Bride carried white, champagne roses

Mrs. Michael C. Griffin

Kelli Trautman married Michael C. Griffin in an afternoon ceremony on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Maryvale Drive Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dorothy Pearman officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Janice and Robert Trautman of Cheektowaga. The groom is the son of Diane and Michael J. Griffin, also of Cheektowaga.

The bride was escorted by her father. She wore a white gown made of satin with a bodice featuring a sweetheart neckline with tip-of-the-shoulder, three-quarter poet-style sleeves. The Basque waistline flowed into a full skirt and cathedral-length train, and the gown was adorned with Alencon lace beaded with seed pearls and sequins. She wore a two-tier fingertip veil and carried a hand-held cascading bouquet made of white roses, champagne sweetheart roses, white stephanotis, dendrobium orchid sprays, ivy and Italian ruscus.

The maid of honor was Jill Trautman, sister of the bride. The bridesmaids were Amy Trautman, sister in-law of the bride: Lauren Fermoile, Kayla Fermoile and Amanda Szudzik, cousins of the bride; and Jillian Ujvari, Brooke Brandel and Teresa Pantling, friends of the bride. The flower girls were Shaye Fermoile, cousin of the bride, and Amanda Kishbaugh, goddaughter of the groom.

The best man was Kenneth Kishbaugh, friend of the groom. The ushers were Donald Trautman, brother of the bride; Sean Szudzik, Scott Szudzik and Shawn Fermoile, cousins of the bride; and Mark Butler, Brad Fiore and Brian Olson, friends of the groom.

A reception was held at McKinley's Conference & Banquet Center. The couple traveled to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

The groom is the fire chief and the bride is vice president of the Cleveland Hill Fire Department in Cheektowaga.