Engagements
C A P E H A RT P H OTO G R A P H Y ( PAU LL / H A N CO C K ) ; K A R I N N E W S T RO M P H OTO G R A P H Y ( LY N C H / S M I T H )
ENGAGEMENTS
Lindsey Hess & William Kreitsek, Jr.
India Paull & James Hancock III
Kingsley Lynch & Austin Smith
Lindsey Hess and William Kreitsek, Jr., will be married in the winter at a church on the Upper East Side with a reception at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park. The couple is excited to wed when the city is aglow with deocrations for Christmas. Lindsey and Billy were introduced by friends in Southampton, New York, in July 2012; the proposal took place in Shelter Island, New York, in September 2014. At the wedding, Sally Jones will serve as maid of honor and Robert Caulfield and Kenneth Kreitsek will serve as best men. The bride grew up in Buffalo, New York, before attending Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She is currently the senior director of merchandising at Ralph Lauren. The groom grew up in Southampton, New York, before attending Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, where he was recruited for golf. He is currently the president of sales at Suffolk Designer Lighting, family owned and operated since 1965.
India Paull and James Hancock III will be married in the fall in St. Barth’s, with a masquerade-themed reception to follow at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach, Florida. India and James were friends for years before they were reintroduced in Palm Beach—where India was visiting after New York Fashion Week. They decided to meet for drinks before a black-tie event, which turned into an evening of chatting until 2 a.m., followed by milkshakes at Howley’s Diner. The bride grew up in Palm Beach before attending the Canterbury School and graduating from Lynn University. The groom grew up in Boca Raton, Florida, before attending St. Andrew’s School and graduating from Tulane Unversity. The proposal took place during a bike ride on Dunbar Road Beach at sunset. The bride and groom live in an apartment in West Palm Beach, Florida—which is their “own little New York in Palm Beach.”
Kingsley Lynch and Austin Smith were introduced in New York, New York, via Hinge—a platform that helps you meet new people through friends—enjoying their first date at Flex Mussels. The proposal took place on the bride’s birthday, October 23, when Austin got down on one knee in Central Park and asked Kingsley to marry him. The bride grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, before attending Greenwich Academy and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She is currently working in sales at Cowtan & Tout, a design company based in New York, New York, and Washington, D.C. The groom grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, before attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, and the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, Maine. He is currently studying for the bar, which he aims to pass before planning the wedding. u