This Week’s Wedding Announcements
Miriam Gottfried and Trevor Williams
Miriam Gottfried and Trevor Williams’ eyes met in April 2016 on a Manhattan-bound B subway train from Brooklyn during the morning rush hour.
“This beautiful woman had the biggest eyeballs I had ever seen,’’ he said. “She was making googly eyes at me.”
Ms. Gottfried did not see it that way at all. “He was looking right at me and smiled,” she said.
Mr. Williams watched amused as a sort of pantomime played out, with her balancing a box, reading a book and holding an animated exchange with a woman next to her about a big suitcase. “She was like Mary Pickford in a silent movies,’’ he said. “Big eyes and curly hair.’’
Mr. Williams, determined to make a move before he got off the train, said he enlisted a “curmudgeonly older woman” to help pass his business card to her.
“‘He wants me to give this to you,’’’ he recalled the woman saying as she turned Ms. Gottfried. ‘Do you know him?’”
Ms. Gottfried replied, “I’ll take it.’’ She blushed as she read the note on the card saying how adorable she was.
“At the moment of peak embarrassment I was able to escape the train at Broadway-Lafayette,’’ he said, and winked at Ms. Gottfried as he got off.
She did a Google search on him as soon as she got to the office, and said later at a “dignified hour” she emailed him. “You might be surprised to learn that you are not the first guy to give me his card on the M.T.A.,’’ she said. “But you are probably the one who made me smile the most.”
After a week of flirty emails, she wrote: “I love emailing, but when are you going to ask me out.” A couple of days later they met at the Crown Inn bar, near her new apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
“A minute into our first date there was an instant sense of familiarity,’’ he said, and when he slipped away to the bar the song “My Girl” played over the speakers. “I sang it to myself, then I looked up and she was singing it, and then we smiled and bopping our heads sang it to each other.’’
They began dating, and two years later moved in together.
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Alix Udelson and Justin LaPoten
Alix Leah Udelson and Justin Chase LaPoten were introduced in October 2014 through the dating app JSwipe, but told most people they met through mutual friends.
“At the time you could register through Facebook, and it would show Facebook friends you shared with the other person,” Ms. Udelson said, who technically said meeting through mutual friends was “still kind of true.”
“I would not have gone out if we did not have one mutual friend,’’ she said. (One of them is the M.C. at their rehearsal dinner).
The couple went to a bar in Houston the next Saturday afternoon, and then out again that evening to another bar with some mutual friends.
“I just remember her incredible laugh,” Mr. LaPoten said. “I thought she was gorgeous, and we liked a lot of the same things.”
As they started going out, Ms. Udelson anxiously awaited results of the Texas bar, which were to be released in November, but Mr. LaPoten said he “just had a strong feeling she was going to pass.’’
“I knew that Justin was special when he sent me a bouquet congratulating me on passing the Texas bar exam before the results had even been announced,” she said. “He’s reinforced the confidence in me that I never had in myself.’’
Their different political differences also soon came to light.
“I’m George Conway and he’s Kellyanne,’’ said Ms. Udelson, referring to the White House counselor whose husband is an antagonist of her boss, President Trump. “At the end of the day we want the same things for our country. ”
There was no doubt of Ms. Udelson, and her family’s unwavering support for Mr. LaPoten as he went back and forth to Pennsylvania to visit his father, who had battled kidney cancer for 12 years, and was then in the last stages of the disease.
“He was my best friend in the entire world, Mr. LaPoten said. “It was the most tumultuous time in my life. She was the bright spot of warmth and love and made it a little easier.”
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Anna Xue, Hadley Harris
Anna Wencong Xue and F. Hadley Harris were married July 30 in their New York apartment. Edward R. Freiberg, a friend of the couple who is affiliated with Rose Ministries, officiated. On Aug. 3 the couple exchanged rings and vows at a ceremony, also led by Mr. Freiberg, at Castell d’Emporda, a hotel on the Costa Brava in Spain.
