Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 3.15: The Brides of March
It’s NCAA Tournament time, which means that if you get married this weekend or the next two, your guests will be cursing you as they surreptitiously refresh their BlackBerries. We therefore applaud this week’s brides, who planned their weddings for this past weekend, before the madness struck. They are — if we may say so — our Cinderellas.
Here are this week’s finalists:
1. Sara Schacter and Aram Erenburg
Read more about this week’s legal lovebirds, after the jump.
1. Sara Schacter and Aram Erenburg
(Buy them a salad spinner.)
The Case:
- This unpretentious-looking bride has an undergraduate degree from NYU and a master’s from Hunter College. She works as a job placement supervisor for people with disabilities. Her groom graduated from the University of Michigan and has a JD from Cardozo. He’s an associate at Kucker & Bruh, which is “a highly respected Manhattan law firm,” according to its own website.
The Case Against:
- Sara and Aram’s wedding website makes them seem refreshingly down-to-earth: Aram’s a Star Wars fan; Sara likes to knock back the booze. What are these people doing in the NYT?
2. Melissa Weiss and Kenneth Mazer
(Buy them a sugar bowl.)
The Case:
- The bride, a former senior counsel of OppenheimerFunds in New York, has undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard. The groom, a widower, graduated from the University of Vermont and has an MBA from NYU. He’s a founder and VP of an importing company in New York.
- Their write-up breaks the stunning news that there are Jews in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Case Against:
- Melissa and Kenneth are attempting to shake their guests down for a bunch of very pricey gifts. Nice to see that their intended victims aren’t biting (e.g., they’ve gotten zero of their twelve $350 sterling sets and only three of their $286 gold place settings.) Memo to the couple: You got married in Kentucky, and your combined age is 84. Buy your own gold-encrusted plates.
3. Rebecca Kirszner and James Katz
(Buy them a home recycling center.)
The Case:
- The bride, who graduated from Clark University and has a master’s from UPenn, is a former communications director for Harry Reid. She now works for Hilltop Public Solutions, a political consulting firm.
- The dreamy groom graduated from Brown and is pursuing a joint degree in law and public policy from Harvard. His father, Robert J. Katz, is a senior director and the former general counsel at Goldman Sachs, as well as a former partner at Sullivan and Cromwell.
The Case Against:
- We have a very good feeling about this couple. She’s 33 and he’s 28, but that’s not a big enough difference to gross us out. We actually like James more than we would if he were marrying a 24-year-old marketing intern.
The Verdict:
Goldman and Sullivan may not be the giants of old, but those names still sound good. And “Harvard” will always be sweet, sweet music to our ears. Those three factors are enough to nudge
Team Kirszner-Katz past the competition. Congratulations!
Comments
First, who cares...
I'd be happy to console the young Mr. Katz, should his marriage not work out. =)
Katz could do better. This Kirszner chick must have the snapper.
QUINN REMAINS unimpressed by the caliber of these couples lately
Get back to the layoff / rescinded offer news...
nobody cares about this sort of thing. waste of space.
I can't stop looking at the pink tie. Man up dude, your wife to be was a PR hack for the limpest phallus on the Hill. And I'm a Democrat.
Do only Jewish people get married and the rest live in sin?
The reason you like Katz is because you want to think that when you are 35 and done "developing your career" some halfway decent looking guy will want to marry you. Chances are you'll be stuck with either ugly guys your age or fat ugly men ten years or more your senior. Same for all the "career women" out there. Go feminism!
Will ATL PLEASE delete comments that pertain to these people's looks/possible sexual abilities. SO crude.
mazeltov
Will ATL PLEASE delete comments that pertain to these people's gifts/religion/education/wedding announcements. SO crude.
I liked couple No. 1.
"Memo to the couple: You got married in Kentucky, and your combined age is 84. Buy your own gold-encrusted plates"
Nice
I have it on very good authority (Mr. Katz's father and Evan Chesler), that James is a racist.
No. 12 - if ATL deletes all this info, what the hell are we going to talk about??? This is legal gossip, not Bloomberg's. Go read your smarty-pants websites.
These legal eagle wedding watch posts are by far the gayest part of this site. This is the first one I've actually opened, deciding to give it the benefit of the doubt. I confirmed what I had always thought....gay.
