Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXII, No. 27
 
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Weddings and Engagements


Wedding


Sarah Lehnhart and Pat Pratico

Lehnhart-Pratico. Sarah Lehnhart, daughter of Neil and Carol Lehnhart of Ashville, Ohio, to Pat Pratico, son of Chris and Denise Pratico of Princeton, April 4 in Jupiter, Florida. Dr. Harold Spann, a Methodist minister and grandfather of the bride, officiated at the ceremony at Sand Harbor Presbyterian Church. A reception followed at the Old Port Cove Marina in North Palm Beach.

Melissa Pedraza, twin sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Also attending were Normajean Swiss, sister of the groom, and Dorathy Lachman. Kenneth Swiss, brother-in-law of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Joseph Mastracchio, Al Villalobos, and Evilio Pedraza, brother-in-law of the bride.

A graduate of Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., the bride is a teacher at Palm Beach Gardens High School. The bridegroom, a graduate of Seton Hall University, is a realtor with Award Realty in Jupiter.

The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia; they reside in Jupiter.

A post-wedding celebration was recently held at the Nassau Club.


Wedding


Kristen Woolley and John Beissel

Woolley-Beissel. Kristen Kerr Woolley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Woolley of Montgomery, to John Charles Beissel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Beissel of Phoenix, Arizona. The ceremony took place June 14 at Nassau Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dennis L. Gill of Wenham, Mass. officiating.

Margot B. Woolley of South Bend, Indiana served as maid of honor for her sister, and Richard L. Beissel of Tucson, Arizona served as best man for his brother. Attendants for the bride were Kate Coleridge, New York, New York; Mary Katherine Toth, Chicago, Illinois; Amanda Wickenkamp, Denver, Colorado; Lori Wilson, Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Kimberly Zisler, Marina Del Rey, California. Groomsmen were Joseph Howell, Glendale, Arizona; Mark Elsensohn, Michael Karr and Robert McCracken of St. Louis, Missouri, and Jonathan Sweet, Bristol, Connecticut. Andrew Irish and Joseph Mendosa of Bristol served as ushers.

The bride is a 1999 graduate of The Hun School of Princeton and a 2003 graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington. She is an associate producer at ESPN, the sports network.

The groom graduated from Thunderbird High School, Phoenix, in 1997 and received BA and MA degrees from the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001 and 2002 respectively. He is a post production editor with ESPN.

A reception followed the ceremony at Washington Crossing Inn. The couple honeymooned on the island of Maui. They live in Bristol, Conn.

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