I love a good love story.Margaret & Adam met a year ago last July. They'd both spent the afternoon on one of NYC's best new parks & social meetup places--The Highline.
They had been there separately, and later met over drinks in the MeatPacking District. LOVE!
Margaret is originally from LA, and Adam from the UK. This year they traveled around the world and met each other's families, and brought them all together tonight in Central Park to celebrate their wedding day!
Adam & Margaret have lively spirits, q
uick smiles, and a joyful presence. They were so excited to tell me about their great wedding rings, from Little King in the East Village, which they designed themselves. Beautiful!The wedding was at dusk at the Ladies Pavilion
in Hernshead in Central Park, by the water's edge. Perfect weather tonight--with just a tiny bit of Fall chill in the air.
From he
re you can see the lake and a beautiful NYC skyline to the South, and the historic art deco Eldorado Apartments to the West.Margaret was escorted by her brother & her mother, and we remembered the loving spirit of her father in the ceremony.
She was stunning in a strapless off-white gown with tulle skirt, white lace gloves, and tobacco colored pumps that matched the autumn palette
feathers in her hair. Her bouquet was white orchids with cotton buds, with long trailing feathers. Truly original and gorgeous! Adam wore a grey suit, with tobacco colored tie to match his bride's accessories.
I always offer coup
les "traditional" American wedding vows, sometimes I refer to them as the "TV vows"--you know what I mean--the ones we hear on TV and in soap operas: "To Have and To Hold, from this day forward, For Better or For Worse, For Richer or For Poorer," etc. There is something very grounding, very comforting, about participating in the ritual of repeating words that we are so familiar with.When we first sit down to plan a wedding ceremony,
most couples I meet with *don't know* that you do NOT have to say these traditional vows/words! You can write your own vows, adapt them from another source--whatever you want to do! Margaret & Adam chose to express their vows this way:
Adam: From this day on, I choose you,
My beloved Margaret
to be my wife,
my constant friend,
my faithful partner
And my love from this day forward.
Margaret: From this day on, I choose you,
My beloved Adam,
To be my husband
To live with you and laugh with you
To stand by your side,
To love and to cherish,
From this day forward.
I love the word "beloved," it always makes me think
of this song, from the musical KISMET :)
Adam's mom is in the UK and was unable to travel to join
us for the ceremony--so his sister had mom on the cell phone
during the whole ceremony! Right after the pronouncement
& kiss, Adam was handed the phone and was able to tell mom
in person that he was now a married man. I love the modern world!
At the wedding, I got to work with Tatjana & Charles from Wrinkle in Time Photography. They were so awesome, they have been following my weddings, and I felt like I was meeting *my fans* LOL! THANKS you two for totally making my day with your enthusiasm & support of my wedding ministry. Looking forward to working with you again!Adam & Margaret, I wish you all the best in your continuing love story. And yes, if I hear of any more performance art German punk bands playing in NYC, I will email you & we'll meetup for a beer and some music!
All my best, Rev. Annie
