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SCENEAROUNDTOWN
ress for Success Lackawanna’s 13th Annual
Luncheon & Fashion Show featured guest
speaker Terese Casey. The event helped raise funds
and awareness to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career
development tools to help women thrive in
work and in life. Clothing was featured
from Pierre’s, Scranton, and Suburban
Casuals, Dickson City.
13th Annual
Dress
for
Success
Luncheon & Fashion Show
March 28, 2012, The Radisson, Scranton
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2.Terese Casey, guest speaker
3. Model Dr. Joseph Karam
4. Carla Zero, DFS Board of Directors
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6. Model Ida Castro
7. Model Kaity Raven
8. Ellen Granahan, twin
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9. Rachael Arnone, Suburban Casuals
Dress for Success 2013
TSuccess Luncheon and
he 2013 Dress for
their professional
development skills.
Wolf successfully landed a position with
a well-known area
employer.
Fashion Show, sponsored
by Pennstar Bank, will be
held on March 20, 2013 at
the Radisson Lackawanna
Station Hotel.
This year, clothing will
be provided by Suburban
Casuals, White House
Black Market, Pierre's,
and Hansel & Gretel. An
added feature will have
some of the models walking with their daughters,
“to demonstrate how
women inspire one another
at every age.”This year’s
speaker will be Lori Wolf –
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Mary Ann Iezzi
David Raven
a true inspiration for
women in our area. Wolf
was a client
of Dress for Success
Lackawanna and a graduate of the offered
Going Places Network
by Walmart. The sixweek program helps
women define their personal brand and grow
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March 20, 2013
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: The Radisson
Lackawanna Station Hotel
Ticket Price: $40/person
To purchase contact:
570.941.0339
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Dinner by Design
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M
ake plans to
warm your mind
and soul at the
historic Scranton Cultural
Center at the Masonic
Temple in Scranton during the third annual
Dinner by Design. A dozen
local designers and decorators will transform the
Cultural Center into beautiful and innovative dining
environments. They will also
host demonstrations on a
range of home and gardening techniques. The dining
displays are,“Totally up to
the inspiration of the
designers, whether it’s a
dinner setting for two, a
party of 16, a focus on floral
arrangements or lighting.
That’s what makes it fun
and interesting,” says
Michael Gilman, president
of the Lackawanna
Historical Society and cochair of the event.
The name, Dinner by
Design, is somewhat misleading.“It is not an eating
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at Historic
Venue
event, but a focus on
design,” says event co-chair
Laurie Cadden. In addition
to the visual displays, it
does offer a marketplace
featuring dining-related
items and food samples,
such as cake “shots” and
other delightful goodies
from Truly Scrumptious, a
creator of one-of-a-kind
cakes for weddings and
other special occasions.
Cathy Reppert, owner of the
Kingston bakery, says
Dinner by Design is,“A great
way to support the community and make connections
with other area vendors.”
New this year is a gourmet
luncheon on Saturday and
Sunday featuring soups,
sandwiches and salads from
Accentuate Caterers.“We’ve
participated since day one,
and it just keeps getting
better and better,” says Paul
Wanas, owner and chef of
Accentuate Caterers, a fullservice catering and event
production company with
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over 25 years of experience.
The event has grown successfully every year with an
excess of 600 attendees at
the 2012 event.
The Preview Party begins
on Friday, March 1, at 7
p.m., giving attendees an
electrifying first look at
the dining environments.
Exhibits are open Saturday,
March 2 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sunday, March 3
from noon to 5 p.m.
Preview party tickets are
$60; Saturday and Sunday
tickets are $15 in advance
and $20 at the door; they
can be purchased at the
Scranton Cultural Center
Box Office or the
Lackawanna Historical
Society. Proceeds benefit
the Lackawanna Historical
Society and The Scranton
Cultural Center. Visit
www.ScrantonCulturalCent
er.org or call 570-346-7369.
