Just months after they started dating more than two years ago, Ally Jane Grossan and Nabil Ayers felt certain they were headed for marriage, and it was with as much surety that they didn’t want their wedding to feel formulaic and familiar. “We wanted to get married somewhere that’s isn’t a wedding factory,” said Ms.…
Image CreditCraig Dilger for The New York Times Looking back on your wedding day, you may have done a few things differently had you known what you know now about wedding planning. Like, the importance of choosing the right space, hiring the perfect makeup artist and even selecting a legal officiant. We’d love to hear…
As a jewelry store owner, Marisa Perry spends most of her days trying on engagement rings and wedding bands, and so she is hyperaware of how her hands look. She first tried fillers in 2016 to give her hands a more youthful look. “My hands were much less attractive because of all the wrinkles,” said…
Catherine Elizabeth Roosevelt and Seán Vincent McCluskey were married Jan. 19 at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Manhattan. The Rev. Jason Smith, a Roman Catholic priest, led the ceremony. Mrs. Roosevelt McCluskey, 33, is the assistant executive director at the Cornelia Connelly Center in New York, an education nonprofit organization serving girls…
Rachel Elizabeth Looff and Ashley Lynn Ruderman were married Jan. 19 at Limestone Hall in the Historic Courthouse in Lexington, Ky. Dr. Ellen Riggle, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. Ms. Looff (left), 27, is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Kentucky. She graduated…
Cara Adele Willenbrock and Piotr Osmenda were married Jan. 18 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Joey Tai, a staff member of the city clerk’s office, officiated. The bride, 30, is the creative director at the Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit business coalition. She graduated from the University of Missouri. She is the daughter…
Kate Lacey Barnett and Avi Lichtschein are to be married Jan. 20 at the Temple House in Miami Beach. Rabbi Shalom Baum is to officiate. The bride, 31, is a senior partnership executive in New York for LiveRamp, a data company enabling marketers to unify customer databases. She graduated from the University of Miami. She…
Urvashe Sameer and Ryan Joseph Harris are to be married Jan. 20 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Ronald L. Levy, a Baptist minister and an uncle of the groom, is to officiate in a ceremony incorporating Christian wedding traditions. Later that day at the same place, the couple is to take part in…
Dr. Kaartiga Sivanesan and Rajiv Menjoge are to be married Jan. 20 in Orlando, Fla. Pandit Ashok Shukla, a Hindu priest, is to officiate at the Gaylord Palms Resort. Dr. Sivanesan, 34, is a cardiologist at Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Palo Alto, Calif. She graduated from Harvard and received both a medical degree and…
Mary Catherine Sellers and Andrew Gary Sadow were married Jan. 19 at Point of Rocks, an outdoor park in Point of Rocks, Md. Sarah Elizabeth Glass, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. On Jan. 20, the couple is to take part in another ceremony, also led…