BKERKE, Lebanon — Classical music swelled as the bride stepped from a white sedan onto a red carpet, took the arm of her tuxedoed groom and walked down the aisle, both grinning as their relatives cheered nearby. The next bride did the same. And the next. And the next. And the next. Once the couples…
Abigail Eckardt Ledes and Per Martin Johan Akesson were married Sept. 14 at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford, N.Y. The Rev. John A. Zahl, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Akesson, 28, is a manager at Christie’s International Real Estate in London, the real estate division of Christie’s auction house. She graduated from…
Preetha Chakrabarti and David Lee Stroupe were married Sept. 14 at the Four Seasons in Baltimore. The Rev. Nancy Sehested, a Baptist minister, officiated at a ceremony combining Hindu and Christian traditions. Ms. Chakrabarti, 38, is a term law clerk for the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Providence, R.I. She graduated from Brown, received…
Jennifer Elizabeth Sawyer and Jacob Patrick Bogardus were married Sept. 13 at John Paul II Church in Southbridge, Mass. The Rev. David Dwyer, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Ms. Sawyer, 32, is the editor in chief of Busted Halo, a Roman Catholic media resource in Manhattan. She graduated from Fordham. She is the…
Amanda Moïse Aycock and Marc Balmazi were married Sept. 14 at the bride’s family ranch in Sardis, Miss. Katherine Polk Failla, a judge for the Southern District of New York and a Universal Life minister, officiated. Ms. Aycock, 34, is a senior litigation associate at the Manhattan office of the Los Angeles-based law firm Gibson,…
Alexandra Maria Napier and Anthony Thomas Freeman were married Sept. 14 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral in Rochester. Bishop Matthew H. Clark, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Rochester, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Freeman, 30, is an account director at Mcgarrybowen, an advertising agency in New York. She graduated cum laude from Hobart and…
Tyler Stephen Badgley and Charles Edward Roberts were married Sept. 14 at the Congressional Club, a ballroom in Washington. The Rev. Dr. Linda Holbrook, a United Methodist minister, officiated. Mr. Badgley (left), 29, is an associate in the Washington office of Sullivan and Cromwell, a law firm. He graduated from the University of Virginia, from…
Dawn Mooney Digrius and Robert Francis Smith were married Sept. 14 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, Calif. The Rev. Dr. Twining F. Campbell III, a Presbyterian minister, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Digrius Smith, 54, is an educational consultant based in Altadena, Calif. She focuses on science technology engineering and math. She holds the title…
Jessica Lauren Rogers and Dr. Brett Logan Ecker were married Sept. 14 at the Barnes Foundation, an art museum in Philadelphia. Rabbi William Kuhn officiated. Last month, Mrs. Ecker, 30, completed a clerkship in Philadelphia for Judge Cheryl Ann Krause the of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In November, she is to begin working…
Anna James Laptook and Robert Chase Goldman were married Sept. 14 at Chaparral Ranch in Aspen, Colo. Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein officiated. Mrs. Goldman, 30, is the director of Global New Partnerships at American Express in New York and is a founding member of Chief, a network for female executives. She graduated from Vanderbilt. She…