Sometimes I get to attend Baby Showers

And after the Wedding... Rhiana and Matt were married on the beach in Fort Lauderdale a year ago. I had the pleasure of providing their simple ceremony, just the two of them and me. They were a sweet couple, one of the ones that make me want to keep them forever as friends. Even though I would like to get to know them all better it rarely happens. I meet them at their location, spend a few very special moments with them and then they are gone out of my life. Rhiana called me just before their first anniversary to ask if I could perform a vow renewal, same time same place. It was nice hearing from her and knowing that my services were appreciated. Small change...or perhaps big change had taken place, a baby was well on the way and it was wonderful to see that they were even more in love now then they were one year before. Shortly after their vow renewal I received an invitation to a 'baby on the way" party to be held on the beach. The party was this past Saturday and I enjoyed spending time with them and some of their friends. The big day can't be long now. I will be eagerly awaiting the announcement in the near future. A nice little bonus for being a wedding officiant. When you're ready to say I Do I hope you will consider checking out my website

A Rainy Saturday Morning Wedding

Greg and Gina picked Saturday morning for their small intimate wedding ceremony in a park in Deerfield. Little did they know that the park would be under construction and that the weather would be inclimate. They say rain makes you beautiful and also that rain on your wedding day is good luck. Gina did look beautiful and they seemed like a couple, very much in love so perhaps they won't need the good luck. Their only guests were the parents of the groom, the grooms brother and three elderly gentlemen who had chosen the pavillion to get out of the rain and listen to a ballgame on a portable radio. The ceremony speaks of love and of the commitments of marriage taking a lifetime to fulfill. While I was reading those parts I couldn't help but look from the bride and groom to the parents who I knew had been married for 62 years. I felt that perhaps those words meant more to them then what they meant to the couple being married. I hope it meant something to all who were there to hear. Perhaps the elderly gentlemen felt a little warmer to the women in their lives, (if they had any) when they went home. But each wedding in special...no matter the number of guests, the location, the brides gown, (or simple dress), each wedding is special because it is the moment when one man and one woman pledge their love and devotion for the rest of their lives. Each time I say "I now pronounce you husband and wife" i say a little prayer that their marriage will be successful, and happy.

Picking Up The Threads

Yesterday I performed a wedding for Fay and Bill and it proved to be very emotional, for me.
Fay and Bill were married before, would have been celebrating their 42nd Anniversary yesterday had they not hit a rough spot a few years back

I don't know their history, the hows and whys of their split up and divorce but I was called upon to perform the ceremony which would put them back together.

They were a very nice couple and their marriage had produced two sons, one of which had provided them with a grandchild with a second one on the way.

They had chosen to have their ceremony in their home, a very nice, comfortable home in an upscale neighborhood in the Fort Lauderdale area, complete with a wonderful, large golden retreiver.

Their only guests were their two sons and Bill's mother. Very small intimate wedding.

I set out to put their ceremony together a day or so before their chosen date and found their situation to one which gave my writing talent a nice workout.

When you think about it, two people who have hit the rough spots and stumbled, who then decide to pick themselves up and start again, it can be so very meaningful. I wrote, what I thought, was quite good for the occasion. It went over well, I could tell by the looks on their faces and by the fact that it was a little emotional for me as well.

I sincerely wish Fay and Bill all the best in their lives. I want to believe that their breakup showed them all the things that are lost in the breakup of a family and all the pain that is suffered by not just the couple but by their children, their whole family and friends as well.

It would serve everyone well to give great thought both before they get married and before they divorce. We can all do better.