Rebecca Schapiro, Jeffrey Sarnat

Rebecca Jeanne Schapiro and Jeffrey Ian Sarnat were married Aug. 3 at the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Margot L. Langsdorf, a friend of the couple who became affiliated with American Marriage Ministries for the occasion, officiated. Ms. Schapiro, 38, is a San Francisco-based adviser for financial technology and consumer health technology…

Emily David, Nicholas Farrell

Emily Marie David and Nicholas Bancroft Farrell were married Aug. 3 at Carmel Mission Basilica in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. The Rev. Stan De Boe, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. The bride, 28, and groom, 29, founded Bites Media, an online news platform for middle school and high school students in Los Angeles. She serves…

Anna Xue, Hadley Harris

Anna Wencong Xue and F. Hadley Harris were married July 30 in their New York apartment. Edward R. Freiberg, a friend of the couple who is affiliated with Rose Ministries, officiated. On Aug. 3 the couple exchanged rings and vows at a ceremony, also led by Mr. Freiberg, at Castell d’Emporda, a hotel on the…

Alison Rotondo, Matthew Mersky

Alison Donnelly Rotondo and Matthew Hough Mersky were married Aug. 3 at the Genesee Valley Club in Rochester. Michael G. Rotondo, the bride’s brother, officiated, having become a Universal Life minister for the event. The bride and groom each received an M.B.A. from Duke, where they met. Mrs. Mersky, 32, is a management consultant in…

Faryl Ury, Benjamin Sacks

Faryl Wendy Ury and Benjamin Kaufman Sacks were married Aug. 1 at the Highlands Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Rabbi Carla Fenves officiated. Ms. Ury, 35, is the director of communications working in the San Francisco office of Aurora, a self-driving car technology company based in Palo Alto, Calif. Until 2012, she was the press secretary…

Bailey Carroll, Jon Wakelin

Bailey Wu Carroll and Jon Wheeler Wakelin were married Aug. 3 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Quincy Carroll, the brother of the bride who received a one-day marriage designation from the state of Massachusetts, officiated, with Margie Wakelin, the sister of the groom, taking part in the ceremony. Ms. Carroll, 31, is…

Polyamory Works for Them

The Look Having multiple partners can mean more pleasure, but it’s not always easy. Photographs by Yael Malka Text by Alice Hines Produced by Eve Lyons Image Polyamory breaks a mind-set that Narjesi Tragic, right, calls “the relationship escalator: meet at school, get married, have kids, continue until we get old.” Here, Narjesi is pictured…

What Amanda Seales Can’t Travel Without

The stand-up comedian Amanda Seales keeps busy. She’s a series regular on “Insecure,” her HBO comedy special “I Be Knowin’” came out in January, and she is now the host of NBC’s new comedy competition show, “Bring the Funny,” which premiered in July. Success over the last couple of years has changed the way Ms.…

A New Sponsor for Allyson Felix

Welcome to the Running newsletter! Every Saturday morning, we email runners with news, advice and some motivation to help you get up and running. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Happy August running, readers! The Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix has a new sponsor, and it’s a newcomer to the pro running world.…