Karen and Joe were an unusual bride and groom for me to come across. It's the rare instance these days that I am the wedding officiant for a couple who are both leaving their parents' homes to get married. These two charmed each other during their student days, and with chutzpah and humor...they face the next stage of life as husband and wife.
They had their close friends and siblings in their wedding party. One of the bridesmaids did a wonderful job reading the popular e.e. cummings poem..."i carry your heart." Even though the wind threatened to blow their ketubah across the lawn of Alice Austen House...they managed to get the beautifully designed document signed.
Later at the cocktail hour at Island Chateau I enjoyed talking with Karen's Norwegian-American relatives. I forget there are quite a few of us in the Brooklyn/Staten Island area.
So as you leave the nest, I wish you all the happiness in the world, Karen and Joe.
Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!
No comments:
Post a Comment