Wedding #2 - The Yacht Excalibur, NYC - June 10, 2000


Brother Ron presided on the top deck of Excalibur at the North Cove Yacht Club with a backdrop of the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center. He's not really a Brother, he just plays one on TV. So what do you think? Brother Ron, Visionary or Political Candidate?

At ceremony's end, we set sail for the evening, cruising the Hudson and East Rivers and the Statue of Liberty.
Nina dazzled us by wearing four dresses throughout the evening. Two of the favorites were a red kepow (pronounced gee-pow) traditional Chinese dress and a blue number, in addition to her ivory wedding dress, and a white gown). Thank you Aunt Sue for hand making two of them.
The bridesmaids looked gorgeous wearing matching gold kepows handmade by Mrs. Dao Tran's cousin.
Eating, dancing, drinking, and conversation ensued while the Excalibur cruised.
Toasts were raised by the best man (heartfelt), the maid of honor (funny story about skirt height dwindling to capture the groom's eye), the bride's father (in Thai), and the groom to his bride (what more is there to say? I love you.).

After returning to dock, the night owls went to Windows on the World at 2 World Trade Center for cocktails and more celebration.
Guests stayed all over downtown Manhattan. The couple and others were ensconced at the Millennium Hilton.
That made the Rehearsal dinner, the wedding, and the hotel a cross-town affair (east to South Street Seaport, west to World Financial Center, and stop in the middle at Church Street and the corner of Fulton).

The cast for Wedding #2:


Nuptials and Vows

First Dance: Theme from the movie, Armageddon, Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss a Thing.
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing clip  (copy of 650 KB .wav file)
copy of Aerosmith page showing lyrics(http://www.aerosmith.com/idont/)

Professional photography services rendered by Peter xxx of Studio 22. He can be reached at 22 E. Broadway in Chinatown (212-226-1002).
Cheryl Berman made a gift of disposable cameras on each of the dining room tables.
We enjoy the candid shots that resulted. Photo credit to everyone who used one.
Individual photos were contributed by Mary Preston and Duncan Cameron.
Videotape credit to Mireille Laursen - .mov file under construction.

We want to thank VIP Yacht Cruises for their service and experience that helped us have a great night (especially Francesca Barry and Margaret Phillips).
You can find them at http://www.vipyacht.com/.
We want to congratulate VSOP Band on their performance (led by Dee Cannizzaro). You can reach them at 973-579-5963.

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