11 August 2010

Wedding Announcement

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen and Michelle Grybowski, of Clayton, are pleased to announce the wedding of their son, Julian, to Tomoko Nakata, daughter of Mr. Minoru Nakata and the late Hiroko Nakata, of Osaka, Japan. The ceremony was held at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, August 7. A reception followed at the same location.

The bride is a 2003 graduate of Yamatogawa High School in Osaka. She received an Associate’s degree in Communications from Osaka Seikei Women’s College in 2005.

The groom is 2003 graduate of Thousand Islands High School. In 2007, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology from Hamilton College in Clinton. He is employed by the government of Osaka Prefecture as an assistant teacher of high-school English.

Ms. Norma Zimmer, mayor of Clayton, presided over the ceremony. The best man was James Chapman, of Norwich, and the maid of honor was the groom’s sister, Hannah Grybowski, of West Harrison.

The couple had previously been married in a civil ceremony in Japan, but were delighted to share their union with family and friends. Following their travel in the United States, the couple will reside in Osaka, Japan.