Married at the “Crescent Beach Club”
(Bayville, New York)
Married at The Palm House
at The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
(Brooklyn, New York)
Married at Lombardi’s on the Sound Port at the Port Jefferson Country Club (Port Jefferson, New York)
Hi Captain Arnold,
Well, we are back from our honeymoon and getting on with regular life. I wanted to send you a note to thank you for a wonderful ceremony just as you had promised.
As I had told you before, this was both Robert’s and my 2nd wedding and I wanted to be sure that it wasn’t going to be like a typical 1st wedding ceremony, there wasn’t going to be the traditional wedding march played and quite honestly I just wanted it to be unique to our situation. You assured me that it would be and you didn’t disappoint me at all. I was so happy with your very heart felt words and my friends and family haven’t stopped saying what a wonderful and special ceremony it was. When making my wedding plans, I was constantly told by so many of the different people I needed to hire that their part of the wedding was the most important. The DJ said he was, the photographer said he was and I even think the florist said they were….. I knew better because quite honestly I had been there and done that!!!! I knew that the true most important part was the ceremony itself, the moment when I would become the wife of the man I truly loved and the memory of that special time will be with me forever. Not the photographers talented way of posing me and my family, not the great music that played, but the strong deep felt inspirational way that I became married to my soul mate and best friend in life. I have you to thank for just that. I will remember that time for the rest of my life. I am so happy to have that memory with me forever. You are a special person with a special purpose in life and I am so happy that I found you because it just wouldn’t have been the same without you!
Thank you so very much for everything!
-Catherine & Robert Masci
Married at Il Fagiano Ristorante (Whitestone, NY)
Dear Captain,
This is written for you especially, as well as anyone who cares to read about your services, and the extreme pride and care you take in rendering them to your very grateful couples. Many people choose to go on-line and somehow hope to meet, through the chancy designs of a dating service, their “soul-mate”. Well, we were extremely lucky to have met each other, my wife and me, through spontaneous, natural occurrences. We did, however, go on-line and search for an officiant. What were we looking for exactly? And where would we find it? Who and what would our officiant be like, and what would we have to do to procure him or her? These were among the many varied questions we had dancing through our worried brains. The search started out looking not too promising. Some were unavailable on our date, while others asked us a million personal or religious-type questions. Others still wanted us to participate in a pre-cana experience! We already both did all that the first time around, you know, with the “test run marriage.” We simply wanted a loving, beautiful and spiritual ceremony, without too much “fluff,” unnecessary emphasis on our personal faiths and beliefs, or sleep-inducing rhetoric inflicted on our hungry and anxious guests, all of whom were very impressed with you, and moved by the ceremony, incidentally. You were unbelievably accommodating, and perfect in every way we imagined, hoped or specified to you. The intense feelings you shared with us, proudly, of our love for each other, and for our happiness, were clearly evident. You took time, beyond what was called for, to learn about our uniqueness, our backgrounds and what we were striving to convey to each other and to our guests on our very special day. You scored victory and success on all fronts. We couldn’t be prouder or more satisfied with whom we chose (although you really made the decision a no-brainer) to perform our ceremony, and we thank you from the bottoms of our very full hearts! You are a caring, gifted man who takes great pride in and pays strict attention to detail in what you do. You also seem to joyously derive almost as much pleasure in the love and satisfaction your couples feel for each other as we do ourselves! What more could anyone ask for from their wedding officiant? Thank you so much Captain!
Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Janine Ingargiola
Married at the “Crescent Beach Club”
(Bayville, NY)
Married at “Chateau La Mer”
(Lindenhurst, NY)
Married at the “Snapper Inn” (Oakdale, NY)
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 10 days after the wedding, my husband can’t stop talking about the moment you instructed him to turn around and get his bride. It was such a special touch and one that made a lasting impression on the both of us.
I can’t tell you how many guests told us that our ceremony was the best they had ever attended. My wedding was a dream come true and it was due in large part to your thoughtful, touching service.
It warmed my heart to receive your package not even a week after the wedding. I want to thank you so much for including a beautiful printed copy of our vows. I will frame it and cherish it forever.
We are so grateful to have had the pleasure of sharing this day with you. As I told you many times throughout this process, it was an honor!
Fondly,
Courtney Rivas
Rivas Wedding 5/22/16 The Snapper Inn
Married at “Oakland’s” (Hampton Bays, NY)
First, this email came:
Dear Captain Arnold,
I hope you are well. I think of our wedding day everyday, especially the ceremony, and I am eternally grateful for you. I am unable to submit my letter of appreciation to your website. Perhaps that is something you have to do on your end. Please let me know if I can do it on my end and what the link is. Otherwise, here is my letter to you.
with much heartfelt appreciation,
Lauren Finalborgo
And then this was attached:
More important than the flowers or the color of the tablecloth…
the wedding officiant.
Dear Captain Arnold,
‘Thank you’ does not begin to express my and my husband’s deep gratitude for you and the beautiful wedding ceremony that you performed for us. Perfect is a word that I rarely use since few things in life truly are. Yet, that is how I would describe my wedding ceremony…perfect.
