Behind almost every good wedding and reception is an equally good backup plan. Ask any professional event planner. They typically know how to combat the most obvious possible interferences: weather forecasts, shoe-induced blisters or uncomfortable sweat, among other issues. But even with the strictest itineraries and obsessive, detailed planning, unexpected problems can still arise. Here…
Emily Sabina Bona-Cohen and Dylan Justice Harmon-Donovan were married June 8 at RGNY, a winery in Riverhead, N.Y. Julie T. Riederer, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, officiated. Ms. Bona-Cohen, 36, is a product insights lead at HBO in Manhattan, where she conducts research studies focusing on…
Jenna Marie Gilligan and Michael Broderick Spencer were married June 8 at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Mass. Justin Broderick, an uncle of the groom who received permission from Massachusetts to solemnize the marriage, officiated. The bride, 30, is a director at Version 2.0 Communications, a public relations firm in Boston. She graduated magna cum…
Kevin Michael Johnson and Zachary Stewart Clark were married June 8 at Mount Hope Farm in Bristol, R.I. Erik Dawe, a friend of the couple and a Universal Life minister, officiated. Mr. Johnson (left), 37, is an architect and a partner in the Washington office of SmithGroup, a design firm. He graduated cum laude from…
Rachel Alexandra Mack and Joshua Michael Kolsky were married June 8 at Battello, a restaurant and events space in Jersey City. Cantor Cathy Lawrence officiated. Mrs. Kolsky, 31, is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at George Washington University, from which she received a master’s degree in the same field. In July, she is to…
Dr. Katherine Rose Schlosser and Dr. Ogheneochuko Silas Ejiro Metitiri were married June 8 in New York. The Rev. C. Alfred Loua, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony at St. Paul’s Chapel, which is part of the Trinity Church Wall Street parish. Dr. Schlosser Metitiri, 34, is a staff pediatric critical-care doctor at Columbia University’s…
Roma Bhatia and Helge Immo Lehmann were married June 8 at the Plummer House in Rochester, Minn. Ronur Murali Bhattar, a Hindu priest, officiated. The bride, 28, and groom, 33, are third-year resident physicians in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In July, the bride will begin a general medicine fellowship at…
Arielle Zoe Feldshon and Alexander William Fox Tepper were married June 5 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Raimundo Molina, a staff member of the New York City Clerk’s office, officiated. On June 15, Zachary N. Trupp, a friend of the couple, is to lead a Jewish ceremony at Thea’s Inn of Ikaria, an inn on…
Megan Granski and Alexander David Sommer were married June 8 at the Roundhouse, an events space in Beacon, N.Y. Michael D. Levy, a friend of the couple who is a Universal Life minister, officiated, with Bobby A. Fisher, an uncle of the bride, leading the ceremony. Ms. Granski, 27, is pursuing a doctorate in counseling…
Elizabeth King and Dr. Allen Franklin Shih were married June 8 at the Morristown Church-on-the-Green in Morristown, N.J. The Rev. Dr. Brandon Cho, a United Methodist minister, performed the ceremony. The couple, both 27, met at Yale, from which the bride received a law degree and the groom received an M.B.A. and a medical degree.…