Mrs. Harris, 31, is the director for capital markets at Brookfield Asset Management in New York, and manages portfolios of interest-rate and foreign-exchange derivatives. She graduated from Peking University in Beijing, and received a master’s degree in international relations from Yale.
She is the daughter of Wendy W. Hu of Sydney, Australia, and Jack X.J. Xue of Carmel, Ind. The bride’s father is a data scientist in the Chicago office of Microsoft’s cloud computing platform division, Azure. Her mother retired as an accountant at the Founder Group, an information technology company in Shanghai.
Mr. Harris, 42, is known as Hadley. He is a founding general partner, in New York, of Eniac Ventures, a seed-stage venture-capital fund. He graduated and received an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a son of Rita F. Harris and Phillip H. Harris of Miami Beach, Fla. The groom’s mother retired as an executive vice president for client relations at Hill, Holliday, an advertising agency in Boston. His father retired as the chief executive of QuadTech, a manufacturer of test and measurement instruments; he worked in Marlborough, Mass.
The couple met at a dinner party in New York in 2017.
Melanie Diaz, Siddharth Sinha
Melanie Grace Diaz and Siddharth Sinha were married Aug. 2 at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York. Alisa Tongg, who was certified by the Celebrant Foundation and Institute, officiated.
The bride, 31, is a news producer at “Good Day New York,” a daily show on Fox 5 in New York. She was previously a television news producer at WVIT in West Hartford, Conn. She graduated from Syracuse.
She is the daughter of Brenda Diaz and Gabriel Diaz of Hackettstown N.J. The bride’s father retired from the Royal Bank of Canada in Jersey City, where he worked in financial services. Her mother is a nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J.
The groom, 32, is a lawyer in private practice in Stamford, Conn. Before working as a lawyer, he was a segment producer at ESPN in Bristol, Conn. He graduated from the University of Texas, and received a law degree from the University of Connecticut.
He is a son of Kumud Kumari Sinha of Missouri City, Tex., and Anil Kumar Sinha of Lake Jackson, Tex. The groom’s mother is a certified public accountant in Missouri City. His father is a general surgeon in private practice in Lake Jackson.
The couple met in September 2015 on the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel.
Carly Scher, Harris Feibischoff
Carly Blair Scher and Harris Scott Feibischoff were married Aug. 3 at the Angel Orsensanz Foundation in New York. Rabbi Jeffery Leynor officiated.
Mrs. Feibischoff, 34, is a Manhattan-based freelance TV producer who has worked on shows for the Food Network, Netflix and the Lifetime channel, among others. She graduated from the University of Miami.
She is a daughter of Sheri M. Scher and John Scher of South Orange, N.J. The bride’s father is a concert promoter and producer of Broadway theatrical shows. He won a Tony Award for best special theatrical event for producing “Liza’s at the Palace,” and has also been a producer for other shows, including “Victor/Victoria” and “Damn Yankees.” Her mother was stay-at-home parent.
Mr. Feibischoff, who is 32 and based in Manhattan, is an associate producer for ESPN. He graduated from Arizona State University.
He is the son of Barri A. Feibischoff and Ed Feibischoff of Highland Beach, Fla. The groom’s mother retired as a technology teacher at Public School 128 in Brooklyn. His father is a retired sports producer with NBC and ESPN who won eight Emmy Awards during his career.
The couple met on Bumble in 2015.
Rebecca Schapiro, Jeffrey Sarnat
Rebecca Jeanne Schapiro and Jeffrey Ian Sarnat were married Aug. 3 at the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Margot L. Langsdorf, a friend of the couple who became affiliated with American Marriage Ministries for the occasion, officiated.
Ms. Schapiro, 38, is a San Francisco-based adviser for financial technology and consumer health technology start-up companies. She graduated from Tufts, and received an M.B.A. from Stanford. Until 2017, she was a chair of the leadership council for Year Up Bay Area in San Francisco, a nonprofit yearlong program that provides training and internship placement for young adults not on a career or higher education path.
