What a great weekend for weddings. The first wedding was held in our living room. The couple called me last week and wanted to elope on Saturday. The Bride wore a full dress and veil and the Groom was in a black tuxedo. They brought four guests along and they were also dressed nicely.

The second wedding was held at the "Syndicate" in Newport Kentucky. The Syndicate was originally opened in the 1930's as the Coconut Grove. It's past is rather "seamy" along with most of the past of Newport. The whole city was controled by organized crime bosses and there was gambling and other not so nice things going on. The Coconut Grove attracted singers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Doris Day to name a few. After the city was cleaned up and gambling made illegal the building sat empty for a number of years. In more recent times it re-opened as a very classy spot for a wedding and reception. The staff makes sure that all the details are attended to. I heard the manager more than once ask different members of her staff to walk through and double check that everything was right. The place is immaculate, the windows cleaned and the outside in perfect condition.

Cynthia wore a white strapless dress that had a zillion sequence sewn to the top and the skirt was toole with more sparkly beads. It was a very classy dress. The groom and his guys were in black tuxedos with a rose bud on their lapels.
At this wedding all of the guests were dressed in their best; I love to see the guests at the wedding dressed appropriately. Sometimes at weddings the attendees are in in shorts, jeans and t-shirts and really do not look right for the occasion.

I really liked this couple - they were very genuine in their vows which they wrote. There was a little bit of crying and some sniffles from the family as they read their vows to one another. I am very confident that Adam and Cynthia will have a wonderful life together.
Good luck and God Bless...Rev. BB