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Tara Faye Geesaman and James Stanley Helwig Jr. exchanged wedding vows May 31 at Grace Church in New York City. The Reverend J. Donald Waring, Rector of Grace Church, officiated their ceremony. A reception followed at the Russian Tea Room on 57th Street in Manhattan. Cocktail Hour was in the Iconic Bear Lounge followed by dinner and dancing in the Grand Bear Ballroom. The parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner, at the Aspen Social Club, on the eve of the wedding. The bride is the daughter of Wanda and Gery Geesaman of Sinking Spring, Pa. She is the granddaughter of Willard and Lillian Epler and Hobart and Rita Geesaman. The groom is the son of James and Corleen Helwig of University Park. He is the grandson of James and Kathleen Miles and Stanley and Evelyn Helwig. Presented in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father, the bride wore an elegant Cymbeline Paris couture gown with cap sleeves and an open keyhole back, adorned with lace and hand beading. She wore a cathedral-length lace veil and carried tight white peonies with trailing white orchids and stephanotis entwined
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with her grandmother Rita’s handsewn handkerchief and a locket passed down from her mother. Attending the bride as matron of honor was Lily May Andruk. Her bridesmaids included Ashley Lerch and her cousin, Shannon Geesaman. Assisting the groom as best man was Jed Walsh. His groomsmen included Albert Auclair and Charles Kornblith. Serving as ushers were Zach Mager, Chris Ericson, Casey Zeman, and Crinny Dean. The bride is a 2002 graduate of Wilson High School in Reading, Pa. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in arts administration from Wagner College. Tara is the owner and manager of PNT Fitness in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y. The groom is a 2001 graduate of St. Mark’s School of Texas. He graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in economics. James is the managing director at Glenview Capital in New York City. Following their honeymoon trip to Bora Bora, Mo’ore’a and Tahiti, the couple has made their home in the heart of New York City.
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