–Julie Korponai
March 2013
Outdoor
Weddings
Spring 2013 bridal guide
Janice Ann DiPietro &
Cpt. Robert John Watts
Photo by Lisa Maiolatesi
BRIDAL GUIDE
BRIDAL GUIDE
Amber Guilford &
Andrew John Franko
Amber
and Andrew
met in eighth
grade and
briefly dated
in high
school. They
reunited after
graduation
and were
engaged
seven months
later on a train
ride through
the countryside. They
married at
Woodloch
Resort in
Hawley on
October 13,
2012.
were dried cornhusks
handmade to resemble
roses. The corn was grown
on the farm of the groom’s
family. Favors were handmade burlap envelopes
which held flower seed packets. Avid hunters and outdoor lovers, the groom and
his groomsmen wore camouflage vests under their brown
tuxedos, from Sarno and Son.
The bride wore a single
string of pearls handed down
to her from her late grand-
Mark Yu
has
The lakefront ceremony featured rustic elements of
autumn. Pumpkins, grown by the brother of the groom,
and fall-hued rose petals lined the aisle. Boutonnieres
mother. The four-legged
ring bearer was the couple’s pet beagle, Bagel.
Bouquets featured pink ribbons, and the men wore
pink ribbons on their tuxes
in honor of Breast Cancer
Awareness Month and the
mother of the bride, a cancer survivor.
The reception for 140
guests at the Inn at
Woodloch featured locally-grown, potted mums
wrapped in burlap and surrounded by votive candles
and mini pumpkins.
Cupcakes were served in
fall-inspired flavors like
sweet potato, caramel
apple and pumpkin spice.
To honor the groom’s heritage, they performed a traditional money dance. Both sets of
parents celebrated anniversaries close to the wedding
date, so they were honored by dancing to a special
song. Guests took home photos from the photo
booth, which were also made into a scrapbook for
guests to sign as a keepsake for the couple.
The bride is staff accountant at Tyler Memorial
Hospital; the groom is rigger foreman at B & K
Construction. They reside in Falls.
–Erika A. Bruckner
BRIDAL GUIDE
Four Weddings…
and a Hair Salon!
etween August and
November 2012,
four employees of
NOW Hair Studio in
Scranton tied the knot.
Leading up to the weddings, brides swapped
money-saving tips and tested hairstyles after work. The
co-workers say support
from the other brides-to-be
kept them sane.
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NOW receptionist Valarie
Brown, whose classic reception at The Colonnade in
Scranton featured a Tiffany
blue and coral color
scheme, says, “The best
part was that the other
brides never thought a
question or a panic-stricken moment was too
crazy!” Stylist Kristy
Mitchell avoided stress.“My
husband kept reminding
me that all we are setting
out to do is get married,”
she says,“and as long as we
got that part down, that’s
all that mattered.”
The brides were not concerned about making their
day stand out among the
other weddings.“We all
have such different style
that we knew they would
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all be beautiful in
their own way,”
explains Mitchell.
She had a simple,
elegant affair at the
Scranton Cultural
Center in Scranton
complete with a
sparkler send off.
Kristina & Ren
Petrauskas,
September 8,
2012
Stylist Katie Pagnotti
also worked a bit of
sparkle into her fairytale-themed reception
with crystals and candelabras at the Hilton
Hotel and Conference
Center in Scranton,
where she and her husband also honored loved
ones.“I lost my grandfather, so I had his picture
in an antique frame
wrapped around my
bouquet so that he
would be with me on
the most important day
of our life,” Pagnotti
says. In lieu of favors,
the couple made a
donation in their
guests’ names to a
scholarship in the
honor of a friend of the
groom who passed
away in college.
Katie & Scott
Pagnotti,
August 4,
2012
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August 10, 2012
The biggest challenge for Stylist Kristina
Petrauskas was her dress. She purchased it
one year before the wedding, and after a
bout of second-guessing, she decided to
keep it.“I cut the straps off and chopped 20
inches off the train,” Petrauskas says.“I
couldn’t picture walking down the aisle in
any other dress!” She walked down that aisle
to a Beatles song that was playing when her
husband proposed. Their Beatles-themed
reception at the Elmhurst Country Club in
Moscow featured centerpieces of green
apples and flowers. –Danielle Del Prete
Kristy & Robert
Mitchell,
November
24, 2012
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Offer an Aperol Spritz; the new
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Custom Cufflinks
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A manly "Storm"
The male version of
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Add Feather
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BRIDAL GUIDE
BRIDAL GUIDE
Jessica Emily Nataupsky
&
Chris HyungSeok Kang
sko
John Ka
Jessica and Chris
met as students at
Goucher College in
Baltimore. Chris took
her on a getaway to
Las Vegas in 2010,
where the room
was covered with
rose petals and candlelight. Jessica opened a gigantic fortune cookie and read her fortune,“The
answer you’re looking for is,‘Yes.’” She
turned to see Chris on one knee asking,“Will you marry me?”
