROM: Brooklyn, New York
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Married at the “Green Building” (Brooklyn, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
We just wanted to say thank you for being part of a very special day for us. Thank you for all of your hard work, help, support, advice and general awesomeness! We really appreciate you and all that you did for us. Thank you so, so much!
Frank & Olya
Hector & Tanya Irakliotis
FROM: New York City, NY
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On the “N” Train between Kings Highway & Canal Street Station (Between Brooklyn & New York City) “Ring Ceremony performed going over the Manhattan Bridge”
"A Daily News Article"
Captain Arnold,
Thank you so much for posting the video of our wedding – I’ve only managed to find a few short clips and thought I’d never see the whole thing. If you ever have a moment to send us a copy we could download and save, it would mean the world to us. I don’t mean to be a bother, though, espically after all you’ve done for us on our magical day. Many of those who had been present at the ceremony have since asked for your contact information “just in case”, even a few of our single friends! But that comes as no surprise, really. Despite never having met in person and only speaking once of twice prior to the wedding (and only a couple of days’ notice at that), you somehow knew exactly what to say. You are truly the spirit of New York City personified. No one but you could have improvised so seamlessly- and with such warmth and eloquence- around an expected train delay. We’re amazed by how smoothly everything went… all thanks to you, Captain.
Much Love,
Tanya & Hector
Be sure to look for the story and details about this incredible wedding ceremony in my “Unique & Unusual Weddings” link on my home page…Coming Soon!!!
Eric & Gina Fennel
FROM: Pearl River, NY
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Married at “Beckwith Pointe” (New Rochelle, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Eric and I just wanted to thank you so much for both of your amazing ceremonies you performed for us. So many of our friends and families are still talking about how great you were and how lovely your ceremony was! Thank you so much again for your lovely words, beautiful ceremony and most importantly marrying us!
Love Always
Gina & Eric Fennel
John & Maria Aschenbach
FROM: Mays Landing, NJ
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Married Aboard the “Royal Princess” Princess Cruise Lines (Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal, NY)
Hello Capt. Arnold:
I want to tell you how much we enjoyed the ceremony you performed for us, but I am afraid that my words will fall short of just how wonderful it was for us and our guests. Your words were beautiful, yet not stuffy. You kept an elegant sense of humor that delighted us and our family and friends. We feel that if we had not had you as our officiant, that we would have missed out big time. We are so blessed you were there for us!!! As we said, we could go on and on about all the details you took care of and the beauty of the ceremony, but how does one draw a magnificent painting without a brush and a canvas? We got so many compliments about you from our guests, it was like “where did you find him” “He was awesome” “His comments are so poignant, sincere, and he touched us; not just any old boring ceremony”, “this was all top notch from the moment we got to the cruise terminal”. As you can read Capt. Arnold, the comments speak for themselves, John and I will never forget you…in fact we have you on video forever. We are so fortunate to have you bless our marriage. Thank you for being there and for being you, we couldn’t have wanted for more.
Please convey a special thank you to Tammie and the two other coordinators. Tammie kept me sane during all the proceedings at the terminal, knowing she was in control gave me a lot of comfort and eased my “bridal nerves”. She was awesome all the way. A couple of our guests want to recognize Melissa (I think that was her name). She did a special favor for one of our guests that was cruising with us and he was so extremely grateful that he kept telling everyone how terrific she was and what a great person she was in how she treated him. He wants her to get a promotion whatever that means in your world. Please make sure to convey our gratitude.
I know now why you are so well known out there, but let me tell you that you are also now very well known and loved in my inner circle.
Thank you again. John and I got lucky twice, once we met each other and then when we met you.
With sincere love and gratitude,
John and Maria Aschenbach
Kimberly Franklin & Lacey Mchone
FROM: Nebo, NC
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Married Aboard the “Skyline Princess Motor Yacht” (World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, NY)
"A bow photo"
Hello Captain,
We wanna say a big thank you for everything you did for us on our big day!! It will be one we never forget!
Ahh,this video with these pictures was absolutely amazing! I wanted to tear up when I watched it! It captured the day wonderfully! Kim and I loved every moment of it and now we have something we can look back on and show how special our big day was! Our friends and family enjoyed seeing it as well! We couldn’t have pulled this wedding off with out you and I want to say a big thank you to you and your crew for helping us along the day it meant so much for y’all to go out of your way just to help us and I’m so thankful for that! Hopefully we will visit NYC in the future and we will come visit you! Til then, thank you for everything and happy holidays.
