Newsday LongIsland Article

LOVE. STORY

It took 30 years but Anne and Ed Candreva

of Fire Island Pines finally had their dream

wedding. Anne explained.

Ed and I were introduced by mutual

friends during Memorial Day weekend, 1974,

on the boardwalk at Fire Island Pines.

I was from New Jersey and working a summer job at the Blue Whale Restaurant and Bar as a pool lifeguard by day and cock tail waitress by night.

Ed’s family had been living in the Pines

since he was 10. They owned Peter’s Marina

Market, where Ed Iworked for his dad.

Ed would often stop by the pooi for a quick swim while I was working and we’d talk. We had a lot in common, and he was becoming a good friend, I thought.

A few weeks later, Ed and I were both at a

party, when he suddenly asked me to do him

a favor and wear his high school ring.

So anothjer girl would leave him alone , I said ok , but after a while we got so used to being together we had so much in common and were the best of friends , So 6 months later w

We eloped to Elkton, Md., and were married at the stroke of noon. We were 18.

For many years, Ed and I struggled with very little money. Weboth worked hard at the market on Fire Island during the summer, and off-season Ed worked as a carpenter while I managed a drug store.

We purchased a house in Holbrook, raised two beautiful Sons and have 3 Grandchildren We have been active in the Fire Island Pines volunteer Fire Depart ment where Ed is assistant chief. Over the years, we’ve created a fabulous blend of friends and family.

Who all attended our real Disney Fairy Tale wedding

Done