Bryn Elizabeth Whiteley and Thomas Rudolph Seabrook were married Sept. 8 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Leesburg, Va. The Rev. John David Ramsey, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony.
The couple met in Blacksburg, Va., at Virginia Tech, from which the bride graduated and received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in science and technology studies, and the groom received a master’s degree in history.
Ms. Seabrook, 28, is an assistant professor in the engineering school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
She is a daughter of Ann M. Whiteley and Gordon R. Whiteley of Frederick, Md. Her father works there as the director of the molecular diagnostic clinical lab for Leidos Biomedical Research, a medical contractor. Her mother retired as a music teacher at Christ Episcopal School in Rockville, Md.
Mr. Seabrook, also 28, is a writer and historian whose research focuses on the United States South, the Civil War and public memory. His work includes a chapter in “Controversial Monuments and Memorials: A Guide for Community Leaders,” edited by David B. Allison and published earlier this year by Rowman & Littlefield. Mr. Seabrook was previously an education and programs manager at Hanover Tavern, a historic landmark in Hanover, Va. He graduated summa cum laude from the College of William and Mary.
He is the son of Lorraine M. Seabrook and John C. Seabrook II of Hopewell, N.J. His mother is the owner of Seabrook Communications, a writing and editing firm in Hopewell. His father works in Princeton, N.J., as a claims consultant for the CNA Financial Corporation. The groom’s parents wrote “Hopewell Valley,” published in 2000 by Arcadia as part of its “Images of America” series.
