Marcus Markle, Nathan Willis

Marcus Jay Markle and Nathan Scott Willis were married Sept. 2 at the Heceta Head Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast along the Pacific Coast in Yachats, Ore. Christopher Borniger, a friend of the couple and a Universal Life minister, officiated. Until Aug. 23, Mr. Markle (left), 33, was a communications manager at Geffen Academy, an elementary…

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…

Back to School Before You Say ‘I Do’

Looking for a hands-on way to add a personal touch to your wedding that could also cut costs? A new crop of wedding-themed classes and workshops offer expert training in various skills, from flower-crown making to wedding-vows writing. “These are different from generic bridal parties where everyone makes candles or lavender sashes,” said Harmony Walton,…

Natalie Reid, Ryan Lecznar

Natalie Madison Reid and Ryan Andrew Lecznar are to be married Sept. 1 at the West Shore Cafe, an events space in Homewood, Calif. Joshua Janiak, a college friend of the couple who was ordained through American Marriage Ministries, officiated. The bride and groom, both 33, graduated from Chapman University in Orange, Calif. Mrs. Lecznar,…

Lara Kanitra, Kevin Kozlowski

Lara Cathryn Kanitra and Kevin Edward Kozlowski were married Aug. 31 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington. The Rev. Dr. Wesley S. Williams Jr. performed the ceremony. The bride and groom graduated from George Washington University, he magna cum laude, though they met in 2016, after they had graduated, through the dating…