She is a daughter of Jo Ann Schapiro and George A. Schapiro of Hillsborough, Calif. The bride’s father, who is retired, worked there as the executive vice president of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation based in Rochester, Minn. He is on the board of the Farkas Center for the Study of the Holocaust in Catholic Schools in San Francisco. Her mother is an independent education specialist in Hillsborough tutoring children and helping them cope with learning disabilities.
Mr. Sarnat, 39, is a software developer at Stripe, a financial technology company in San Francisco. He graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, and received a master’s degree and Ph.D. in computer science focusing on programming languages at Yale.
He is the son of Diane Markle Sarnat and Dr. William S. Sarnat of Granger, Ind. The groom’s mother retired as an early childhood education teacher focusing on music and movement at Bridges School, a private preschool in Granger. She volunteers as a Holocaust educator at schools and religious institutions in the Greater South Bend area. His father retired as a cardiologist at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Ind., and continues to work as a clinical associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend campus.
The couple connected in summer 2016 through the dating app Bumble.
Alison Rotondo, Matthew Mersky
Alison Donnelly Rotondo and Matthew Hough Mersky were married Aug. 3 at the Genesee Valley Club in Rochester. Michael G. Rotondo, the bride’s brother, officiated, having become a Universal Life minister for the event.
The bride and groom each received an M.B.A. from Duke, where they met.
Mrs. Mersky, 32, is a management consultant in Atlanta in the strategy practice of Deloitte, the accounting firm. She graduated from Yale.
She is a daughter of Dr. Lydia D. Rotondo and Dr. Michael F. Rotondo of Pittsford, N.Y. The bride’s father, a trauma surgeon, is the chief executive of the University of Rochester’s Medical Faculty Group, the vice dean for clinical affairs at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and is also a senior vice president at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Her mother is the associate dean for education and student affairs at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, and is also the director of the school’s doctor of nursing practice program.
Mr. Mersky, also 32, is a manager in the financial services consulting practice in Atlanta of PricewaterhouseCoopers, an accounting firm. He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.
He is the son of Karen H. Mersky and Michael J. Mersky of Vero Beach, Fla. The groom’s mother is a psychologist in private practice in Vero Beach, and was the chairwoman of the Mental Health Association in Indian River County, in Vero Beach, from 2015 to 2018. His father is the head of school at St. Edward’s School, a private school in Vero Beach, and is a member of the advisory council for the Indian River Medical Center Foundation.
Rebecca Savage, Brandon Adams
Rebecca Astrid Savage and Brandon Robert Adams were married Aug. 3 in Mount Hood, Ore. Judge Benjamin N. Souede of the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore., officiated at Mount Hood Organic Farms.
The bride, 42, is a lawyer specializing in business law and franchising. She is in private practice in Portland. She is also a founder of Seriously Delicious, a maker of chocolate bars and confections in Portland. She graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and received a law degree from the University of Colorado. She is also a founding member of SunLaw, an organization in San Francisco that provides support for women who are in-house lawyers.
She is the daughter of Phyllis K. Savage and R. Scott Savage of Brookfield, Conn. The bride’s father owns and manages commercial real estate in Danbury, Conn. Her mother retired as an assistant general counsel in Danbury for the Union Carbide Corporation, the chemical manufacturer, and is now a ceramic artist whose work was shown in 2016 at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colo.
The groom, also 42, is the energy solutions division manager in the Portland office of the North Coast Electric Company, an electrical equipment distributor. He is also a founding member of Oregon Association of Professional Energy Managers, an organization in Portland that provides continuing education to energy industry professionals. He received an associate degree in applied science from Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore.
He is the son of Deborah A. Brooks of Bend, Ore., and Paul D. Adams of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. The groom’s mother is a barber at L & K Barber Shop in Bend. His father retired in May as a salesman in Spokane, Wash., for Safeco Insurance.
The groom’s previous marriage ended in divorce.
The couple, who will use the surname Adams Savage, met in 2017 through the dating app Tinder, and had their first date in Portland.
