For the first time in months, I wore my raincoat today, grabbed my umbrella, and took the subway uptown to the Carnival Glory on Pier 88 for Cynthia & Steven's wedding with family.
Cynthia wore a unique lace, handkerchief hem cocktail length dress and Steven a tan summer suit. Cynthia was escorted by her father. The bride & groom chose to have a Candle Lighting and a Wine Blessing in their ceremony (always use white wine, brides!) and selected two readings, one was this popular wedding readingby Roy Croft: I love you, not only for what you are,
But for what I am when I am with you.
I love you, not only for what you have made of yourself,
But for what you are making of me.
I love you for the part of me that you bring out;
I love you for putting your hand into my heaped-up heart
And passing over all the foolish, weak things
That you can’t help dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out into the light all the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked quite far enough to find.
I love you because you are helping me to make of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern but a temple;
Out of the works of my every day
Not a reproach but a song.
I love you because you have done
More than any creed could have done to make me good
And more than any fate could have done to make me happy.
You have done it without a touch, without a word, without a sign.
You have done it by being yourself.Perhaps that is what being a friend means, after all.
Cynthia smiled throughout the whole ceremony, and Steven couldn't take his eyes off of her. We broke the glass and shouted "Mazel Tov!" to start the wedding celebration. The reception followed in the ship piano lounge Cinnabar. One of the things I love about cruise ship weddings is...ICE SCULPTURES!
The Carnival Glory is a new ship to NYC, and I'm still exploring it. This picture was taken in the disco after the ceremony--look at those gothic throne chairs, those candles! Very Adams Family or Beauty & The Beast (the musical--"Lumiere!") I love it!
Congratulations Cynthia & Steven and have a great cruise! With love, Rev. Annie NYC
