EMILY KOBELENZ | ROBERT DIRIENZO

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Emily Kobelenz and Robert DiRienzo, both of 4090 Hodges Blvd., Jacksonville, Fla., exchanged nuptial vows during a 7 p.m. June 27 ceremony as they were united in marriage at St. Augustine Lighthouse.

Michael Scaliatine officiated for the daughter of Jack Kobelenz of Littleton, Mass., and Marci Kobelenz of Bradenton, Fla., and the son of Dennis and Terry DiRienzo of Calcutta.

The couple were honored during a reception at Columbia Restaurant. They postponed their wedding trip to Rome until December 2009 and live in Jacksonville.

The bride is an office manager with Waddell and Reed in Jacksonville. She graduated from Suffolk University in Boston with a degree in theater.

The groom earned a degree in civil engineering technology from Youngstown State University and is a staff engineer with Taylor Engineering in Jacksonville.

The bride wore a strapless princess-style gown and held a bouquet of roses and hydrangeas.

Mollie Kobelenz of Chelmsford, Mass., was the honor attendant for her sister. She wore a white hibiscus palm Hawaiian dress, as did the bridesmaids, Gina Fantone of East Liverpool, the groom’s sister, and Mandy Tucker of Youngstown.

Dan Kuzma of Youngstown was best man, and groomsmen were Kevin Fantone of East Liverpool, the groom’s brother-in-law, and Dan DiRienzo of Calcutta, his brother.