I knew from the first conversation with you that you were ‘it’. You were going to be the one to marry us. I felt an immediate connection and it felt right in my gut. Along with all of the research that showed your outstanding ability as an officiant, I knew choosing you as our officiant was the right choice. You have such a presence about you. You provided such a calmness that I needed in planning my wedding with just a touch of humor too, that was just right. You were available 24/7 and always had all of the information that I requested (including information that I hadn’t even thought about). You never made me feel that I was a bother or that you were too busy. You were thorough and gave me the security I needed as a bride-to-be. Billy and I felt so comfortable with you and enjoyed our meeting with you.
Also, I am so appreciative of the wedding package you sent about a week after our wedding. The vows printed on beautiful paper brought me to tears, the good kind, and I will frame it. Your guidance continued after our wedding day, by providing an after the wedding checklist which was so helpful.
Both sides of our family loved the touching ceremony and can’t believe how ‘amazing’ it was. Our wedding ceremony has and will continue to give us our best memories. The wedding ceremony, the most important part of the wedding, was a blessing. You have touched our lives forever and forever we are grateful.
with love,
Lauren & William
Married at the “Palisadium” (Cliffside Park, NJ)
Captain Arnold,
We want to thank you for the wonderful ceremony, it was more than we ever expected. Your words were so beautiful and inspiring that we will make our best to live our lives following your guidance.
Everybody loved every minute of our ceremony. THANK YOU!!! for making our day so SPECIAL!
Janine & Pat
Married at the Montauk Yacht Club
(Montauk, New York)
(Married at The Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo Park, NY)
Dear Captain Arnold,
Our wedding day was truly a magical experience and most of that we owe to you. The ceremony was poetic and incredibly touching. In addition to your moving words of wisdom I was greatly appreciative of how you helped ease my husband’s anxiety. You also were such a tremendous help in getting us organized in the days leading up to our big day. Your professionalism and friendly disposition far exceeded my expectations. Next to finding Tommy, I feel so fortunate to have found you to commemorate our love for one another.
With sincere gratitude,
Mrs. Danielle Bello and Mr. Thomas Polanish
Renewed their vows after 10 years (At the “Pond” in Beautiful Central Park, NYC)
(Note: *Sarah never knew that her husband Mike was planning to bring her to New York, let alone arrange to renew their vows in Central Park. When he introduced her to me in the Sheraton Hotel where they were staying, it was a total surprise to her! And at the last moment he even had her go out and purchase a gown for the occasion. Whew! Now that’s what I call a surprise!)
It was a fantastic holiday with some great memories that we will never forget. Each time *Sarah or I tell a friend what we did, we just receive gasps at the romantic nature of the events I planned. Our friends and family were fascinated by the blessing that you carried out. It was a pleasure for both Sarah and I to have met you and spend several hours in your company. Although it was just the two of us there, with you performing the blessing it was like having an old friend with us. We hope that you also have fond memories of the occasion and we both wish you well with your future book. I will email Donna from GettingMarried.Com and let her know what an excellent job you did for us. We have been to your website and really enjoyed seeing ourselves on there.”
Thank you again from both of us. Take care and till next time.
Mike and Sarah
Married at Blackwells
(Wading River, New York)
Married by the poolside veranda at the Gables of Boynton Beach (Boynton Beach, Florida)
…”I just wanted to thank you again for such a nice ceremony. It was very beautiful. My mother was so pleased about the rose presentation.”
Talk to you soon,
Eryka
Married at the private residence of the brides nephew. (Nassau Point, Cutchogue, New York)
Dear Capt. Arnold:
Thank you for sending us a copy of our wedding vows, marriage license and photo. Thank you for all you did for us. You always corresponded back to us when we had questions. You made the planning stress free.
Thank you for coming all the way out to Nassau Point to marry us. We could not think of a more perfect place for us to get married. Every New Year’s Day our family gets together in Nassau Point to start the New Year off being together. I knew we made the right decision to also start our married life off on that same day with our loved ones surrounding us.
The weather could not have been more perfect. The ceremony was very emotional, touching and brought everyone to tears of joy. To be able to marry the one you love surrounded by the people who are most important in your life is a gift that we both cherish.
Our guests could not stop talking about how wonderful you were, how beautiful the ceremony was and how magnificent the words were spoken. Thank you for interjecting humor as well.
Our family was most interested and fascinated with those brilliant magic tricks you entertained them with. The children loved the little animals you made from beads. Everyone was very impressed.
Again we thank you for making January 1, 2005 our special day. It was an honor to have you perform our marriage ceremony. May this year be filled with joy, happiness and health for you and your family.
Sincerely,
Charles and Helen Green
Married at the Private Residence of the Grooms Sister. (Mamaroneck, New York)
Dear Captain Arnold
Wishing you and your family; happiness, peace and love in these special days of Christmas. But mainly, we appreciate the devote attention and the gentile manner you showed us from the first moment when you were contacted by Adelina.
It was wonderful to feel your great interest, by telephone and email messages, all in aim to prepare for our special day. It made us think that the decision to contract you for our marriage was perfect.
During the ceremony in front of you, and our guests, in truth it was very pleasant to listen to your advice, to share our togetherness and happy lives. I thank you very much to mention my parents and my family, who resides in Costa Rica and for this reason of the distance they could not accompany us.
To know you personally was fantastic. All the guests expressed their joy and because of this, we decided to write to you of our experience.
To have chosen you was a brilliant idea, our dream became a reality when we traveled on the love boat.
Thank you with all heart.
God bless you,
CARLOS and GABRIELA HIGHBRIDGE