KELLY KOCHAMBA/AARON HAYES

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• NEW MIDDLETOWN — St. Paul the Apostle Church was the setting for the July 12 wedding of Kelly Ann Kochamba and Aaron Joseph Hayes.

The Rev. Nicholas Shori officiated for the daughter of Joseph and Patricia Kochamba of Poland and the son of Darryl and Mary Ann Hayes of Erie, Pa.

An evening reception followed at the Fonderlac Country Club in Poland.

The bride wore a strapless champagne couture A-line gown, featuring elaborate crochet-work and hand-sewn floral motifs decorating a tulle lace overlay.

Meredith Simington served as maid of honor, and bridesmaids were Karen Walker and the groom’s sisters, Beth Hayes-Rao and Katie Hayes. They wore raspberry-colored dresses.

The groom’s father served as best man, and groomsmen were Garret Derhoffer, Dan Donahue and Brock Yaple.

The bride is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with master’s degrees in business administration and in international business. She is employed with the U.S. Department of Justice in Pittsburgh.

The groom graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a master’s degree in business administration. He is a financial adviser with Harvest Financial in Pittsburgh.

The couple spent their honeymoon on the Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Oahu and Lanai.

They have made their home in Pittsburgh.