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Dear Captain Arnold,

What a wonderful treat! Thank you for thinking of us this holiday season.

I have been meaning to drop you a line to thank you for your outstanding sermon and impeccable service.

We received that lovely photo and copy of our wedding vows. We’re having it mounted. They are absolutely beautiful, and they deserve an equally beautiful display.

Thank you for all that you’ve done to make our wedding so magical.

Nothing went according to plan that day, and we were constantly confronted with the deceit of our wedding planner, but your sermon made all the nonsense disappear and helped us remember the true reason for calling all of our loved ones together.

For that, we are eternally grateful.

Thank you.

My very best to your family for an abundant new year filled with laughter and joy.

Much love and many blessings,
Cynthia and Mario

Dear Captain Arnold,

I think Chris and I knew, when we first contacted you via the internet and then on the phone that you would be the only choice for our Chaplain.

Your broad personality, humor and deep feeling were the perfect combination for the person we chose to marry us.

Chris and I both feel that we have married each other’s other half. Humor, deep feeling and respect for each other’s personalities have been the foundation of our relationship since the day we met.

You promised a ceremony we would remember and indeed it was quite memorable.

This note comes with great thanks and great joy in having had you marry us. We look forward to fifty years like you have had with your lady.

Many, many heartfelt thanks and gratitude from the two of us.

Karin and Chris Bisignano

Dear Captain Arnold,

Donna and I would like to thank you for presiding over our ceremony.

In planning our wedding on the beach, we knew that the officiant would play a key role in the success of our big day. We had read the testimonials on your website but what you delivered that day, far surpassed all of our expectations. You blended the perfect balance of tenderness, humor, wisdom and love to create a truly memorable experience for everyone in attendance.

Before we had walked out to the beach you pulled us off to the side for some last minute advice. We listened to your words and tuned out all of the distractions swirling around us. It’s amazing how the little things really made the day so much more enjoyable. Just a few soothing words settled our nerves and got us to focus on the moment at hand. When we look back at that day, we always come back to the fact that you came through for us time and time again.

We had prepared vows for our family medallion and sand ceremonies but we weren’t entirely happy with them. You suggested that we entrust it to you and that you had something suitable. As the proceedings unfolded we were amazed at how your words just wove our lives together with such grace and ease. Donna’s two daughters had a great deal of anxiety approaching the ceremony… “Where do we stand?” “What are we supposed to do?”… but you were there every step of the way to guide them in a gentle and friendly manner. We can never thank you enough for all you did that day to make it special beyond words.

As the day progressed we can’t tell you how many people stopped us and made it a point of complimenting your service. Everyone was incredibly impressed with how personal you made our ceremony. It really felt as if you had known us all of our lives. That day you didn’t just marry a husband and a wife, you married a family and you did so with incredible finesse. We’ll forever consider it an honor and privilege to have had you share our wedding day with us.

Sincerely,
Jim & Donna Cardillo

Dear Captain Arnold,

Thanks for administering the wedding ceremony for us, it was truly a beautiful ceremony, as many of our friends told us. They were deeply touched by your speech, and one of my friends asked if she could get a copy of your speech, she wanted to refer to the speech in her daily life.

Thanks,
Shirley & Kevin