Mr & Mrs Kenneth Lee, Jr

Former Newtown resident Rachel Sarah Anne Moreno and Kenneth Allan Lee Jr were married on August 12, 2007. The marriage ceremony was in The Wedding Gazebo at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Md., with the Reverend Daniel Pierkarski officiating. The bride was given into marriage by her father. A reception followed at Brookside Gardens.

The bride is the daughter of Jack A. and Deborah J. Lopes-Moreno of Southbury, and formerly of Newtown.

For her wedding day, Rachel wore a Watters & Watters white satin strapless gown that featured a drape bodice and dropped waist, with a satin ribbon at the waist. She carried a bouquet of white lilies and daisies with maidenhair ferns, with the stems wrapped in white ribbon.

Maid of honor was Laura Ermini of Minneapolis, Minn. Her silk chartreuse dress was mid-calf length, with a natural neckline front and back, spaghetti straps, and a satin ribbon tied into a front bow. The dress had an empire waist and a silk chiffon overlay. She carried a smaller bouquet that also featured lilies, daisies, and ferns.

She attended Hawley Elementary School, Newtown Middle School, and then Newtown High School, graduating with the Class of 1998. She then attended and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Penn., in 2002. She is employed as a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing for Fairfax County Schools.

Mr Lee is the son of Elizabeth and Kenneth Lee of Key West, Fla. His father was his best man. He has taken several classes in advanced graphic design and 3-D animation at Florida Key Community College, and is employed as a multimedia designer at the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C.

Following a honeymoon to Maui, Hawaii, the Lees returned to their home in Forest Heights, Md.