A New York City couple decided to get married at the 79th St Boat Basin in October. We met several times, and I was lucky enough to have the groom cook dinner for me, who runs a catering company. It was divine. The day of the wedding was sunny but cold, and the ceremony was outdoors overlooking the Hudson. Since many of the parents’ friends were from Florida, they were very cold, so I was urged to start the ceremony promptly. The only problem was that the area around the chuppah was public space that the public used to reach Riverside Park . They would run or bike, and many people passed by in various types of gym clothes with bikes. We had to prevail upon a security person to oblige us for 25 minutes and walk around the other way so that our ceremony was not disturbed by interested onlookers. Everyone obliged and was wonderful. The groom was busy supervising the catering and attending to his bride, so he was the master of multitasking. The most amazing chuppah was provided by a grandmother. This was in the family for 150 years and originated in Canada. How magical to stand under it, even if it was cold. We all went inside after the glass was broken, where there were many heat lamps and wonderful food