Most of the time, I have no idea what Mohammed is saying when I hear him on the phone with his family in Morocco. But I feel a sense of comfort in his elevated tone and unfamiliar words often laced with laughter and strung together to form an Arabic conversation that my daughter and I…
The annual consumer blitz that is Black Friday, has seeped into the wedding landscape, like smoke from Romeo y Julieta cigars, frequently given as groomsmen gifts. (They’re 28 percent off at the Famous Smoke Shop.) The advertised deep discounts, offered by retailers beginning Friday, Nov. 29, and that often continue through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2,…
Jonathan David Naymark and Amit Reuveny Paley were married Nov. 23 at the Rainbow Room in New York. Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum officiated. Mr. Naymark (left), 37, is the head of partnerships and business development for Codecademy, an interactive platform that teaches programming languages, based in New York. He graduated from McGill University and received an…
Elizabeth Rose Harrow and David Klein Zussman were married Nov. 23 at the 1 Hotel in Brooklyn. Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky officiated, with Cantor Azi Schwartz taking part. The bride, 30, is a vice president at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan. She graduated from Colgate. She is the daughter of Ellen Harrow and William Harrow of Fort…
Alexandra Rae Lane and Thomas Fielder Valone Jr. were married Nov. 23 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Christopher R. Browning, a friend of the groom who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. The bride, 28, is a regional finance director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Washington. She graduated from…
Ann Marie Coviello and Marc Anthony Lyons were married Nov. 23 in an outdoor ceremony at Congo Square in New Orleans. Sula Janet Evans, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. The bride, 52, is an English teacher and school librarian at Green Park Elementary School in…
Alexandra Benjamin Goldstein and Ryan Daniel Authier were married Nov. 23 at Prospect House, an events space in Dripping Springs, Texas. Rabbi Lev Baesh officiated. Mrs. Authier, 31, is a senior content strategist on the design technology team at AT&T in Austin, Texas. She graduated from Vassar. She is the daughter of Vicki E. Volper…
Mary Eleanor Teresa Davis and Fawzy Abu Seif were married Nov. 23 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York. The imam Dr. Ahmet Atlig officiated, with Msgr. Kenneth Lasch leading a reflection and prayer during an interfaith ceremony. Ms. Davis, 32, who is known as Mariel, works in the Cairo and New…
Margaret Jasper Greenberg and Erik Davis Blumenkranz were married Nov. 19 in San Francisco. Patricia Mazzucco, a county clerk, officiated at City Hall. On Nov. 23, the couple took part in a celebration ceremony at Camp Maddox, the bride’s family property in Kerrville, Texas. David Greenberg, the uncle of the bride, led the ceremony. The…
Dr. Alexa Nicole Monroy and Alexander Kantrowitz Fankuchen were married Nov. 20 at the Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles. Metty Fisseha, a Universal Life minister and a friend of the couple, officiated. The bride and groom, both 31, met at Duke, from which they graduated. The bride is a senior resident in pediatrics at…