Kerith Long and Robert Branca were married Aug. 4 at Nashmamois Farm in Edgartown surrounded by family and friends.
Kerith is the daughter of Sandy and Mike Joyce and Annie and Ray Long, all of Edgartown, and the granddaughter of the late Kent Fritz and Sally Fritz of Edgartown and Aloha and Gordon Long of Oak Bluffs.
Robert is the son of the late Richard Branca and Elizabeth Branca of Canton.
Mr. Ivan Nikolov Sabev and Mrs. Margarita Doncheva Sabeva of Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, are happy to announce the engagement of their beloved daughter Ivona Ivanova Sabeva, of Sofia and Edgartown, to Andrew Jason de Geofroy of Edgartown, son of Ms. Wendy Jones de Geofroy of Edgartown and Mr. Charles Antoine de Geofroy of Chilmark.
Ivona and Andrew will be married on Martha’s Vineyard in the spring.
Jae Elizabeth Strommer and Thomas Loring Rowe of Newport, R.I., were married June 9 on board the yacht Elysian at Newport.
Capt. Stephen Connett performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Diane W. Strommer of Pawtucket, R.I. and the late John P. Strommer. She is the granddaughter of the late Eva and Loraine Weltner of Greensboro, N.C., and the late Harold and Mildred Strommer of Greensburg, Ohio.
Ila Briggs and Peter Halby were married in Vineyard Haven on Sept. 8.
The Rev. Ross Lilley, a close friend, performed the ceremony.
The bride’s parents, Mary Vivian and Kirk Briggs, live in Vineyard Haven where the bride was raised.
The bridegroom’s mother, Susan Halby, lives in Concord and is a summer resident of Vineyard Haven. The bridegroom’s father, Christian Halby and his wife, Susan Schaefer, divide their timebetween Waylandand Chilmark.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Plante of West Tisbury announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Plante, to Brandon LeBlanc, son of Mr. and Mrs. Armond LeBlanc of Nantucket. A 2009 summer wedding is planned.
Wendy Francis and Donald Ward of Edgartown announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Francis to David Henry of Clearwater Beach, Fla. David is the son of Maureen Henry of Brick Township, N.J., and Michael Henry of Clearwater Beach, Fla. An October 2009 wedding is planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Connors, of Woburn and Centerville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Eileen Elizabeth Connors, to Robert Daniel Moriarty. The future bridegroom is the son of the Hon. and Mrs. Cornelius J. Moriarty of South Hadley and Edgartown.
Jamie E. Worden and Michael A. Dalmau of Hyannis, were married June 14, 2008.
The bride is the daughter of James and Margaret Worden of Greenfield and the granddaughter of Dorothy Worden of Oak Bluffs and the late Frederick H, Worden, Jr., retired Edgartown police chief. The bridegroom is the son of Antoinette and Francis Higgins of Brewster and Anthony Dalmau of Brewster.
The 6 p.m. wedding and reception took place at the State Room, Boston, overlooking Boston Harbor, with Hamish Wilkinson, a childhood friend of the groom, officiating.
