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ALEXANDRA KATHLEEN DONAHUE & PATRICK SYLVESTER BYRNE
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY KELLY KOLLAR
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exie and Patrick first met at JJ Foleys, an Irish Pub in Boston’s South End. They hit it off right away and began their dating adventure summering at The Beach Club in New Hampshire and in the winter, skiing the slopes of Vermont and Maine. After two years of dating, Patrick proposed at their apartment, and then the couple celebrated with friends and family back at JJ Foleys. It was important to Lexie to get ready with her bridesmaids at her childhood home in Riverside before heading to the church, St. Catherines of Siena. Reverend Monsignor Alan F. Detscher and Father David Harris officiated at the ceremony. The reception followed at Riverside Yacht Club, where the Sultans of Swing played and Lexie danced the night away in a dress by Oscar de la Renta. The bride, daughter of John and Kimberly Donahue of Riverside, graduated from Greenwich High School and Denison University. Lexie is a legal recruiting manager for Proskauer in Boston. The groom, son of John and Denise Byrne of New Hampshire, graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas School and the University of New Hampshire. Patrick works for HubSpot in Cambridge. »
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1 The wedding party 2 The newlyweds 3 Kevin and Charles Donahue, Nicole Mandala, Michael Pizzitola, John Donahue 4 Kimberly and John Donahue 5 John, Denise and Patrick Byrne 6 Sarah Crosby, Zachary Zion, John and Tara Gotch, Emily Zion, Lexie Byrne, Emily Porter (all Greenwich High School alumni)
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SEPTEMBER 2018 GREENWICH
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