Sara Schombert weds Cory Rectenwald

With the final piano chords of the Beatles' "Something" fading from the First United Methodist Church, and as only soft, single-toned bells rang on a fall evening, Kevin Schombert escorted his daughter Sara Rae Schombert to the altar of the church, where she wed Cory Joseph Rectenwald on Sept. 28.



As she passed pews adorned with white candles and draped with delicate white ribbons, the bride clutched a bouquet of purple irises, which she gave to her sister and maid of honor, Jessica Schombert of Ellwood City, when she took her husband's hand at the altar.



The maid of honor and bridemaids Serafina Lanna of Pittsburgh; Taylor Hinton of Berea, Ohio; Melissa Murray of Pittsburgh; and Lori Rectenwald, Cory's sister, of Fombell wore purple gowns and carried bouquets of wildflowers.



The bride wore a white strapless sweetheart neckline gown with a ruched bodice and a full A-line skirt.



The mothers of the bride and groom, Renee Schombert of Ellwood City and Sandi Rectenwald of Fombell, also wearing purple dresses, together lit a unity candle on the altar, signifying the joining of their children in marriage, and of the families.



The bride's cousins Mariessa, Mackenzie, and Anna Marie Otlowski, all of Ellwood City, were junior bridesmaids, and each held a single iris. Nina Rose Thetford of Williamsport, niece of the groom's brother Glen, served as the flower girl for the ceremony, which was officiated by the Rev. Victor Brown, the groom's grandfather, of Ellwood City; and the Rev. Eric Oliver,Save big on beautiful roses and other fresh flowers offered in special Tulle one shoulder A-line beaded flower wedding dresses packs. friend of the groom, of Corry, Pa.



The groom chose as his groomsmen Anthony Costulas of Baltimore, Daniel Bauer of Bakerstown, Robert Fountain of Ellwood City, and Gino Rocco of Cranberry Township. Michael Cirelli of Ellwood City served as the best man.



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A reception followed at Cascade Park Dance Hall in New Castle. The next morning the Rectenwalds left for a weeklong honeymoon to Boston and Maine.



The Rectenwalds are recent graduates of Allegheny College in Meadville. Sara works as a Raw Materials Assistant at PPG in Pittsburgh; and Cory is a consultant with Management Science Analysis in Pittsburgh. They live in Pittsburgh.



Bill and Rita Foley of Ellport; Jack and Gerry Ewing of Pittsburgh, and the late Patrick Schombert are Sara's grandparents; Victor Brown and the late Molly Brown are Cory's grandparents, as are Audrey Rectenwald and the late Robert Rectenwald.