I was to officiate at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden this past summer and the bride and groom planned all months ahead. We worked on the service, saw their apartment and even met with both sets of parents beforehand. The day of the wedding arrived and the night was magical. The Brooklyn Botanic garden was filled with roses and the ceremony was to be held in a lovely grassy area in a grove of trees. The family had arranged to have two buses transport the guests from hotels in lower New York. The first bus arrived and groups of people stood admiring the beautiful scene sipping champagne and listening to the strains of chamber music. We soon got wind of the fact that the second bus was in a fender bender in Chinatown and had to wait for the police to show up to the accident. Meanwhile the venue planner told us that we had to start the ceremony soon as there were no lights set up- the original ceremony was to have taken place before sunset. We waited and finally the bus arrived- the people scurried to their seats and I began. By the time the service was 3/4 finished the area was pitch black but I was able to read with the help of the videographer who had his light shine on me. The groom broke the glass- mazel tovs were exchanged and we all looked up at a perfect full moon that illuminated the beautiful scene.