Allison Jane Ambrosio and Bryant Mitchell Conkling were married Feb. 22 at District Winery, a restaurant and events space in Washington. The Rev. Anne Flynn, an Episcopal deacon and friend of the bride’s family, officiated.
Ms. Ambrosio, 31, is a senior program manager at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, a health care research funding organization in Washington. She graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., and received a master of public health degree from Boston University.
She is the daughter of Geraldine A. Ambrosio and Ralph V. Ambrosio of Pelham Manor, N.Y. The bride’s father, who is retired, was a sergeant in the New York Police Department’s Housing Bureau in the Bronx. Her mother, who is also retired, was a principal at the DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.
Mr. Conkling, 30, is an associate specializing in strategic and operational support for federal health care agencies at Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm in McLean, Va. He graduated from Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., and received a master’s degree in public policy and management from Johns Hopkins University.
He is a son of Lisa A. Conkling and John G. Conkling of Estes Park, Colo. The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a pharmacist at Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His father, who is also retired, was a principal program manager at Rockwell Collins, an aerospace and defense firm in Cedar Rapids.
The couple met in 2016 at Bluejacket, a brewery in Washington.