Faryl Ury, Benjamin Sacks
Faryl Wendy Ury and Benjamin Kaufman Sacks were married Aug. 1 at the Highlands Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Rabbi Carla Fenves officiated.
Ms. Ury, 35, is the director of communications working in the San Francisco office of Aurora, a self-driving car technology company based in Palo Alto, Calif. Until 2012, she was the press secretary and new media director for Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire. The bride graduated cum laude from Harvard and received a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern.
She is a daughter of Bonnie Ury of Lake Worth, Fla., and John Ury of Miami. The bride’s father retired as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch in Coral Springs, Fla. Her mother, who was a stay-at-home parent, until the early 1980s taught English as a second language at Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Mr. Sacks, 34, graduated magna cum laude from N.Y.U., and received a master’s degree from the London School of Economics. He is a manager of strategic initiatives at the ride-sharing company Lyft based in San Francisco. He is on the board of Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It, a nonprofit organization based in New York that encourages acceptance, understanding and tolerance of those with cognitive or physical disabilities.
He is a son of Jane Kaufman and Kenneth Sacks of Barrington, R.I. His mother is a Latin teacher at Providence Country Day, a private school for Grades 6 to 12 in East Providence, R.I. His father is a professor of history and classics at Brown, where until 1998 he was the dean of the college.
In September 2016, after the couple started talking to each at a rooftop bar in San Francisco, and Mr. Sacks told Ms. Ury his name, she recalled thinking, “Wow, my initials are F.U. and his are B.S. — that has the makings of an excellent wedding hashtag.” She kept that to herself until after Mr. Sacks proposed last December. Instead of just one big wedding they decided to have seven celebrations, including one in Providence, R.I., Paris and Tiburon, Calif.
Veronica Bautista, Dax Tejera
Veronica Rocio Bautista and Richard Dax Tejera were married Aug. 3 at the La Catedral de Santa Catalina de Alejandría in Cartagena, Colombia. The Rev. William George, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony.
Ms. Bautista, 30, works in Washington as a producer for “CNN Right Now With Brianna Keilar,” a daily show. She graduated from Penn State.
She is a daughter of Rocio Bautista and José C. Bautista of Howell, N.J. The bride’s father is a project manager for Salazar and Associates, a construction company in Union, N.J. Her mother teaches English as a second language at Adelphia Elementary School in Howell.
Mr. Tejera, 34, who is known as Dax, works in Washington as the senior producer of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” on ABC. He graduated from Dartmouth.
He is a son of Gloria G. Tejera and Richard E. Tejera of Miami. The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a trauma nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. His father is a lawyer, focusing on family law, in private practice in Coral Gables, Fla.
The couple were introduced in 2013 in New York through a mutual friend and colleague.
Danielle Kinsella, David Fowler
Danielle Grace Kinsella and David Barrows Fowler were married Aug. 3 in Nantucket, Mass. The Rev. Dr. Ruth Herron Smalt, a Presbyterian minister, performed the ceremony at the First Congregational Church, where she is the associate minister.
Dr. Fowler, 29, is a pediatric physical therapist at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. She graduated from the University of Michigan, and received a doctoral degree in physical therapy from N.Y.U.
She is a daughter of Roni L. Kinsella and Jeffrey M. Kinsella of Canton, Mich. The bride’s father retired as the founder and chief executive of Ground Services International and Metro Air Services, both aviation service companies that were in Romulus, Mich. Her mother is the lead designer at Danison Management, a custom-home builder in Naples, Fla., that was founded by the bride’s father.
Mr. Fowler, 31, is a first vice president for capital markets in the New York office of CBRE, a commercial real estate services and investment firm. He graduated from George Washington University.
He is a son of Susan Ward Fowler and David S. Fowler of Rumson, N.J. The groom’s mother is the founder of Down to Basics, a bedding company in Red Bank, N.J. His father retired as the chief executive of the Chubb Institute, a chain of for-profit technical training schools that was in Parsippany, N.J.
