Lea Eileen Abesamis Cardona of Manila and Samar, Philippines and Bangkok, Thailand and Leif Dylan Hopkins of Dorset, Vt., Bali, Indonesia and Vineyard Haven were married on Moshup Beach on June 28.
The ceremony was officiated by Aquinnah Justice of the Peace, Virginia York, who blended nature’s beauty with cultural traditions from the bride’s Filipino background and the groom’s Finnish ancestry.
Peter Mithoefer of Dorset, Vt. played Pachelbel’s Canon on the harp during the ceremony and afterward a reception was held at the Duck Inn, catered by the Scottish Bakehouse.
Lea Eileen Cardona Hopkins is the daughter of Dr. Eileen Abesamis Cardona of San Jose, Calif. and Dr. Leo Douglas De La Victoria Cardona Jr. of Samar, Philippines. She is a graduate of the University of Manila, and currently is a biology teacher at the New International School Thailand.
Leif Dylan Hopkins is the son of Marilyn and Thomas Hopkins of Dorset, Vt. and Vineyard Haven, and grandson of Dr. Miriam Wilton and nephew of Richard Wilton both of Edgartown, and of Melissa Wilton of Holliston.
Leif graduated high school from the International School of Kuala Lumpur and Cairo American College, and is a marine biology graduate of the University California Santa Cruz. He will teach IB Environmental Systems and Societies this year at the Ruamrudee International School in Thailand.
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