Cara Nolfi | Don Picciano Jr.

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LOWELLVILLE

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church was the setting at 2 p.m. Sept. 18 for the wedding of Cara Jean Nolfi, daughter of Donald and Donna Nolfi of Lowellville, and Don Andr Picciano Jr., son of Don and Rosemarie Picciano of Twinsburg.

The Rev. Charles Poore officiated, and a reception took place at the Lake Club in Poland. The couple spent their honeymoon in Playa Mujeres, Mexico, and live in Boardman.

Fashioned of diamond white silk organza, the bride’s off-the-shoulder gown featured a fitted bodice embroidered with silver thread and enhanced with pearls and crystals. The ball-gown skirt flowed to a cathedral train.

Her sister, Krista Beard, was matron of honor. She wore a peony-colored gown as did the bridesmaids, Katie Olson; Lisa Swinarski, the groom’s sister; Traci Sulik, the bride’s cousin; and Carly Gemma, Jennifer Karvonen, Aslan Longstaff, Shannon Carchedi, Candace Reisinger and Ceyda Erdol. The flower girls were Avery and Marisa Swinarski, the groom’s nieces and the couple’s goddaughters.

Sharing best-man duties were Kevin Hosty and Ryan Woodman, and groomsmen were Mark Swinarski, the groom’s brother-in-law; Brad Banas; Matthew Beard, the bride’s brother-in-law; Ryan Fields; Andrew Bursh; Michael LaRich, the groom’s cousin; Michael Ramus; and Kurt Pettit. Ring bearer was the bride’s godson, David Olson.

Mrs. Picciano is a cum laude Westminster College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and earned a master’s degree in education from John Carroll University. She is employed as a school psychologist with the Mahoning County Educational Service Center in Boardman.

Her husband has a bachelor’s degree in sports sciences from Ohio University and is director of marketing and public relations for Copeland Oaks Retirement Community in Sebring.