CELEBRATIONS | Births, Engagements, Weddings & Anniversaries
Miss Goldfarb and Mr. Cost marry Lett and Bickley in chapel at Syracuse University set May nuptials he marriage of Miss Alyssa Joy Goldfarb, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Edward Goldfarb of Atkinson, New Hampshire, to McGhee Peter Cost, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gerard Cost of Mechanicsville, Virginia, took place May 21, 2016, in Hendricks Chapel, on the campus of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The bride is the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Mildred Christopher and the late Dr. Russell Christopher, formerly of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Elaine Goldfarb of Ridgewood, New Jersey, and the late Dr. Leonard Goldfarb. The groom is the grandson of the late Mrs. Jacqueline Vaughan McGhee of Mechanicsville, and Mrs. Yolanda Cost of Mechanicsville and the late Mr. C. Peter Cost. The Rev. Dr. Fred Randall Skaggs, former pastor and family friend, of Mechanicsville, officiated. The bride was escorted and given in marriage by her parents. The maid of honor was friend of the bride, Miss Victoria Polito of Quincy, Massachusetts.
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MR. and MRS. McGHEE PETER COST the former Alyssa Joy Goldfarb The bridesmaids were sisters of the bride, Mrs. Aurielle Kallmerten of Medford, Massachusetts, and Miss Abigail Goldfarb of Atkinson; cousin of the bride, Miss Emma Germano of Barrington, Rhode Island; Miss Margaret Donovan of
Worcester, Massachusetts, Miss Catherine Pascarella of Denville, New Jersey, Miss Brogan McGonagle of Quincy, Miss Mikaela Ost of North Hollywood, California, Miss Gabrielle Shimkus of Manchester, Pennsylvania, and Miss Patricia Maldonado
Jr. of New York, New York. The best man was fraternity brother of the groom, Mr. Stephen Hall of Alexandria, Virginia. The ushers were Justin Tasolides of Jericho, New York, V. Travis Reynolds of Glen Allen, Virginia, Blair Dudik of Washington, D.C., Ibraam Nashed of Arlington, Virginia, David B. Nelson of Washington, D.C., Nicholas Desloge of New York, Anthony Polek of Richmond, Virginia, and Daniel Orlando of Hoboken, New Jersey. The bride is a graduate of Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow, New Hampshire, and Syracuse University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science from The Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The groom is a graduate of Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Syracuse University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences, and American University in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Master of Arts from the School of International Service. A reception was held at The Genesee Grande Hotel. After honeymooning in The Bahamas, the couple reside in Hoboken.
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MELISSA LETT and RICHARD BICKLEY JR. to be united in marriage in May 2017
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lyde and Katherine Lett of Mechanicsville, Virginia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Pearl Lett, to Richard Wayne Bickley Jr., the son of Wanda Powell of Louisa and Richard Wayne Bickley Sr. of Fluvanna. Melissa is the granddaughter of Sandra and Winfred Tucker and Gayle and Pat Apperson of
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Mechanicsville. Richard is the grandson of Emily and Edward McDaniel of Louisa. Melissa is a 2009 graduate of Lee-Davis High School. She currently resides in Sandston, Virginia, and works for Prudential Cleanroom Services. Richard is a 2011 graduate of Louisa County High School and currently works at A.G. Dillard. A May 2017 wedding is planned in Palmyra, Virginia.
September 28, 2016
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