Amy Todd, Benjamin Sweeney

Amy Everett Todd and Benjamin Shubik Sweeney were married Sept. 7 at Clark Lookout, a nature preserve in New London, N.H. Virginia S. Sweeney, a sister of the groom, officiated, having been ordained through American Marriage Ministries for the event. The bride, 37, works in Washington as the manager of monitoring impact and learning for…

Eleanor Mills, James Howe V

Eleanor Douglas Mills and James Harvey Howe V were married Sept. 7 in Washington at St. John’s Episcopal Church Georgetown Parish. Rev. Sarah Duggin, an Episcopal priest, officiated. The bride and groom, both 27, met at the University of Vermont, from which each graduated. Ms. Mills is a public relations professional at FleishmanHillard, a marketing…

Shelly Bendit, Sherif Ibrahim

Shelly Flora Bendit and Sherif Adly Ibrahim were married Sept. 7 at the Estate at Farrington Lake, an events space in East Brunswick, N.J. Rabbi Scott Matous officiated. Ms. Bendit, 28, is a senior communications consultant in Manhattan for CVS Health. She graduated from the University at Buffalo and received a master’s degree in election…

Amanda Jatho, Benjamin Foreman

Amanda Shreve Jatho and Benjamin Douglas Foreman were married Sept. 7 at a private home, rented for the occasion, overlooking Long Island Sound in Old Saybrook, Conn. Rabbi Andrea Frank officiated. Ms. Jatho, 30, is the manager of email marketing at Ralph Lauren in New York. She graduated from Virginia Tech. She is the daughter…

Doing It on Their Own

When you have had the top job at a big brand — when you’ve been that designer, on that golden treadmill, in that spotlight — and you’ve lost it, for whatever reason (bad fit, liquidation, mutual consent), you have three options. First, sit around and see if another gig comes up; second, get out of…