The Wedding Party...

by Rachelle Hruska · March 24, 2009

    [Tabitha Tindale and Vincent Cafiso. Photo by Michiko Kurisu for NY Times]

    [Introducing "The Wedding Party"]

    Tabitha Tindale and Vincent Cafiso Married March 8th in Delray Beach, Fla. They are both romantic and musical partners. Together, they created Joy Zipper, an alternative rock band with a retro 60's synthesized sound mixed with sunny Beach Boys harmonies. For the last decade, they have lived and worked in a 400-square-foot studio apartment in Manhattan. Fun Fact: Trippy is how Ms. Tindale and Mr. Cafiso describe their music. Yin and yang are words that came up regarding their relationship.

    More weddings below....

    Kristen Kirkland and Bill Sherman: Married Friday afternoon on the set of "In the Heights" at the Richard Rodgers Theater in NY. Kristen is the assistant VP for employee training and development at Merrill Lynch. She graduated from Oglethorpe University and received her master's in psychology.  Bill is the Tony Award winner for orchestration for "In The Heights" and has also shared in a group Grammy. He is the music director for "The Electric Company" on PBS and has composed for "Sesame Street." He graduated from Wesleyan Univ.

    Tammy Hshieh and Isaac Chiu: Married Saturday at the Memorial Church of Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.  They met at Harvard from which they both graduated. Tammy is a fourth-year medical student at Brown. Isaac is a doctoral candidate in immunology at Harvard.

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    Rian Balfour and Russell Marcus: Married Saturday in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Rian is an associate in the tax department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. She graduated from Columbia with a law degree from Duke.  Russell is a senior associate at Clifford Chance law firm. He graduated from Florida State with a law degree from Columbia.

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    Kevin Clarke and Karl Soehnlein: Married Saturday in San Francisco. Kevin is a performer and member of both the Art Street Theater and the Chris Black/Potrzebie Dance Project as well as a freelance graphic design consultant. He graduated from Cornell. Karl is a novelist and author of "The World of Normal Boys" and "You Can Say You Knew Me When." He teaches in the master of Fine Arts writing program at the University of San Francisco and graduated from Ithaca with a masters from San Fran State.