Aug. 21 – As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss. Neither Bani O’Connor nor Ebou Abdou Bobb wanted to go on a blind date two years ago, but it’s a good thing they did. That night, after dinner at Panchito’s in Greenwich Village, Bobb and his bride-to-be shared their first kiss. Two years later, the Upper East Side duo wed at city hall and celebrated with a reception at their home. O’Connor, a media traffic coordinator at Cline, Davis & Mann in Manhattan, is looking forward to married life with Bobb, a retail store manager in Queens. “We’re a real family now,” she says. “Whole and happy.”
ESSENTIALS:
* Something borrowed: An angel pin from a friend of the bride’s father
* Sweet stuff: A vegan wedding cake from Whole Foods
* Honeymoon: A long weekend in the Pocono Mountains