The couple met at a bar in New York in 2016.
John Curtis, John De Wald
John Richard Curtis and John Elliott De Wald Jr. were married Aug. 3 at the Savile Club in London. Sian Melhuish, a deputy registrar for the City of Westminster in London borough.
Mr. Curtis (left), 34, is a senior clerk in London at the House of Commons Library. He graduated from King’s College London.
He is a son of Ann Curtis-Mills of Wendover, Buckinghamshire, and the late Richard Simon Curtis. Mr. Curtis’s mother is a teaching assistant at Our Ladies Roman Catholic School in Buckinghamshire. His father was a chartered accountant, partner and later chairman at Alliott’s, an accountancy and professional services firm in London.
Mr. De Wald, 35, is a tax consultant in London for KPMG, an accounting firm. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown with a year of study at the University of Oxford, and received a master’s degree in English literature from University College London.
He is the son of Claudia J. De Wald and John E. De Wald Sr. of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. Mr. De Wald’s mother retired as a high school English literature teacher before becoming a stay-at-home parent. His father is a partner in P.A. Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage firm in Detroit.
The couple met online in April 2012.
Janna Wandzilak, John Colucci
Janna Katherine Wandzilak and Dr. John Luke Colucci were married Aug. 3 at Riverside Farm, an events space in Pittsfield, Vt. The Rev. Lara K-J Campbell, a Unitarian Universalist minister, officiated.
Mrs. Colucci, 27, is a summer associate in the Menlo Park, Calif., office of the Alumni Ventures Group, a venture capital firm. She graduated from Dartmouth and is to begin studying for an M.B.A. at Stanford in September.
She is a daughter of Deborah Lower Wandzilak and Mark J. Wandzilak of Waxhaw, N.C. The bride’s father retired as the director for product and vendor management at American & Efird, a textile company in Mount Holly, N.C., and is now a supply-chain management consultant in Waxhaw. Her mother was a stay-at-home parent, and is now an oil painter whose work was shown most recently in April at the Ross Gallery in Charlotte, N.C.
Dr. Colucci, 28, is a captain in the United States Air Force, and is in the third year of a family-medicine residency at the David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif. He graduated from Fordham and received a medical degree from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York.
He is the son of Josephine D. Colucci and Robert J. Colucci of Bethpage, N.Y. His father retired as an engineer, working on radar systems for the F-14 aircraft, at the Northrop Grumman facility in Bethpage. His mother was also an engineer at Northrop Grumman before becoming a stay-at-home parent.
The couple met in 2014 when mutual friends introduced them at a trivia night at the Village Pourhouse in New York.
Danielle Weiss, Christopher Byrne
Danielle Eliza Weiss and Christopher John Byrne were married Aug. 3 at the Boston Public Library. Saul Gorman, a friend of the couple who received permission to officiate by the state of Massachusetts, led the ceremony.
The bride, 28, is studying for a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder and received a master’s degree in psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
She is the daughter of Amy G. Weiss and Irwin B. Weiss of Needham, Mass. The bride’s father is the vice president for information technology at Carbonite, a company in Boston specializing in data protection and cybersecurity. Her mother is an artist who specializes in acrylic paintings.
The groom, 31, is a vice president in the New York office of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm. He graduated from Wake Forest and received an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a son of Claire G. Byrne and Thomas Byrne of Westfield, N.J. The groom’s mother is a registered nurse at University Hospital, Newark. His father, who is retired, was the chief of the Union, N.J., fire department.
The couple met in August 2014 while they were both studying for masters degrees in Philadelphia.
Stephanie Ginsberg, Zachary Kaplan
Stephanie Tova Ginsberg and Zachary Benjamin Kaplan are to be married Aug. 4. Rabbi Jerry Cutler is to officiate at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Los Angeles.
The couple met at the University of California, Irvine, though they didn’t begin dating until 2015, after both had graduated.
