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08/14/2012 11:00 AMMelissa Sue Middleton wed Keith Michael Diaz on Sept. 1, 2011. The bride is the daughter of David and Linda (Lulu) Middleton of Clinton. The groom is the son of David and Elizabeth (Liz) Diaz of Edison, New Jersey.
The 4:30 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Reverend Robert Appleby and was followed by a reception at Amarante’s Sea Cliff in New Haven.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. Stacie Marie Middleton of Clinton, sister of the bride, served as honor attendant. Bridesmaids were Amy Diaz of Edison, New Jersey, sister of the groom; Alyssa Russo of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, friend of the bride; and Theresa Schill of Arlington, Virginia, friend of the bride. The flower girl was Alana Marie Smith of Meriden, cousin of the bride.
The best man was Jason Diaz of Newark, Delaware, brother of the groom. Ushers were David James (D.J.) Middleton of Clinton, brother of the bride; Sunny Thakkar of Jersey City, New Jersey, friend of the groom; and Praveen Veerabhadrappa of Edgewater, New Jersey, friend of the groom.
The bride is a 2001 graduate of The Morgan School in Clinton. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from James Madison University, with a major in accounting and a minor in music. She is currently the assistant controller at Emerging Vision, Inc., in New York, New York.
The groom is a 2001 graduate of Edison High School in Edison, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor’s of science from William Paterson University, at which he majored in physical education. He also earned a Ph.D. in exercise physiology from Temple University. He is currently a postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, New York.
The couple resides in East Brunswick, New Jersey.