We’re back with our second installment of the Legal Eagle Wedding Watch in as many days. Enjoy, and have a happy, happy Friday.
Behold, the most outstanding legal lovebirds from the past three weeks:
1. Brenda Zelin and Kyle Williams
2. Alyssa Greenwald and Edward Wittenstein
Evaluate the worthiness of these couples, after the jump.
1. Brenda Zelin and Kyle Williams
(Buy them a roaster.)
The Case:
- This bride has an undergraduate degree from SUNY-Binghamton and a JD from Washington University in St. Louis. She is an associate in the New York office of Shearman & Sterling.
- Her groom graduated from California State Polytechnic University. He also has a law degree from Wash. U. and is an assistant general counsel at Goldman Sachs.
The Case Against:
- Brenda was a prospective student visiting Wash. U. when Kyle, an alumn who was there to talk about career opportunities, offered Brenda a different sort of “opportunity.” The alumn-macking-on-prospective dynamic has much potential for ickiness, but in this case they are close in age, so it’s merely a slightly odd story.
2. Alyssa Greenwald and Edward Wittenstein
(Buy them a soup bowl.)
The Case:
- Alyssa and Ted met as undergraduates at Yale (from which he graduated cum laude). Alyssa went on to get a JD from Duke and is now an associate in Kirkland’s DC office.
- Ted, who since graduating from Yale has apparently qualified as an expert on weapons of mass destruction, is a special assistant to Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte.
- Article III officiant (but only a district judge).
The Case Against:
- White background + harsh lighting = unflattering photo. But you can positively gorge yourself on pictures of them here if you’re so inclined.
3. Erik Hyman and Max Mutchnick
The Case:
- This write-up was the Vows Column, so there’s lots to work with here. We love the story of their somewhat bumbling and awkward road to each other.
- Max, who describes himself as the Mel Brooks to Erik’s Anne Bancroft, was a creator and producer of “Will & Grace.” Erik is an associate at Loeb & Loeb and the former partner of the late Herb Ritts. He has degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School.
- Cute babies! Erik and Max are the parents of baby girls Rose and Evan. (More pictures here.)
The Case Against:
- However you feel about Prop 8, if you have even a sliver of empathy it should be painful to imagine how Max and Erik must feel this week.
Jamie Bartholomew and Steven Aller
(Buy them a knife block.)
The Case:
- This bride was magna at Princeton and has a masters from Oxford and a JD from HLS. She’s an associate at Debevoise.
- Steve, also a Princeton grad, is studying for an MBA at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
The Case Against:
- Egad, people! Unless Jamie really has glowing red eyes in person, this is another tragically unflattering photo. Please, the next time you get married, spring for a professional photographer.
The Verdict:
Team Hyman-Mutchnick! Because “Will & Grace” was a good show, those baby girls are super-cute, and LEWW loves love.
