Marrying Career

It happened by accident. After Hurricane Ivan struck in 2004, more than homes were damaged and destroyed. Wedding plans were disrupted and because I am a Notary Public I am empowered to marry people in the State of Florida. A good friend of the family needed an alternative official to perform the marriage of their son and his wife to be and my career began. This first time out of the block, Anne stepped up and did the rehearsal dinner for 80 people. I thought that was the end of it, finally married someone as a Captain, just not on a ship. Then another couple heard about me and I married them. Since 2004, I have married eight couples, including three teachers that I worked with, one in a State Park under a magnificent oak, another on the beach, and one in her backyard on the water. I married my son's best friend with Jay standing as Best Man. I enjoy working with the couple to create the service to fit them. It is a totally unexpected role to find myself in, but I have enjoyed doing it.

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