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Benitez
– Flynn
Gissette Benitez, 34, and William Harold Flynn, 30, of Bay
Ridge (pictured), plan to marry during the summer of 2007
at Sts. Simon and Jude Church in Gravesend. The reception
will be held at the Paradise Catering Hall in Bensonhurst,
with a combined Irish and Puerto Rican theme. The couple plans
to honeymoon in Niagara Falls, and will continue to reside
in Bay Ridge.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Lillian and Dositeo Benitez
of Jersey City, N.J. She attended the High School of Art and
Design in Manhattan, graduating in 1989, and earned her associate’s
degree in Travel and Hospitality at Kingsborough Community
College. She is currently employed as a New York City Corrections
Officer.
The groom-to-be is the son of William and Nanette Flynn of
Gravesend. He attended Lafayette H.S. in Bensonhurst, graduating
in 1994. He is currently employed as an office assistant for
a property management company.
How did you meet?
The bride-to-be says: “On Labor Day weekend in 2000,
I went to the Salty Dog in Bay Ridge with one of my best friends,
James. It was kind of empty in the bar, and I was a little
bored. Then I saw him. It was as if a neon sign, with my name
on it, was over his head with an arrow pointing down. I had
never seen a more beautiful man in my whole entire life. Every
attractive detail I like in a man was in one package: Tall,
blonde, tattoos, gorgeous face, etc. I didn’t know what
to do; I had never hit on a man before.
“So James gave me all kinds of pickup lines! Then I got
up the nerve to approach him, but lost the nerve to use a
pickup line. I just said, ‘Hi, my name is Gissette.’
He told me later that was the best pickup line ever. We started
talking and he really loosened up when I told him where I
lived. He lived in the same housing project as me! I didn’t
believe him, and he had to take out his driver’s license
to prove it to me! We dated on and off until January of 2002,
when we became more committed.”
Who proposed, and how?
The bride-to-be says: “This past Valentine’s Day,
we made reservations at Pazzo’s in Bay Ridge. It was
very dark and romantic with live singing and everything. When
the male singer started singing ‘Once, Twice, Three Times
a Lady,’ Will sat next to me. All I heard him say was
‘I know you waited a long time for this,’ and I
saw the ring. I don’t know what else he said, because
I started crying. I mean, really bawling. Will said he was
planning the speech all day, and I didn’t let him finish
it!”
Montauban
– Wolff
Marilyn Montauban, 26, and Matthew Wolff, 31, plan to be married
on Aug. 6. They envision a Victorian wedding theme, with a horse
and carriage, with a reception at the Sand Castle in Franklin
Square, Long Island, surrounded by a large wedding party of
close friends and family. The ceremony location has not yet
been determined. The couple will reside in Canarsie.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Clarelle Abellare and Verel
Montauban of Canarsie. She attended John Dewey H.S., graduating
in 1998, and went on to study at John Jay College of Criminal
Justice, earning a bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies in
2002. She plans to attend law school after the wedding. She
is currently the director of the Brotherhood Community Center
in Canarsie.
The groom-to-be is the son of Marie Pierre and the late Boniface
Pierre of Canarsie. He attended Washington Irving H.S. in Manhattan,
and earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from
Baruch College in 1994. He is currently a police officer in
the New York Police Department.
How did you meet?
The bride-to-be says: “It was so weird. On Election Day,
I was working the polls, and this handsome man just winked at
me as our eyes met. I just could not believe a man could be
so bold to do that. Then he walked over to me and asked for
my number.
“I still couldn’t believe it, so just to get rid of
him, I wrote down a wrong number. But for some reason, after
writing the number, I realized I wrote the right number, so
I quickly changed my three into a two.
“He suddenly looked at the number and said something about
my funny writing. I started laughing so hard and something took
hold of me, I gave him the right number. We spoke on the phone
for long hours. He persisted about meeting me. I told him that
I needed more time getting to know him on the phone, and then
we would go out.
“We spoke on the phone for two months before I felt ready
to go out on our first date. And four years later, he proposed.”
Who proposed, and how?
The bride-to-be says: “My sweet Matthew proposed, and it
happened without a hint. He took me to an awesome restaurant
in the city called Bed New York where a lot of celebrities hang
out. I was wearing a gorgeous outfit. He pretended that he didn’t
have a reservation, and his name wasn’t on the list. Here
I am, like an idiot, thinking that we don’t have a reservation,
and little do I know the security guards and all the workers
were in on the joke.
“After eating a delicious meal, our waitress comes out
with a huge decorative plate and everyone crowded around our
table to see an incredible chocolate mousse cake in the shape
of a mouse. When I looked at the plate a second time I saw,
written in the chocolate mousse, ‘WILL YOU MARRY ME?’
“I really thought my Matthew was joking until I saw lots
of people crowding around us. And all of a sudden, he got down
on one knee and proposed to me.
“When I said ‘yes,’ he lifted me up in the air
with great jubilation. I will never forget that day.”
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