It felt like the opening game of the season...officiating at my first 2011 wedding ceremony in Central Park. It was the last day of spring break for NYC public school kids and it was the first sunny day after several rainy ones...so the park was buzzing.
London residents Karen and Mark arrived at the popular Central Park wedding spot, the Ladies Pavillion, for their wedding ceremony. I don't think they expected it would be as crowded as it was, but the bystanders respectfully watched and applauded at the end of the ceremony.
I told their love story, reminded them of what they love about each other, heard them declare their vows and watched as they exchanged rings. They signed their NYC marriage license and keepsake certificate. I'm not sure they even noticed all the on-lookers.
Their family sent greetings for me to read to them...warm reminders that the ones they love were thinking about them on their wedding day.
Karen and Mark met at work...sometimes a difficult way to start a romance, but they built a solid relationship based on trust and respct. They also have a spirit of adventure between them...getting engaged on top of the Eifel Tower and getting married in NYC's Central Park.
I wish them every happiness and joy as they begin married life together.
Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!
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