Rebecca Bradley Additon and Anthony Joseph Veltri were married by Supreme Court Justice Michael Coccoma on Sept. 12 at the Otsego Lake home of Tom and Kathy Chase. The hillside ceremony was laced with Hawaiian traditions, significant because the couple met when both were living on Oahu.
The bride is the daughter of Kay and Keith Additon of Cooperstown.
The groom is the son of Sally and Tony Veltri of Smithfield, R.I.
The bride wore a tea-length organza gown and carried a bouquet of white gladiolus. She wore an orchid haku (traditional Hawaiian headpiece) and family members wore orchid leis, all flown in for the occasion from Honolulu.
The groom wore a white-on-white Hawaiian shirt and a maile lei (long, open-ended lei).
The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father.
Maid of honor was her sister, Emily.
The groom's best man was his father.
Courtney Graham, a high school friend of the bride's, gave a reading during the ceremony.
An informal outdoor reception with Hawaiian touches followed the nuptials. Chris Hymas played his ukulele, and other music was provided by disc jockey Patrick Dewey.
The couple departed by boat for the Otesaga Hotel, where they spent their wedding night. They continued their honeymoon in the Shenandoah National Park, Va.
The bride graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 2001 and from Boston University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in health studies. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Boston University in 2007. She is employed as a physical therapist at the Chesapeake Children's Therapy Center in Springfield, Va.
The groom graduated from Smithfield High School in 1996 and from the University of Rhode Island in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in geology. In 2004, he earned two master's degrees, one in remote sensing and one in Geographic Information Systems. He is employed as a scientist with the federal government.
The couple live in Fairfax, Va.
