This is a first for me,  three international weddings so far this year and its only February.  I don’t  know if it has to do with the dollar and its value  or that the Virgin Islands is wedding capitol of the universe  but for what ever reason, I like it.

This last wedding was so romantic.  A couple from Roma, Italy.  The ceremony took place in St. John and was attended by me the Officiate, a Limo driver and the photographer as witnesses .   The Bride was bi-lingual English and Italian.   The Groom was a bit more challenged on the English side.  

They declined an option of having a translator available during the ceremony.  So how it worked was,  the Bride would translate for the groom.  It was really very sweet.  It also got me to thinking ,  The ceremony is really  a formal promise in front of witnesses.  But its what’s  in your heart, that really counts.  The look of love and devotion in the grooms eyes really said it all.

I spoke the vows very slowly, and he repeated after me correctly but I doubt that what ever he said did not match what his heart was saying.  

They are on the way back to Italy today and I am on my way to the Lt Governor office to get the apostilles signed to make every thing legal. 

But somehow I think it was  made legal in their hearts long ago.