Katrina Max Forrester and Jamie Robert Martin were married Aug. 10 at Lyman Estate, a national historic landmark in Waltham, Mass. Devorah Baum, the wife of the bride’s half brother, Josh Appignanesi, and who received a one-day marriage designation from Massachusetts, officiated.
The couple met in 2008 at the University of Cambridge, from which each graduated with a master’s degree in history.
Dr. Forrester, 33, is an assistant professor of government and social studies at Harvard. She graduated from the University of Cambridge, from which she also received a Ph.D. in history.
She is the daughter of Lisa Appignanesi of London and the late John P. Forrester. The bride’s mother is an author who has written extensively on the history of psychoanalysis. Her father was a professor in the department of history and philosophy of science at the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Martin, 34, is an assistant professor of history at Georgetown. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale, and received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard.
He is the son of Janet R. Whelan and Roger H. Martin Jr. of Provincetown, Mass. The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a primary care physician in Provincetown. His father is a volunteer fire captain in the Provincetown Fire Department.
