UK citizens Lyn and Mark started interviewing their wedding vendors last year on a visit to New York. They returned in the spring to make final arrangements. Each time I met them, we worked hard, made good decisions, and had great fun. We became friends.
So it was a special for me to officiate at their wedding on the rooftop terrace at Kitano New York. The weather was wonderful, their guests from around the world were excited, and Mark and Lyn saw all their careful planning come together just as they hoped it would.
In their ceremony I told their love story, they included two readings, and they used traditional vows. Like wedding ceremonies in the UK, they signed the legal documents as part of the ceremony.
Most of us at the wedding wore some shade of blue in honor of Mark's favorite football/soccer team. Come to think of it, I never did ask him the name of the team!
It was a surprise and pleasure to cross paths again with photographer Brian Friedman. He is truly fine person in addition to being a skilled and artistic photographer. I like that he respects his clients so much. I think that his respect and affection for them as people makes for great photographs. Here are a couple of his pictures from this wedding.
Ceremony Idea: You don't have to have your wedding party stand with you during the ceremony. You can see in the picture at the top of this post that the wedding party was seated in the front row. This freed up space for the bride and groom in a rather narrow area. And it nicely placed the focus where it should be...on Mark and Lyn!
Julie Laudicina,Celebrant!
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