Originally when they contacted us, they declined our use of photos — we always ask right on the form on our Weddings page — but then they saw what Justice of the Peace Mike Cherim had created for another couple and they opted in. If for nothing else, it would be a little keepsake to view and enjoy down the road. Meanwhile, Mike could get in […]
The plan was to meet in front of the Crawford Train Depot then hike up Mt Willard and perform the service there. Problem was the weather was so horrible in the parking lot — wind driven snow screaming past us sideways — that they couldn’t even fathom the idea of hiking up into it further. What they needed, actually, was protection from the gusts tearing through […]
A year ago a New Hampshire couple decided to get married, the groom proposing to the bride on a snowy Artists Bluff situated as a prominence on Bald Mountain (2340′) located the northern terminus of Franconia Notch. Despite highway noises from I-93 running through the notch, and the potential for crowds, it is a stunning location with impressive views. Though do take note, however, in that […]
It’s happened before. One minute they’re guiding, living a bachelor’s dream life out of their van, the next minute they getting swept off their feet. It stands to reason, though, when you have a sharp looking crew like our team of guides. This time at the altar was Redline Guide Álvaro Marques, and with him his lovely now-wife, Suzy. Like many couples this year, 2020 has […]
We called mother nature (even though normally nature calls us) and the conversation went like this: “Hi, we’d like to order up an amazing 60- to 70-degree day topped off by a jaw-dropping sunset.” We added: “For a wedding.” Nature replied: “Sure, when would you like this, and do you want rain with that?” “November 7th, 2020,” we replied, “and, um, NO on the rain.” There […]
October 24th added at least three more couples to the roster of those who count themselves among the married folk. One of those three couples was seen on the way to one of our weddings. Purely coincidental — we just had to mention it. The other two weddings we officiated. Or, rather, our Justice of the Peace (JP), Mike Cherim did. Here are a few details… […]
It was still dark when they met at the gated access road to Cathedral Ledge. A State Park employee was ready with the key to the lock so as to open the gate for them allowing drive-up access to the summit. The only souls present on the road or on the mountain were the bride and groom, and our Justice of the Peace, Mike Cherim. Mike […]
Just behind and north of the Rocky Gorge Scenic Area off the Kancamaugus Highway (Rte 112, a.k.a. The Kanc), is Falls Pond. It’s highly accessible — to moose as we have seen in the past, as well as people — yet, many who visit this treasured site never actually find and view this gem because they simply don’t explore far enough. Content with this Swift River […]
[…] the couple looked great. When people register with us to officiate their wedding, they are asked if we may take photos of the couple and post them here on our blog. Some are totally okay with this and sign off on it. Others, of course, do not. And of course occasionally couples ask us to wait a specified period of time so that they may […]
Distance, difference, a pandemic, even a tardy gatekeeper couldn’t stop this couple from marrying. It may have felt to them like fate would win out at times and that these challenges would just swallow them up and spit them out, never allowing the marriage to happen, but that’s not how it went down. As a couple, true to their foundation of unwavering love, they pushed through […]
Officiating three weddings in a day was the record last year. This year we not only matched that record, we upped it by one for officiating four weddings on Saturday, October 10th, 2020. What follows isn’t really a blog post about each of these special events, but rather a very brief summary and a hearty congratulations to all four couples. They are all tied together, in […]
We once skied through the back yards of the hillside condo owners at Bretton Woods. It wasn’t intentional, we were simply on a powder mission and got off track a bit. We actually had to climb an embankment to get back into the resort. It was very exciting stuff. We saw security vehicles, lights flashing, headed to the condos as we got back on the groomers […]
