After two years of isolation, Palm Beachers' weddings — and all the joy and celebration — are back

shannon donnelly, Palm Beach Daily News
·3 min read
Drs. Mary Acosta and H. Parker Stride
Drs. Mary Acosta and H. Parker Stride

At long last, love.

Well, not love, so much, as love in person. Celebrated in person. Witnessed by other persons.

As being together returned with the easing of COVID restrictions, so too did weddings — our favorite excuse for tying one on.

But it's not only about the party. After two years of hardship, joblessness, illness, and millions of people mourning the loss of loved ones, a wedding is life-affirming and worthy of celebration.

So be a dear and fetch crazy Auntie a glass of bubbly and join her in a toast to this season's happy couples.

COUPLE: Mary Elizabeth Acosta and Herbert Parker Stride

  • DATE: Dec. 5, 2020, in Indiana

  • CEREMONY: Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame

  • RECEPTION: LaSalle Grill, rescheduled on short notice from the Notre Dame Law School atrium because of a COVID resurgence

  • GOWN: Pronovias

  • HONEYMOON: Deer Valley, Utah

  • FACTOID: Both the bride and groom are medical residents in Chicago.

Patrick Hosinski and Katherine Acosta
Patrick Hosinski and Katherine Acosta

COUPLE: Katherine Ashley Acosta and Patrick Anton Hosinski

  • DATE: Jan. 31, 2021

  • CEREMONY: St. Ann Church in West Palm Beach.

  • RECEPTION: Beach Club

  • GOWN: Classic silk Mikado corset dress by Lihi Hod

  • HONEYMOON: Hawaii

  • FACTOID: The bride, the bride's father, the bride's grandfather and the groom's mother are all physicians.

Charles Schumacher and Camille Fonseca
Charles Schumacher and Camille Fonseca

COUPLE: Camille Fonseca and Charles Schumacher III

  • DATE: Oct. 23, 2021 in Palm Beach

  • CEREMONY: The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea

  • RECEPTION: At Vita Serena, the home of the bridegroom's parents, Amanda and Chuck Schumacher

  • GOWN: Designed by the bride; fabricated by Molle Bridals

  • HONEYMOON: Two-week cruise through the Lesser Antilles

  • FACTOID: The artistically inclined bride had originally planned a career in design but, as her father said: "She was headed to Parsons but missed a turn and ended up on Wall Street."

Coleen Mullen and Sean Rooney
Coleen Mullen and Sean Rooney

COUPLE: Colleen Mullen and Sean Rooney

  • DATE: Dec. 11, 2021 in Palm Beach

  • CEREMONY: St. Edward Church

  • RECEPTION: Beach Club

  • GOWN: Oscar de la Renta

  • HONEYMOON: Ireland

  • FACTOID: The couple honeymooned in the country where the bridegroom's uncle, Daniel Rooney, served as U.S. ambassador.

Maria Manning and David Corn
Maria Manning and David Corn

COUPLE: Maria Louise Manning and David Michael Corn

  • DATE: Jan. 8, 2022 in New Hampshire

  • CEREMONY: The Bedford Village Inn

  • RECEPTION: The Bedford Village Inn

  • GOWN: Pronovias couture with an heirloom veil.

  • HONEYMOON: Hawaii

  • FACTOID: Both the bride and groom were active in athletics at Clark University; she in field hockey and he in baseball.

Victoria Michaels and Daniel Friedman
Victoria Michaels and Daniel Friedman

COUPLE: Victoria Michaels and Daniel Friedman

  • DATE: Feb. 19, 2022 in Palm Beach

  • CEREMONY: The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

  • RECEPTION: The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

  • GOWN: Daalarna Couture

  • HONEYMOON: Japan

  • FACTOID: The bride's choice of a gown by Hungarian designer Daalarna Couture was an homage to the heritage of the Hungarian-born bridegroom.

Emma Young and David Scaff Jr.
Emma Young and David Scaff Jr.

COUPLE: Emma Christine Young and David Hillary Scaff Jr.

  • DATE: March 10, 2022

  • CEREMONY: West Palm Beach

  • RECEPTION: Wedding dinner hosted by bride's family

  • GOWN: Alexia Maria

  • HONEYMOON: At a later date

  • FACTOID: The bridegroom's father is the president of FineMark National Bank, Palm Beach.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham

COUPLE: Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham

  • DATE: April 9, 2022

  • CEREMONY: In a specially constructed wedding tent at Montsorrel, the home of the bride's parents, Claudia and Nelson Peltz

  • RECEPTION: In a specially constructed reception tent at Montsorrel

  • GOWN: Couture by Valentino's top guy, creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli

  • HONEYMOON: Unknown. But really, when one is that rich, every day's a luxury cruise

  • FACTOID: Lordy, where to begin? The celebrity factor. The rich factor. Tents the size of convention centers erected on the lawn. Confirmation of the Palm Beach design credo that there's no such thing as too many white orchids. The couture gown that was surprisingly elegant in its simplicity. The manmade brook flowing around the couple as they exchanged vows. And best of all, hometown gal/mother of the bride Claudia, whose timeless style totally eclipsed the ''trendsetter'' mother of the groom. And don't even get us started on that blinding jewelry. Cheers for the home team!

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: Weddings such as Nicola Peltz, Brooklyn Beckham return to Palm Beach