Rev. James Wentz's
Officiant / Clergyman Website
for
Brides & Grooms and their Planners
Weddings and Marriages "I Do" in the New York metropolitan area...Long Island,
Manhattan,
New York City, Westchester, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Staten
Island, Bronx
plus my Freeport Home Chapel Room
[THIS WEBSITE IS COPYRIGHTED]
Personal &
Dignified: 
 | Interfaith |
| Civil |
| Religious |
| Humanistic |
| Remarriages |
| Elopements |
| Anniversary / Renewal of Vows |
| Same-Sex Commitment Services (non-legal in New York) |
You (or
you know people who) are Getting Married,
And You want the Ceremony to be your Own,
where you want it . . .
. . . I Travel, And I
Have A Small Home Chapel Room (See Page
5)
My
services are for all couples regardless of religious background (or no faith
affiliation).
This is Page 1 - Home Page [Site
Updated on April 28th] - - - - - -
Keep Scrolling Down
LINKS TO MY OTHER FIVE
PAGES ARE TO THE LEFT
AND AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
MARRIAGE
LICENSE INFORMATION ON PAGE 3
My Clergy ID with
the Office of the New York City Clerk is: No. 13737. (Also See Page 2.)
My phone:
516-546-6920 . . . Email: revwentz@verizon.net
My postal mailing address is: 199 Smith Street
- Freeport, NY 11520-4323
Keep Scrolling Down for WRITTEN DIRECTIONS TO MY
HOME and a
MAP LINK next to the bottom of this page.
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SPECIAL NOTES
Note I. - Taped processional and recessional Wedding
Music is part of my fee. My list of 40 selections to chose from CAN BE
ORDERED BY ANYONE by mail on 2 CD's for a donation of $20 (includes postage).
See Page 3 near the bottom for details.
Note II. - I have an article entitled "Tips on
Conducting Your Own Wedding Rehearsal" (© 2003) next to the bottom on Page
3. [It may be reproduced in any form provided
credit is given; I ask that reference, and if possible a link, be made to this website—
www.revido.com
.]
Note III. Couples who were married in my
Home Chapel and purchased a VHS tape of their ceremony may mail it to me and for
a $20 fee have a DVD made from it. Details on Page 5.
Note IV. - When accessing "Page 4 -
Photos", there are some 90
different ones to download. Depending on your modem it may take several
minutes; please be patient.
Site Visitors Since January 15, 2001:
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DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS DIRECTIONS
[Highlight this section and then Copy
to a File to Print Out on Your Printer]
Use These Written Directions—
Do Not Use "Driving Directions" from
an Internet map site!
ALL ROADS LEAD TO "199 SMITH STREET" -
FREEPORT - 516-546-6920
Freeport is located on Long
Island's south shore about 45 minutes by car east of JFK airport,
and depending on traffic 1:15 to 2:00 hours by car from the eastern
border of mid-town Manhattan. Allow
even more time for rain, sleet, snow and scheduled cultural events enroute
[Shea (baseball) Stadium and Belmont Racetrack in particular].
FOR A MAP Click Here: Map
NOTE—Keep in mind my
home is the southeast corner of Smith
Street and Miller Avenue, a large white colonial with red roof and
shutters, a hedge all around the property, and a "Heart Trellis"
in the yard.
Click left pic below.
FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY
VIA LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY WESTBOUND, take either:
1) Exit 53S (Sagitkos Pkwy
Southbound)...then after passing Exit S3 keep right onto Southern State
Pkwy Westbound...now see below "From Southern State Pkwy"
2) Exit 42 (Northern State Pkwy
Westbound)...then take Exit 33 (Wantagh Pkwy Southbound)...then Exit
"W4W" (Southern State Pkwy Westbound)...now see
section below "From Southern State Pkwy"
FROM NEW YORK CITY VIA
LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY EASTBOUND:
1) Take Exit 31S (Cross Island Pkwy Southbound)...
2) as you pass Exits 26D, 26C, 26B & 26A (for the Belmont Raceway) get
into the extreme left (yes, left) lane and take Exit
25A...SLOW DOWN!... a 270 degree wrap-around, obey the 25 mph limit
(10 mph if road is wet) onto Southern State Pkwy
Eastbound...
3) Now see
FROM BROOKLYN VIA
BELT PARKWAY, take either: I.—[Short
Route] OR II.—[Longer
Route but fewer traffic lights] below:
I.—[Short
Route]
1) Exit 23 (Sunrise Highway Eastbound) (passing
thru Rosedale, Valley Stream, Lynbrook, Rockville
Centre, Oceanside, Baldwin) to
Freeport
(about 10 miles), then look for the
big water
storage tank on your left with
word "Freeport"
on it...
2) Now, immediately after passing the water storage tank on your left with
the word "Freeport" on it, turn Right
at first Light (Long Beach Avenue
Southbound—[beware of Long Beach Road
in Oceanside preceded by a water tank with no words—repeat: You do not
want Long Beach Road, only Long Beach Avenue
in Freeport)...
3) Next turn Left at 3rd Light (Smith St
Eastbound)...
4) Now go one block ONLY to Miller Avenue and stop for a moment—there
is no stop sign. Look half-right—
You've arrived! —a
large white colonial with red roof and shutters, a hedge all around the
property, and a "Heart Trellis" in the yard. (Click left pic
below).
5) Now turn right onto Miller Avenue and immediately within 50 feet
turn
left ONTO THE HALF-CIRCULAR (HORSESHOE) DRIVEWAY on my property (Click middle
pic
below.) Park your car at the red awning (Click right pic
below). For weddings this space is reserved for
the bride's car or limo (if it is not too long). If it is nighttime,
there are two green lights at the half-circular driveway entrance and two
green lights are at the Chapel west side door entrance.
II.—[Longer
Route but fewer traffic lights]
1) After passing Exit 23 keep left (yes, left) onto Southern
State Pkwy...
2) Now see below "From Southern State Pkwy"
FROM SOUTHERN STATE PKWY
1) Take Exit 22S (Meadowbrook Pkwy Southbound)...
2) Now
see below "From Meadowbrook Pkway"
FROM MEADOWBROOK PKWY
1)Take Exit "M8W" [sign says
only "Route 27" but it is Sunrise Highway—Westbound)...
2) Left at 4th Light (Henry Street Southbound—left
turn arrow—a Dunkin' Donut on
northeast corner)...
3) Right at 1st Light (Merrick Rd Westbound—a
Walgreen Drug on northeast corner)...
4) Left at 4th Light (Ocean Ave Southbound—a gas station on southeast corner)...
5) Right at 1st Light (Smith Street Westbound—big church on southwest
corner )—IMMEDIATELY bear
left at mid-block divider...
6) Now, having gone ONLY one block, make a full stop at the Stop Sign,
which is Miller Avenue. Look to your left.
You've arrived!—a large white colonial with red
roof and shutters, a hedge all around the property, and a "Heart
Trellis" in the yard. (Click left picture below).
7) Now to park, make a
left turn onto Miller Avenue and immediately within 50 feet
turn
left ONTO THE HALF-CIRCULAR (HORSESHOE) DRIVEWAY on my property
(Click middle pic below). Park your car at the red awning (Click right pic
below). For weddings this space is reserved for
the bride's car or limo (if it is not too long). If it is nighttime,
there are two green lights at the half-circular driveway entrance and two
green lights are at the Chapel west side door entrance.
IF YOU ARE LOST / DELAYED MORE THAN 15 MINUTES PLEASE PHONE
- 516-546-6920
(Why did Moses wander for 40 years? Because, a male, he refused to ask for
directions.)
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