With love always,
Lacey & Kim
James & Tiffany Muench
FROM: Patchogue, NY
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Married at “Chateau La Mer” (Lindenhurst, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
I want to say thank you again for taking time out of your busy schedule to marry Jimmy and I on October 11th. Your were a perfect fit to our waterfront venue. The words you spoke couldn’t have been more true for me and my husband. You forever bound two best friends and we thank you for that. Every is raving about our ceremony, and we thank you for that! I would recommend you to any couple I know looking for the perfect wedding ceremony!
Thank you and take care,
Jimmy & Tiffany Muench
Stephon & Gina Johnson
FROM: Forest Hills, NY
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Married Aboard the “Skyline Princess Motor Yacht” (World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, NY)
Dearest Captain, Christina and the rest of Nautical Weddings & the Skyline Cruise Staff,
My apologies for the delay in sending this as we are still in our “honeymoon” period. So we’re just getting back into the swing of things.
We’re not sure where to begin except of course to say THANK YOU so very much for giving us an amazing wedding on the Skyline Princess last Saturday evening (9/27/14). I don’t think we could have asked for anything better. It was sublime in almost every aspect. The ceremony was perfect and exactly what we wanted. My guests were entertained to the max! The food was great and the staff well trained. You were attentive and understanding with our accommodations and we are grateful that you were able to provide us with such a beautiful memory that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. We are so happy!
Captain Arnold, we personally thank you for allowing us to host our wedding on the Skyline Princess and for providing us with such a wonderful service that Stephon and I are still running over in our heads. It was fantastic! We paid attention to your words as you recommended and we are so glad that we did. Thank you also for making our mothers feel so special and for accommodating our family’s requests. Thanks also for providing your cute magic tricks during the event. My guests are still talking about how charming you were and how amazing everything was during the event.
Christina, a special note to you as you were incredible. Thank you for your patience, you kindness, your professionalism, your consistent communication and for your undivided attention to our needs. You did your job above and beyond our expectations. I know that we had countless requests for you and you seemed to have had few issues accommodating them. Thank you for your kind and sweet demeanor, but also showing us just how professional you are and how well you know how to do your job. We will cherish you in our memory. Nautical Weddings and the Skyline is lucky to have you.
We will certainly recommend you to others and we hope Skyline Cruises and Nautical Weddings continues to do well and prosper.
Job well done folks. We can’t wait to see the pictures! All the best to you.
Love,
Gina and Stephon
Richard & Zhujun Corbett
FROM: Elmhurst, NY
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Married Aboard the “Skyline Princess Motor Yacht” (World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, NY)
Capt Arnold is the best,I put him through hell and he is a very patient man, our wedding was great! Every thing went very well, I have spoken to capt. Arnold a few times, and he is the kind of man you wish you had a reason to call him just to talk to him again. Thank you capt Arnold for you, your crew and the time we spent together.
Rich Corbett
Bryan & Ann Carroll
FROM: Bronx, NY
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Married Aboard the “Skyline Princess Motor Yacht” (World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Thank you.
Although these two words are small, please know the gratitude and appreciation they carry are mountainous. With your guidance, patience and advice, our day was truly magical.
From the first time I spoke with you, you were such an extremely big help. You were always available to meet with us or to talk with us and to help us. Time and again you put my worries and fears at ease, especially during our most stressful times. Your assistance in arranging all the extras that go along with planning ones big day (and after) is truly appreciated. Our wedding ceremony was beautiful.
The vows we exchanged, although not traditional, were perfect and I would not have wanted them said any different. We are truly blessed to have had such a wonderful wedding day and to have someone as wonderful as you to officiate and be a part of.
Again, thank you for everything.
Love Mr.& Mrs.Bryan and Ann Carroll
Letoya Brown & Lysandra Mimy
FROM: Newark, NJ
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Married at the “Pantagis Renaissance” (Scotch Plains, NJ)
Captain Arnold,
First I want to thank you! The marriage ceremony you performed was beautiful, genuine and heart-felt to us and all of our guests who attended. I’m reaching out to you to Thank You…Not only did you perform a beautiful ceremony but, you made it unique and extremely touching. Your gentle words of wisdom, respect to our loved ones who are no longer with us and your connection with our guest bringing us all as a whole felt so comforting. You really made our day amazing. We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You were awesome!!!
Thanking you bunches,
LaToya & LySandra Brown
Newark, New Jersey
August 2, 2014