My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Since this is a newsgroup I'll feel free to offer a completely uninformed
and wild guess. I think it has to be a ship in international waters on a
legitimate voyage unless the captain is otherwise empowered to perform the
ceremony. There was a reason for this back when voyages could take months
and months.

You might find it cheaper to rent the booze cruiser of your choice and bring
along a minister or justice of the peace.

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in message
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richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Since this is a newsgroup I'll feel free to offer a completely uninformed
and wild guess. I think it has to be a ship in international waters on a
legitimate voyage unless the captain is otherwise empowered to perform the
ceremony. There was a reason for this back when voyages could take months
and months.

You might find it cheaper to rent the booze cruiser of your choice and
bring along a minister or justice of the peace.

--
Roger Long

Being a minister who performs weddings from time to time, I concur with
Roger.

Since Roger won't do it ;;; I volunteer to marry you..

If you pay for my seasonal mooring ,, I will do the dirty deed ( ooops, I
mean the ceremony ).

Is it ok if I put a birdcage over your head ,,, then your fiance must yell
out "oh, professor ,, my dreamboat" ...

You then say " your dreamboat is sailing " and make a hoot noise.

If you see me laying on the deck doubled over laughing ...


just think Shimp ..



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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Since this is a newsgroup I'll feel free to offer a completely uninformed
and wild guess. I think it has to be a ship in international waters on a
legitimate voyage unless the captain is otherwise empowered to perform the
ceremony. There was a reason for this back when voyages could take months
and months.

You might find it cheaper to rent the booze cruiser of your choice and
bring along a minister or justice of the peace.

--
Roger Long

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:51:35 GMT, in message

"Roger Long" wrote:

richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Since this is a newsgroup I'll feel free to offer a completely uninformed
and wild guess. I think it has to be a ship in international waters on a
legitimate voyage unless the captain is otherwise empowered to perform the
ceremony. There was a reason for this back when voyages could take months
and months.

You might find it cheaper to rent the booze cruiser of your choice and bring
along a minister or justice of the peace.

There's no special reason that the ceremonial wedding and the legal
wedding must coincide. In many European countries the legalities take
place at city hall and the church wedding has no legal meaning.

So if you like the idea of being ceremonially married by a ship's
captain, just make a stop at the appropriate legal venue first for a
civil marriage, then run the rest of the show however you want.

Ryk

There's no special reason that the ceremonial wedding and the legal
wedding must coincide. In many European countries the legalities take
place at city hall and the church wedding has no legal meaning.

So if you like the idea of being ceremonially married by a ship's
captain, just make a stop at the appropriate legal venue first for a
civil marriage, then run the rest of the show however you want.

Ryk


great point
thanks

richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Most Chandlers sell a placard that reads

"Marriages performed by the captain of this vessel are good for the
duration of the voyage only"

richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Many licensed masters who work in the tourist trade get ordained as
well (eg. http://www.themonastery.org/?destination=main) to do just
what you are looking for. Good luck,

-- Tom.

Or get a Notary license. (not sure license is the correct term, but)
Did one of the sunset cruises out of Key West a few years ago and the
captain did just that, so I ask how and it turns out any notary in Fl is
empowered to perform marriages.
Interesting part was that neither bride or groom spoke English.

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richard wrote:
My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Many licensed masters who work in the tourist trade get ordained as
well (eg. http://www.themonastery.org/?destination=main) to do just
what you are looking for. Good luck,

-- Tom.

On 2006-11-27 18:42:52 -0500, "richard" said:

My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Where?

Seattle has party boats, and the "Captains" are JPs. A friend of mine
got married on Lake Union at sunset. It was beautiful!
Ruby