Keo Kanhchana Chea and Edward Kuei Chung Chan were married Nov. 23 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Philadelphia. The Rev. George Schommer, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. On Dec. 7, the couple is to have a second ceremony at Club One, an events space in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. Brian Wang, a friend of the couple, is to lead the ceremony.
Mrs. Chan, 38, is an assistant director of the public engagement division at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington. She graduated from the University of California, Davis, and received a law degree from the University of California, Hastings.
She is a daughter of Mealany Poum Chhim and Rithy Chea of Rocklin, Calif. The bride’s parents retired as the owners of a Stop & Shop grocery store in Rocklin.
Mr. Chan, 35, is a principal of 1315 Capital, a health care private equity firm in Philadelphia. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University, and received an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a son of Brenda Chan and Dr. Yuk Charn Chan of Philadelphia. The groom’s mother retired as a certified public accountant in Philadelphia. His father is a retired biochemist with SK Biopharmaceuticals in Fairfield, N.J.
The couple met in January 2014 through a mutual friend in Washington.
