#but OF COURSE i turned in a treatise on the exact spot where jfk jr. kissed carolyn bessette's hand | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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The wedding, when it came, had a fairy-tale quality, in this very remote church, with no electricity, and it happened after dark. It felt quite otherworldly, very dreamlike. - John Perry Barlow

Carolyn was stunning and very stark — as if the few lights were just for her, with the rest of us in darkness and her betrothed's face leaning into her halo. When John fumbled with the ring, Carolyn gently put her hand on his shoulder and laughed. The moment that she put her hand on his shoulder to reassure him that everything was okay, that was quite a loving subtlety. But that was her. - Billy Noonan

It was an incredibly magical moment. I saw it as it was unfolding, almost in silhouette. It was virtually dark outside. John reached for the hand of Carolyn; she was caught off guard. I'm walking backwards in the light rain at dusk, and John does this amazing gesture, taking her hand and bringing it to his lips. It was lovely, the spontaneity of that gesture. - Denis Reggie

#john f. kennedy jr.#carolyn bessette kennedy #*#history #historyedit #so uncanny tagging this as history GOOD GOD WHAT YEAR IS IT #i went on a field trip to that church about three years after they died #i was thrilled because my parents always buy copies of the times/post/daily news whenever we live through a Historic Moment #so we have a whole dresser that's just bursting with newspapers and obviously EVERYONE ran that last image after they died #to the point where it just became crazy-engraved in my mind #(you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me etc. etc.)#anyway the p.s. to the story is that i was supposed to write a school report on the history behind the church #but OF COURSE i turned in a treatise on the exact spot where jfk jr. kissed carolyn bessette's hand #i was way too into the kennedys for a literal child who still watched the wonderful world of disney every sunday night

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