After a heartfelt serenade from one of their friends that told of "the long and broken road that lead me straight to you"...Tom and Lori spoke their vows and exchanged rings. It was a metaphorical long road that lead them from their Kansas City home to one of their favorite destinations - New York City - for their wedding day.
The ceremony took place on the rooftop of the Midtown Loft & Terrace...with views of the city in all four directions. It was warm (well, HOT) and breezy as their guests heard their love story, two appropriate readings, and the music from a string quartet.
This was the first time in one of my ceremonies that the bride got two rings...one for each side of her engagement ring. So I had the groom say some "I give you his ring" words twice.
It was my pleasure to work on this wedding with the wedding planners at Juliet Events. They kept me informed and they gave me lovely compliments on the first draft of the ceremony script. Thank you, Alida and Angela.
I'm always fascinated by wedding photographers...just when you think there isn't possibly another creative shot...you see them doing something unusual and cool. Check out the blog for this wedding by the talented team from NicoleMarie.
After the ceremony, it was cocktails on the roof as the sun set to the west and the lights of the Empire State building came on...the signal to start the celebration!
Ceremony Tip: Destination weddings are not easy to arrange. You may not know typical prices here, and you may be concerned about how to mesh NYC culture wity yours. Tom and Lori came to NYC a couple times to meet with their planner and vendors. My meeting with them was a huge benefit to me as it facilitated my getting to know what they wanted in their ceremony more clearly and deeply than we could have done just by email. I think their ceremony was greatly enhanced because we had some "face time" well before their wedding day.
Julie Laudicina,Celebrant!
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