Ms. Ginsberg, 32, was until June a marketing manager at Envy Medical, a skin care company in Long Beach, Calif.
She is a daughter of Mary-Jane Ginsberg and Simon R. Ginsberg of Vancouver, British Columbia. The bride’s parents own the Blue Monkey Tropical Collection, a snack and beverage company in Vancouver.
Mr. Kaplan, 32, is a financial adviser in the financial advisory unit of Wells Fargo; he works in the Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., branch of the bank. He also received an M.B.A. from U.C. Irvine.
He is the son of Eva M. Kaplan and Craig S. Kaplan of Los Angeles. The groom’s mother is a neonatal intensive care nurse at the West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in Los Angeles. His father is a financial adviser in the Beverly Hills, Calif., office of Morgan Stanley.
Ian Derrer, Daniel James
Daniel James and Ian Lee Derrer are to be married Aug. 4 at the Compound Restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Mary Pangman Schmitt, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, is to officiate.
Mr. James (left), 33, is the music administrator and artistic media manager for the Houston Grand Opera in Houston. He graduated from the Juilliard School, from which he also received a master’s degree in music.
He is a son of Marguerite T. Mongan and Christopher J. Mongan of Waterford, Wis. His mother works in Waterford as a coach and trainer for business owners. His father is a transportation driver for Veterans Truck Line, a food transportation company based in Burlington, Wis.
Mr. Derrer, 44, is the general director and chief executive of the Dallas Opera in Dallas. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He received a master’s degree in opera production from Northwestern. He also received master’s degrees in voice and in fine arts administration from Brooklyn College.
He is the son of Vicki K. Derrer of Matthews, N.C. and the late Roger L. Derrer. Mr. Derrer’s mother, who is retired, was an elementary school teacher at Indian Trail Elementary School in Indian Trail, N.C, where she taught academically gifted children. His father was the owner of Crawdaddy’s, a seafood restaurant in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The couple met in 2014 at the Dallas Opera, where Mr. James was interviewing for a position and Mr. Derrer was serving as the artistic administrator.
Maria Dieci, Harlan Downs-Tepper
Maria Dieci and Harlan William Downs-Tepper were married Aug. 3 in Avondale Estates, Ga. The Rev. Dr. Karen D. Scheib, a United Methodist minister, officiated at the Lake House, an events space.
The bride and groom met at Harvard, from which each graduated.
Later this month, Ms. Dieci, 28, is to begin the fourth year of a doctoral program in health policy at the University of California, Berkeley.
She is a daughter of Elizabeth A. McCarthy and Luca Dieci of Atlanta. The bride’s father is a professor of mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her mother is a data clerk at Sutton Middle School, also in Atlanta.
Mr. Downs-Tepper, 28, is a doctoral student in public policy at Duke.
He is a son of Marla A. Tepper and Charles R. Downs of Brooklyn. The groom’s mother is the general counsel at Public Health Solutions, an organization in Manhattan that provides information on nutrition to low-income women and children as well as other health care services. His father is an international development consultant, and works in Brooklyn.
Lauren Weisenfluh, Daniel Obenshain
Lauren Ann Weisenfluh and Daniel Stuart Obenshain were married Aug. 3. The Rev. Dr. Steven Larsen, a United Methodist minister, officiated at the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley.
Ms. Weisenfluh, 29, is a senior data consultant in San Bruno, Calif., at Kaiser Permanente, the health care company. She graduated from the University of California, Davis and received a master’s degree in public health from Columbia.
She is a daughter of Stacia M. Weisenfluh and Craig C. Weisenfluh of Menlo Park, Calif. The bride’s father is a data architect at Shocase, a professional social network for marketers, in San Francisco. Her mother arranges playgroups and activities for small children in Silicon Valley, working from Menlo Park.
Mr. Obenshain, 32, is a technical program manager at Facebook, the social media company in Menlo Park. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology and received a doctoral degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins University.
