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> 1 0 ’ _ • • M - 4 • * • •• • •' • , * . » » • 9 ' *. . ■ * / < . * . ’, # * * * - < '•O £ -I • by Sue Morgan s: serenity, salt air and sometimes, clergymen—she was taking lio they jfc’crc “at sea.\ things went more . chances), proposed to him. The OTOOihly. . . . Despite fears of landlubbers j.' ------- j — Qjj water ^ ‘. The bride in her traditional gown and prospective groom certainly couldn't Despite fears of 1 ^ her tuxedo clad groom exchange their • refuse such a proposal, especially since weddings and receptions vu mv . —r — ------ ■ a vows surrounded by attendants in full they had planned^ be married anyway. literally do go smoothly. The floating . can range £r . 2 regalia, iit.down to a sumptuous feast THc\wcdding took pjacc on ihe boat. ; Celebration takes place close to the ' S15.000 depending When she had her fritemfed at sea along with both their families, she proposed 0 .him. ^ and dance away the night-surrounded but not until after ih® women went to ^ by ivatcr! . .the upper deck and the men below for « h— -»As if there weren’t enough romance bachclorctte and bachelor parlies ■2 associated with weddings in general, complete with- the- \iraditionar ^ add the romance of ^ sea, the relaxing cmcitainmenil Wih both parties on the . ^ salt air, and the luxuriousTceling of ? being away frtxn the inland bustle and ^ you have a smooth send-off on ihc — v v v ^ ^ CPi sometimes more turbulent seas of g matrimony. §• Captain Doug Aires, who runs his H charter boat from Freeport’s Nautical % Mile, says shipboard weddings can run g the g ^ u t from a few dozen celebrants 3 noshing on deli food to a glamorous event with all the trimmings norinally ^ associated with a wedding on dry land. * 3 And once loven arc away from the ^ - constraints of the liid. more than fish canbocaughi! ' . 2 Captain Doug tells o f a lady who ' * g chartered the Lady Edna in Freeport for ^ a surprise-birthday parly for her tH intended, and when she had him at sea ------ .. --------- - ---- — . ------------ Z3 along with both f a illes (and severaL along the route did double-t^cs. Once same vessel, nobody could say they i^-ere only going fishing! land, in calm, sheltered water so there Js nfcver a problem with seasickness, says Captain Doug. Moreover, most ■ boats catering to w^dings arc enclosed and ewn heated, making the season for . waterborne weddings extend from May through early October. For a traditional wedding asea, the briasTcouplc may pull up shipside iii limousines, or as one pair did. at the Captain Lou 6, be married shipride and smash* their glasses into the front of the boat for a ccrcmohlal sendroff. 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