WEDDINGS
Engagements
Elizabeth Walker & Edward Swenson Elizabeth Walker and Edward Swenson will be married May 12, 2012 at St. Christopher’s Church in Lyford Cay in the Bahamas with a reception following at the Lyford Cay Club. The bride, who is originally from Palm Beach, wanted a destination beach wedding, but somewhere for guests to get to easily. The couple originally met in Stratton, Vt., where each of them had taken out shares in different ski houses for the winter. At the time, they were both dating other people. Eight months later, after seeing her at an event, Ed called Liz for their first date. He took her to a Jets game, and the couple has been together for the last two years. Ed took Liz on a vacation at the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York this past July. After a full day of hiking and wine-tasting around Seneca Lake, they went to dinner at the resort Geneva On The Lake. Before dinner, the couple decided to take their champagne glasses and walk down to the water’s edge where there were some Adirondack chairs. Sitting by the lake, Edward proposed.
Helena Khazanova & Adrien Gautier Helena Khazanova and Adrien Gautier will be married Sept. 24, 2011 on the island of Ibiza in Spain. The ceremony and following reception will both take place on the beach. The couple chose this destination because the bride, who is originally from Moscow, and the groom, who is originally from Switzerland, have many international friends who will be attending the festivities. Directly after the wedding, the couple will go to Les Voiles de Tropez Regatta before going on their honeymoon through Asia, including visiting Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. The couple met in New York City two-and-half years ago out-and-about on the town. Helena had been living in New York, but Adrien was at the time living in Zurich. A month later, Adrien moved to New York and the couple has been together ever since. Adrien came to visit Helena after New Year’s this past year in Moscow, where she had been visiting with her family for the Christmas holiday. He knew he wanted to propose with her family close by. One evening, after dinner, Adrien proposed to Helena in Red Square.
Sandra Barros & Jaime Bonetti Sandra Barros and Jaime Bonetti got engaged on Dec. 18, 2010. The couple is planning their wedding in late spring or early summer 2012 in the D.C. area, where Sandra is presently living. The two originally met while Jaime was at Georgetown University and Sandra was at George Washington University. Jaime’s sister became one of Sandra’s closest friends in college, and the two girls lived in New York together after school. It was then that Jaime and Sandra became good friends. When Sandra returned to D.C., where Jaime was living, to work for the summer, the two started spending a lot of time together, and shortly after became a couple. Jaime proposed at home after he had been away for two weeks in the Dominican Republic. In the weeks prior to his trip, Sandra had asked for his help picking out a new refrigerator. When they went to go look at the fridge, Jaime had placed a big red box inside. At first, Sandra didn’t notice the box. When she did, she asked if Christmas had come early. He just told her to open it, and as she did, he got down on one knee and proposed. u
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