Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Top of the Rock



Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!

I missed writing about a thrilling wedding last summer at The Top of the Rock. The bride and groom, from the UK, selected this spot so they could feel they were really in NYC for their wedding. The view north toward Central Park was spectacular. The couple spoke their vows, exchanged rings, and shared the moment with her son and his girl friend. Just loverly!




The stunning photographs by my friend Brian Friedman tell the story. The pictures in this blog entry are his work.


Destination wedding tip: It was nerve-wracking For Paul and Kim that their NYC marriage certificate didn't arrive via mail...not for months. It's unusual, but in their case, it happened. I got legal permission from them to go to the City Clerk's Office to straighten it out so that they finally got their certificate. Neither they nor I would like to go through that worry, expense, and effort again.
An international couple coming to NYC to get legally married has the option of bringing the completed marriage license back to the City Clerk's Office after the wedding. The Clerk will give the couple their certificate to them that day. So consider this return visit to "city hall" as a prudent use of your time in NYC...getting that certificate in your hands before you fly home.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Winner of Bride's Choice Award Again


For the third year in a row, I was a winner of WeddingWire's Bride's Choice Award in the Officiant Category. Thank you so much to my couples for their reviews. Here's the press release from WeddingWire:

{New York,NY} – January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Julie Laudicina, Celebrant! has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Officiant!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Julie Laudicina was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Julie Laudicina is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Julie Laudicina! for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Julie Laudicina, Celebrant! is one of the very best Officiants within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today.

To learn more about the Bride's Choice Awards™, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire™, the nation's leading marketplace serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 reviewed wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire is the only all-in-one marketing platform for businesses online and on-the-go. WeddingWire offers one simple solution to build a professional network, improve search visibility, manage social media and reach mobile consumers. Businesses that advertise with WeddingWire appear on WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), Brides.com and Weddingbee.com.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

My Blog is Back!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I've had technical trouble with my blog for several months involving a pesky pop-up blocker, and I've missed posting about autumn weddings I did. Today I finally fixed the problem...whew!

The past few months were filled with memorable wedding ceremonies and memorable couples. I'll write about a select few of them in coming days.

Here are a couple pictures of New Year's Eve weddings. For one, the bride is a friend...for the other, the groom's mother is a friend. It was a day of celebration and much happiness!






Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!
julielaudicina@msn.com
917-282-2455