Miss Darby Grace Birnbaum and First Lieutenant William Peter Savino Jr, USMC, were married on Saturday, October 8th, 2016 at two o’clock in the afternoon at Popp Fountain in City Park. The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Reverend Michael Kuhn of St Martin’s Episcopal School. Elizabeth Messina played piano during the ceremony and Erika Parker was the photographer. Following the wedding, the reception was held at the Arbor Room at City Park with entertainment provided by The Boogie Men. Guests came from Canada, England, Greece, Ireland, and Norway as well as many parts of the U.S. Following the reception, an after-party was hosted by the bride’s parents at The Bulldog in Mid-City. Edna Rice of Houston and Linda Friedlander of New Orleans hosted a “Louisiana Tea” at Linda’s home the Thursday before the wedding. On Friday before the wedding the bridesmaid’s brunch was held at Brennan’s in the Morphy Room. On the eve of the wedding, the parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner at Impastato’s in Metairie.
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The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Birnbaum of Houston, Texas. She is the granddaughter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Linwood A. Pace, U.S. Army (Ret.) of Lafayette, Louisiana and the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Birnbaum of Prattsville, New York. The groom is the son of Commander and Mrs. William P. Savino, USN (Ret.) of Slidell, Louisiana. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheahan of County Cork, Ireland and the late Mr. and Mrs. Vito Savino of Commack, New York.
Presented in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown of ivory corded embroidered Italian lace that starts from the bodice and percolates to the hemline. This gown features a V-neck bodice with sheer lace straps and an overlay sweetheart neckline, a deep v-back and is finished with a semi-cathedral train. The wedding gown was from Yvonne LaFleur of New Orleans. Her veil was fingertip length illusion and features a piece of lace from her mother’s wedding veil. The veil was designed by the bride and was hand made at Yvonne Lafleur. The bride carried a simple, classic hand-tied bouquet designed by Pistil and Stamen in whites and soft pastels featuring old fashioned roses, dahlias, zinnias, and textural foliage. A handkerchief handmade by the bride’s maternal grandmother of the fabric from the bride’s baptismal gown was wrapped around the bouquet. The bride also wore pearls given to her by her maternal grandparents when she was born.
Serving as Maid of Honor was Kaitlyn Barr of Greenville, South Carolina. Bridesmaids were Savannah Gresham of Houston, Mahlette Mammo of New York City, Abigail Morris of Metairie and Christine Savino, the groom’s sister, of New Orleans. The bridesmaids wore gowns of navy chiffon in different styles and they each carried bouquets of white and soft pastel flowers, similar to the bride’s.
Serving as the best man was Thomas Savino, brother of the groom, of Slidell. The groomsmen were Donald Birnbaum of College Station, Texas, brother of the bride, Andrew Daire of Baton Rouge, Byron Delaune of Thibodaux, Noel Marcantel of New Orleans, Jonathan Tan of Los Angeles, California and Jonathan Watson of Baton Rouge.
Darby is a 2010 graduate of Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas. She graduated in May of 2014 from Louisiana State University where she earned a BA in International Studies and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Darby currently works for the federal government in New Orleans.
Bill is a 2008 graduate of Fountainbleau High School in Mandeville. He graduated in May of 2013 from Louisiana State University with a BA in International Studies. Bill is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton and is serving as a platoon commander for the U.S. Marines.
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Following the wedding festivities, Darby will be joining Bill and residing in San Marcos, California. She will be taking a transfer and will be working in the San Diego office of the federal government. The happy couple will take a delayed honeymoon in 2017 to Ireland and Italy.
