Long Island Engagement Announcements

Congratulations and best wishes to Michelle Kaddar and Ari Gellman, the children of Mary Ann and the late Richard Daoust; and Doreen and Max Gellman. The two, an Attorney, and an Accountant from Forest Hills were engaged on December 1, 2007 at Rockeffeller Center. 'We planned to go into the NYC for our two-year anniversary on Saturday, December 1, 2007. Ari kept telling me for a few weeks it was our special weekend- no cell phone, no computer, etc. He planned to take me somewhere to surprise me first near Grand Central Station. To my delight, I was treated to the Holiday Light Show in the grand hall of the station. We then browsed the Christmas shops and Ari next took me downstairs to the little known 'whispering walls' in the basement of the station where one person can talk to the other in the diagonal corner due the perfect acoustics. Ari said he loved me and that he was going to make one of my wishes come true once we got to Rockefeller Center. We had talked about getting engaged and even looked for rings a few months before but I really thought I was perhaps going to get another one of my Build -A Bear stuffed friends. He asked me if I wanted to go in but the line was too long. Next, we went into a jewelry store and browsed engagement rings once again. Obviously, after that little excursion all thoughts of getting engaged went out of my head. We headed to Rockefeller Center and got right under the big old tree. It was as beautiful as ever this year. Ari found a fellow tree admirer to take a picture of us then he whispered something to her. Next thing I know, he is holding me and saying words that were magic to my ears. I remember saying 'YES' even before he took out the ring. I was ecstatic, on cloud nine. I had been asked to marry the man of my dreams, my best friend! What could be better....' They look forward to an October 11, 2009 celebration at the Swan Club. We would like to welcome them aboard and wish them all the best.