Third to say "who cares?"
The reason you like Katz is because you want to think that when you are 35 and done "developing your career" some halfway decent looking guy will want to marry you.
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No, it would be because he's better looking than you. Get over it.
I vote for Captain Cardozo because he probably likes moot court anal intercourse with Hofstra grads.
17 -- you know chicks read this site, too, right? It's ok to throw them a bone once in a while. *rimshot*
Best wishes to all of these couples!
Bring back the dude with the huge head!
Of course there are Jews in Louisville, Kentucky! Justice Louis Brandeis was a Jew from Louisville.
I knew Melissa in law school. Great person.
Can I be the first to say--who cares?
This is the stupidest continuing post on this site.
24 - nope... you would be the fourth to say who cares.
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9 is an ugly fat dude who hopes that some girl will one day look his way. Good luck d-bag.
26-Right on! 9 sux ... himself.
26-Right on! 9 sux ... himself.
First!
Hey 10, shut your unwanted piehole. The only reason this feature is halfway interesting is to see people talk shit about them. Otherwise what's the point? "Oh look some asshole lawyers got married."
I'm layed off and laid off. At least someone's lige is working out.
I'm layed off and laid off. At least someone's life is working out.
James is a good guy. Best of luck!
James is even better looking in real life. And all kinds of nice and awesome.
27/28 - do you think that 9 would spend any time commenting on this board if he were actually capable of the talent you ascribe to him?
I too enjoy photos of enormohead.
ATL - Please delete 10 and 12.
I saw James kick a puppy once just because he could.
Johnny Utah
"Goldman and Sullivan may not be the giants of old, but those names still sound good."
Hmmm. I refer you to the matter of positions one-eyed men in the land of the blind.
Couple 1 should have won. They sound like a commercial for eharmony.
I'm with 17. Nothing is gayer than the weddings of opposite-sex couples. Totally gay.
Most of you deserve to be ass-fucked with a toaster.
I've strayed into Temple Har Beth Shalom
16 -- No. 12 is a parody of 10. Duh.
Couple Number Two should clearly win! They are definitely the hottest couple.
Is this site anti-gentile?
42, would that be plugged in and set to a certain toastiness?
42, would that be plugged in and set to a certain toastiness?
okay - time for "Hotties vs. Notties" ABA accredited law school style:
Please weigh in on which law school in this land (canada can partake but only if you speak french) has the cutest/horniest little mamas. It's always a concern when applying to/deciding on a school for a strapping young gentleman, but it seems that there is no clear winner. Some schools with certain reputations for "hot mamas" have done nothing but disappoint, and frankly I'm sick of this shit. Colleges get rated - med schools are self-evident fugly towns, but law schools certainly have the potential - so state your "case" (get it!?!!?!? hahahaha).
3 for 3 on the J-meter this time... usually there is a token goy...
3 for 3 on the J-meter this time... usually there is a token goy...
Kudos, Rebecca, you've found your toyboy, with extra sprinkles!
@49 - UVA out of the top 20. W&L doesn't have a great law school, but it has hotter undergrads.
These couples are always so ugly. Well, except for Katz - he's way out of his wife's league. Look at all that foundation she is using. She looks like a clown! Or is she really that pale? Gross. She must have one tight...
These couples are always so ugly. Well, except for Katz - he's way out of his wife's league. Look at all that foundation she is using. She looks like a clown! Or is she really that pale? Gross. She must have one tight...
At the risk of sounding crazy, I just looked at the facebook of James Katz (not MY fault he left his profile open to the harvard network).
I might be in love with him...or his dog, I'm not sure. He seems to be the sweetest man and has the most adorable dog in the world.
49 - GULC is defn top 5 for hot law school women.
How can this guy marry someone 5 years his senior?? Gross. Women age faster than men. You can already see that she is not going to age well. Did the dood marry for money or some other ulterior motive?
ATL, I beg you, just don't have comments for this column. THey are so mean.
Very happy with the way this week's Wedding Watch turned out. James is a great guy, very solid and unpretentious. Mazal tov buddy!
Agreed with everyone else -- kill this feature, it sucks. To the extent you don't, turn off commenting.