Nearly Neighbors, Now Wed

“Despite living only five minutes away from each other in Northwest Woods” in East Hampton, Timothy Robert Miller and Lisa Ann Lakeman, “have college to thank for bringing them together,” they wrote. “Six years and a bunch of Sam’s pizza dates later,” they were engaged overlooking “the very same beaches” they had grown up on. 

The couple were married on the ocean beach in Wainscott on Sept. 8, with the bride’s father, John Lakeman, officiating. A reception followed at a private residence in the Georgica Association. 

The bride’s father and mother, Lois Lakeman, and the groom’s parents, Mary and Phillip Miller, all live in East Hampton. 

The bride is a filmmaker, swim instructor, and teaching artist who works with students locally and internationally. She graduated from East Hampton High School and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from the State University at Purchase and her master’s degree in fine art education from Hofstra University. 

Also an East Hampton graduate, the groom earned his bachelor’s in environmental science with a minor in mathematics and computer science from Purchase. He is an estate manager, volunteer East Hampton firefighter, and ocean lifeguard at the Georgica Association. 

On their wedding day, the bride’s sister Deborah O’Shea of Manhattan was her maid of honor. Her bridesmaids were her sisters Paula Lakeman of 

Daytona Beach, Fla., and Michelle Chavoustie of Miami, and her friends Danica Ciccariello of East Hampton and Marith McMahon of Amagansett. Her twin nieces, Sage Alexandra Smith and Olivia Eve Smith, were junior bridesmaids. The flower girls were the bride’s nieces Avienne and Adelynn O’Shea and the groom’s niece, Caitlin Miller-Warr. 

Mr. Miller’s brothers, Nicholas Miller and Douglas Miller of East Hampton, were best men. His groomsmen were his cousin, Xavier Lebec of Greenwich, Conn., and his friend David Kellman of Brooklyn. 

Riley James Smith, a nephew of the bride, was the ringbearer. 

Also on hand were the bride’s nephew Aaron O’Shea and the groom’s sister Faith Miller of East Hampton.

The bride designed and made the wedding décor herself, with help from the groom. Greg Donahue of the Montauk Community Garden created the floral decorations, and the wedding arbor was built by the groom’s father. 

Jonathan Howe played piano during the ceremony, and Ms. Ciccariello surprised the couple by singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”