By Vincent M. Mallozzi A few weeks after Fariaz Rabbani proposed to Allison Tyndall, he took her to a bank in Queens, where he opened a safe deposit box filled with jewelry once worn by his mother. “The jewelry was meant to be given to my future wife, as my mother was not sure if…
JoAnn Gregoli, a 30-year veteran of wedding and event planning, has advice for couples with weddings on the horizon: don’t cancel because of the coronavirus, but instead, postpone. “I’ve gone through the swine flu in Mexico, I’ve gone through the avian flu — this is uncharted waters,” Ms. Gregoli said. With worldwide cases now surpassing…
Amber Bloom and Dov Lebowitz-Nowak were married Feb. 29 at the Prince George Ballroom in Manhattan. Rabbi Serge A. Lippe officiated. The couple, both actors, have appeared in about a dozen theater and screen projects together, and belong to two sketch comedy groups: To Karen, with Love, in residency at Caveat NYC on the Lower…
Esther Rachel Gibofsky and Adam Charles Rattner were married Feb. 29 at Guastavino’s, an events space in Manhattan. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein officiated. The bride, 34, who is taking her husband’s name, is a marketing strategist focusing on digital advertising at Google in Manhattan. She graduated from Northwestern and received an M.B.A. from N.Y.U. She is…
Meredith Cramer Perry and Amit Kumar Bedi were married Feb. 29 at the Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion, an events space in New Orleans. Michelle Brous, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, officiated along with Warren Reed, another friend of the couple. Ms. Perry, 29, is the director of…
Lauren Hard and Ronald George Hernandez were married Feb. 28 at Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City, N.J. The Rev. John M. O’Sullivan, affiliated with the Federation of Christian Ministries, officiated. The bride, 34, is a news assistant at The New York Times, and is also a freelance writer. She graduated from Temple and received…
Danielle Rose Foster and Douglas Wesley Graham were married Feb. 29 at the Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown hotel. Darryl Graham, a brother of the groom, received authorization from the District of Columbia to officiate. Mrs. Graham, 32, is the director of national accounts for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions for Hilton Worldwide. She graduated from…
Thomas McIntyre Schultz and Robert Scot Blalock were married Feb. 28 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Zuleima Astol, a member of the New York City clerk’s office, officiated. Mr. Schultz (left), 29, works in corporate communications at Volvo Car USA in Rockleigh, N.J. He graduated from N.Y.U. He is a son of Lisa M. Schultz…
Avy Villaraza and Darnell Xavier Thompson are to be married March 1 at Saddle Creek, an events space in Dripping Springs, Texas. Jonathan C. Clatt, who is the lead pastor at Harvest City Church in San Antonio, is to officiate. The bride, 26, will take her husband’s name. She is a marketing coordinator for Builder…
The first words Alexandra Hagan said to Raphael Haro when he tried to introduce himself were, “Sorry, I’m on a call, I’m busy.” At the time, in June 2017, both were at a vacation home in the Hamptons shared by mutual friends. Though Mr. Haro was successful in getting Ms. Hagan’s phone number that weekend,…