They married August 18, 2012 at the
Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre.
Invitations were custom-designed,
individually pressed by hand on
antique cast-iron presses and printed
on 100 percent cotton paper made
by a 500-year-old European mill. The
edges were hand-painted pink.
The bride’s gown was custom
designed for her by Heidi Elnora, a
project runway alum. The mother and
grandmother of the groom wore traditional Korean dresses known as
“hanbok.” An artist created their custom ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, with calligraphy in English,
Hebrew and Korean. They were married in a traditional Jewish ceremony under a chuppah created by the
mother of the bride.
The couple, both musicians,
took an entire year to choose
the right songs. The bride’s friend
and former violin teachers played for
the ceremony. A ten-piece band performed at the reception. Candles sat on
tables and hung from globes on the
ceiling. The tent and ball room were
decorated by MCR Productions. As a
surprise to the bride, her parents
arranged for an artist to paint the
event live throughout the evening.
The focal point of the evening was a
dessert display of 12 coordinating
cakes. Each cake, custom-made by Truly
Scrumptious in Kingston, featured different flavors, fillings and designs.
Leading up to dessert was a five-course
menu with quail eggs, caviar, roasted
duck and a raw bar with freshly shucked
oysters.
Donations were made to City Kitties
Rescue in Philadelphia, the Jimmy Fund
of The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in
Boston and the Osterhout Library.
Jessica is a professional musician and
teacher of Suzuki violin. Chris is attending the University of Michigan Law. They
live in Ann Arbor, MI. –Erika A. Bruckner
March 2013
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BRIDAL GUIDE
10 Ideas for Wedding &
Engagement Photo Locations
1. Resorts: Picture-perfect
scenery is already in place
at these nature-surrounded
spaces. Many times the
resort will boast grand halls
and intimate gazebos to
serve as scenic backdrops.
For engagement pictures,
make it a date, and stay for
dinner! If your wedding is at
a resort, you’ll limit time
and stress by staying on
location.
NEPA Suggestion: Skytop
Lodge, Skytop – Grand
lodge and beautiful porch
overlooking gardens.
2. Local Parks: These often
come to mind as photo
locations since many have
natural features and treestudded backgrounds. One
is probably within a short
drive, so you won’t have to
go out of your way en route
to your reception.
NEPA Suggestion: Nay Aug
Park, Scranton – Unique
options from tree-house to
covered bridge to pavilions
to playgrounds. Also neighbors entrance of Everhart
Museum and reflecting
pool.
3. Cityscapes: Trek to the
top of a parking garage
(yes, sounds romantic), so
the photographer can capture the cityscape below. Or
simply stroll down your
favorite street as the photographer snaps away; the
natural bustle of city (or
small-town) life can serve as
an evolving backdrop.
NEPA Suggestions: Main
Street, Honesdale – lined
with quaint shops and
eateries, it’s an ideal smalltown setting.
4. State Parks: Natural
beauty at these spaces is a
given. Since many parks
also offer outdoor activities,
they could be perfect place
to capture active couples
while boating, skiing or biking for true “personality”
engagement shots.
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NEPA Suggestion: Rickett’s
Glen State Park, Benton – 22
named waterfalls and rustic
paths; some don’t require a
long hike! A lake offers
another backdrop with
boat rentals.
5. Studio: While this option
seems bland to some, studio shots can be timeless
photos that focus on the
couple rather than the
background choices, without any chance of rain
delays and squinting from
the sun!
NEPA Suggestion: Kaiser Fine
Photography, Carbondale –
specializes in boutique portraits.