He is the son of Suzanne S. Obenshain and the Rev. Norman J. Obenshain of Havre de Grace, Md. The groom’s mother is a lecturer in instructional technology at Towson University. His father is the pastor of Havre de Grace United Methodist Church.
The couple met in 2015 when mutual friends, eager to see them together, arranged a night out in Baltimore. They began dating in 2016 after he moved to East Palo Alto, Calif., to begin working at Facebook.
Bailey Carroll, Jon Wakelin
Bailey Wu Carroll and Jon Wheeler Wakelin were married Aug. 3 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Quincy Carroll, the brother of the bride who received a one-day marriage designation from the state of Massachusetts, officiated, with Margie Wakelin, the sister of the groom, taking part in the ceremony.
Ms. Carroll, 31, is a senior marketing manager for Uber Eats in Boston. She was also a founder of the Beijing-based start-up NorCap China Internships, an internship placement service that helped students and recent postgraduates move to Beijing to explore career opportunities. She graduated from Yale.
She is the daughter of Janet Y.M. Wu and Adams P. Carroll II of Boston. The bride’s father, who is retired, worked in sales and marketing for the PGA National Resort and Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla., and was a national sales manager for the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston. Her mother is a political reporter for WCVB-TV, an ABC-affiliated television station in Boston, where she is also an anchor of the weekly show “On the Record.”
Mr. Wakelin, 37, is a partner of the Altman Vilandrie and Company, a telecommunications, media and technology strategy consulting firm in Boston. He graduated from Dartmouth and received a law degree and M.B.A. from Northwestern.
He is a son of Virginia P. Wakelin and David S. Wakelin of Portland, Me. The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a science teacher at Deering High School in Portland. His father is of counsel at Eaton Peabody in Portland, a law firm based in Bangor, Me.
The couple met in January 2017 through the dating app Hinge.
Eliza Feldman, Derek Fay
Eliza Freudenheim Feldman and Derek John Fay were married Aug. 3 at Tribeca Rooftop, an events space in New York. Phillip Rothman, the executive director of the Brotherhood Synagogue and a registered marriage officiant in New York, officiated.
Mrs. Fay, 27, is a group sales manager at the Bloomingdale’s store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York. She graduated cum laude from the University of Miami.
She is the daughter of Julie R. Freudenheim and Spencer G. Feldman of New York. The bride’s mother is the senior managing director for the sexual misconduct consulting and investigations division of T & M Protection Resources, a security firm in New York. The bride’s father is a partner in Olshan Frome Wolosky, a New York law firm.
Mr. Fay, 34, is a claims adjuster at the Black Car Fund, a workers’ compensation insurance provider for car service and limousine drivers in New York. From 2004 to 2010, he served in the United States Navy as an air crewman on anti-submarine and marine surveillance aircraft, and attained the rank of petty officer second class. He was stationed at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, and deployed to Iraq, Qatar and Japan. He graduated magna cum laude from the University at Albany.
He is a son of Catherine A. Livulpi of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and John F. Fay of Livonia, N.Y. The groom’s mother retired from the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, where she was an executive assistant in the global administration division. His father retired as a captain for the New York State Police, in the Bath, N.Y., barracks.
The couple met in 2014, when both were assigned to work on the opening of a new Lord & Taylor store in Albany.
Crosby Burns, Jonathan Herczeg
Crosby Hamilton Burns and Jonathan Arthur Dale Herczeg were married Aug. 3 at Snake River Ranch in Wilson, Wyo. EB Kelly, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated.
Mr. Burns (left), 32, is to begin working, in September, as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco. He was until February, working in Boston as the chief strategy officer for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley, and received a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard.
He is a son of Sandra S. Burns and Robert W. Burns of San Clemente, Calif. Mr. Burns’s mother was a stay-at-home parent. His father is a financial adviser at the Stifel Financial Corporation in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Mr. Herczeg, 38, is a senior regulatory counsel at Uber in San Francisco. He graduated from Yale and received a law degree magna cum laude from N.Y.U.
