Galen Daley Blake McNeil and Connor Waters Pierson were married Nov. 2 at the Adamson House, a house and gardens in Malibu, Calif. Paul E. Pierson, a retired Presbyterian pastor and the groom’s paternal grandfather, officiated. The couple, both 29, met at Stanford, from which each graduated. Ms. McNeil is pursuing a doctorate in clinical…
Dr. Johnnie Augustus Lee and Darryl Anthony Branch were married Nov. 2 at the Park Savoy Estate, an events space in Florham Park, N.J. The Rev. George B. Walker, a United Church of Christ minister and a friend of the couple, officiated. Dr. Lee (left), 56, an internist, is the clinical leader in the internal…
Once upon a “magical airline ticket,” Brooke Watson and Nelson Madubuonwu made a connection that brought them to a special place in each other’s hearts. “Everything happens for a reason,” said Ms. Watson, a 28-year-old senior data scientist with the American Civil Liberties Union in New York. Ms. Watson and Mr. Madubuonwu, a 28-year-old product…
Though Marty Martinez has spent half his life in Boston and works as the city’s chief of health and human services, he wasn’t always sure finding total fulfillment in the city would be easy. “The gay community in Boston is pretty small,” said Mr. Martinez, 42. “There’s a lot of college students, but for people…
In the afterglow of a wedding or honeymoon, sitting down to write personalized thank-you notes can be a daunting, and often dreaded, task for most couples, especially those couples who have had large weddings. But do not fret. Etiquette experts and professional card writers have some advise for making the process a little easier. First,…
Brian Joseph Focarino and Brian Jeremiah Shea were married Oct. 25 at Boston City Hall. Patricia A. McMahon, the city registrar, officiated. On Nov. 3, Jason C. Focarino, a brother of Mr. Focarino, is to lead the couple in their vows in Yelapa, Mexico. The couple met during law school at William & Mary, from…
Catherine Diktynna Talbot Wiener and Riley Scripps Ford were married Oct. 26. Associate Judge Rowan D. Wilson of the New York Court of Appeals officiated at the New York Public Library. Anne Fadiman, a college mentor of the groom, gave a reading. The couple met at Yale, from which both graduated cum laude, and from…
Sara Kathleen Wahlberg and the Rev. Michael Benjamin Evington Kurth were married Oct. 26 at Christ’s Church in Rye, N.Y. The Rev. Andrew A. Kryzak, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Kurth, 32, is an assistant director for brand, marketing and communications at Ernst & Young, the New York professional services firm. She graduated…
Patricia Hurtado de Mendoza and Alexis Augusto Abril were married Oct. 25 at the Islamorada Fish Company, an events space in Islamorada, Fla. The Rev. Steve Vetter, a Baptist minister, officiated. Mrs. Abril, 47, is the press secretary to Carlos Giménez, the mayor of Miami-Dade County. She was previously a television news reporter at both…
Nadia Sirota and James Benjamin Lemkin were married Oct. 22 at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, Calif. Soaring Starkey, an interfaith minister ordained by the New Seminary of New York City, officiated. Ms. Sirota, 36, is a viola soloist, chamber musician, curator and broadcaster. She is the New York Philharmonic’s Creative Partner, for…