6. Courthouses: Typically,
architectural design shines
through the details. Try
exterior shots on the lawn,
or see if the building has a
grand lobby (check with
officials before waltzing in
with paparazzi!).
NEPA Suggestion: Luzerne
County Courthouse, WilkesBarre – Turn-of-the-century
building with stunning
architecture, especially in
the rotunda.
Pictured here: Kelly Flannery &
Christopher Boland, Courthouse
Square, Scranton.Lettieri Photography
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7. Historic Sites: These sites run the
gamut from exquisite buildings and stately
museums to manicured landscapes and
time capsules of industry gone by.
Meet the Talented Stylists of
NEPA Suggestion: Steamtown National
Historic Site, Scranton– the steal and steam
make a great contrast with formal attire.
Call today for an appointment.
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3350 N.Main Ave.
Scranton
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8. Attractions: Think of everyday places
you find beautiful, from local farms to garden centers overflowing with lush ponds
and gardens.
NEPA Suggestion: Creekside Gardens,
Tunkhannock – ponds and leaves abound
for intimate settings, and couples might get
a special visitor in their photos near the
butterfly house!
9. College Campuses: With stately archi-
Pictured clockwise from left: Laurie, Denise, Jenny & Kim
tecture and green spaces, college and university campuses photograph well. Extra
points for sentimentality if you pose at your
alma matter.
NEPA Suggestion: Wilkes University, WilkesBarre – start at the arboretum or Greenway,
especially beautiful with spring blooms,
and simply cross the street to get riverside
images at the River Common (pictured
below) or nearby Market Street Bridge.
10. Personal Favorites: When documenting such a personal milestone, consider
places precious to you individually or as a
couple. Maybe your grandmother’s rose
garden, the café where you went on your
first date or the football field you played on
in high school. -Erika A. Bruckner
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Remodeled!
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BRIDAL GUIDE
Janice Ann DiPietro &
CPT
Robert John Watts
On Rob’s and Janice’s
first date, they talked for
six hours. On December 3,
2011, they went for a walk
at Nay Aug Park in
Scranton. As she tried to
hurry him along, he talked
nostalgically about their
relationship. They drove to
the lookout at Lake
Scranton, and he proposed.
Rob and Janice married at
St. Peter’s Cathedral in
Scranton on August
11, 2012. During the
ceremony, they presented roses to the
Blessed Mother. As
“Ave Maria” played,
they set roses next to
wedding pictures of their
late grandparents. After the
ceremony, the newlyweds
walked under the “Arch of
Sabers” and kissed to welcome the bride to the
Army. A trolley transported
out-of-town guests from
the hotel to the church and
back to the Hilton Scranton
for the reception. Extra furniture and custom lighting
by MCR Productions
enhanced the cocktail and
reception spaces. The dance
floor was set apart with ceiling draping and chandeliers
around its border. Music
from “The Godfather” and
other Italian favorites
played during the fourcourse dinner, featuring two
seafood displays set atop
ice sculptures.
Guests took photos in a
photo booth; a book of
their photos and well wishes is now a memento for
the newlyweds. Instead of a
traditional guest book,
guests used an inkpad to
make a fingerprint “leaf” on a tree. The framed fingerprint tree now hangs in the newlywed’s home.
The bride is Export Customer Service Coordinator
at Kraft Foods, Inc.; the groom is a Military
Intelligence Officer serving in the
Pennsylvania Army National Guard as
the Commander of Company A 55th
Brigade Special Troops Battalion.
They honeymooned in Punta Cana
and reside in Scranton.
–Erika A. Bruckner
Lisa Maiolatesi
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Newlywed Contest!
Grand Prize Winner Announced
appenings invited all couples
that married in 2011 or 2012 to
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at www.HappeningsMagazinePA.com.
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Susan and David Kopko of Scranton won
a custom-designed anniversary cake by
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Grand Prize!
Shelley and Edward Smith of Spring
Brook Township won a gift certificate to
Wisnosky Jewelers in Tunkhannock, a family-owned shop known for designing custom, one-of-a-kind jewelry in their onpremise studio. www.Wisnosky.com
Marina and Marty Dorio of Dunmore won
the grand prize three-night cruise for two
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