He is a son of Joan R. Herczeg and Stephen T. Herczeg of Highland Park, Ill. Mr. Herczeg’s mother retired as a social worker in the special education district of Lake County, Ill. His father is a psychologist in private practice in Highland Park.
The couple met in 2012 in Washington, where Mr. Herczeg was serving as an appointee in the Obama administration, working as a liaison at NASA headquarters in the office of the administrator, and Mr. Burns as a senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress.
Emily David, Nicholas Farrell
Emily Marie David and Nicholas Bancroft Farrell were married Aug. 3 at Carmel Mission Basilica in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. The Rev. Stan De Boe, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony.
The bride, 28, and groom, 29, founded Bites Media, an online news platform for middle school and high school students in Los Angeles. She serves as the company’s head of education, and he as chief executive.
Mrs. Farrell graduated from the University of Maryland, from which she also received a master’s degree in special education.
She is a daughter of Kimberly L. David and Scott B. David of Baltimore.
Mr. Farrell graduated from Denison University.
He is the son of Martha C. Farrell and Thomas V. Farrell of New York.
The couple were introduced through mutual friends in Chicago in March 2014.
Sheryl Stoeck, Peter Stranges
Sheryl Denise Stoeck and Peter Bartles Stranges were married Aug. 3 at the La Vista Terrace overlooking the Alamo in San Antonio. Stephanie Riceman, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated.
Ms. Stoeck, 42, is a librarian at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in San Antonio. She is also a founder and the planning chair of LibraryPalooza, an annual Young Adult author festival for teens in San Antonio. She received two bachelor degrees, one in English and the other in political science and both summa cum laude, from Trinity University in San Antonio, from which she also received a master’s degree in teaching. She also holds a master’s in library science from the University of North Texas.
She is the daughter of Brenda G. Stoeck and Ronald E. Stoeck of New Braunfels, Tex. The bride’s father is a retired certified public accountant in the energy industry in Houston. Her mother, also retired, was a family and consumer science and hospitality educator for the Klein Independent School District, also in Houston.
Dr. Stranges, 49, was until June the vice president for programs at Catholic Charities San Antonio, overseeing social and human services for vulnerable members of the community. He currently serves as part of San Antonio’s Interfaith Welcome Coalition, a network of faith and community organizations that supports immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in San Antonio.
The groom graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and received a master’s degree in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds a Ph.D. in French and immigration studies from Rice.
He is the son of Susan Bartles Stranges and Gary B. Stranges of Eden, N.Y. The groom’s mother retired as an art teacher at Fredonia Elementary School in Fredonia, N.Y. His father retired as a writer and copy editor for The Buffalo News.
The groom’s first marriage ended in divorce.
The couple met through Match.com in 2017, and had to postpone their first date for a week because of Hurricane Harvey.
Emily McAllister, Aaron Katz
Emily Ann McAllister and Aaron Edward Katz were married Aug. 3. Charles S. McKeown, an uncle of the groom who became a First Nation minister for this event, officiated at a private ski area in Olympic Valley, Calif.
Ms. McAllister, 29, is a creative producer and leads a marketing team at Northstar California, a ski resort in Truckee, Calif., that is part of the Vail Resorts Management Company. She graduated from Cornell and received an M.B.A. from Cornell Tech, which is a joint venture of Cornell and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology located on Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island.
She is the daughter of Diane G. McAllister and Dr. Mark D. McAllister of Reno, Nev. The bride’s father is a neuroradiologist at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno. Her mother is a freelance wildlife photographer whose work was included in an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington in 2016 and 2017.
Mr. Katz, 32, is the director of acquisitions at Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film distribution company in Brooklyn. He graduated from Syracuse.
He is the son of Sharyn S. Katz of Philadelphia. The groom’s mother retired as the manager of the neurophysiology laboratory and technical director of the inpatient epilepsy unit at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
The couple met in 2011 when the bride also worked at Oscilloscope Laboratories, as an office assistant, and they had their first date in 2012 in Manhattan, after she had left the company.
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