Constanza Natalia Jacobs and John Holmes Cantrell were married Sept. 13 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Detroit.
Father John Moutafis officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, the birthplace of the Model T Ford.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Basil Jacobs of Grosse Pointe, Mich. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vassilis Jacobs of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the late Mr. George Gabrilaki of Heraklion, Greece, and Mrs. George Gabrilaki of Heraklion.
The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. James Edgar Cantrell Jr. of Birmingham. He is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. James Edgar Cantrell Sr. of Atlanta and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Guy Green of Pensacola, Fla.
The bride and groom met in 2007 while attending college in New York.
The groom graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Columbia University in 2009 and a juris doctorate and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia in 2014. He is an associate with the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani in New York.
The bride graduated with a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Barnard College in 2010 and works in healthcare marketing and consulting with the Kinetix Group in New York.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a high-neck, cap-sleeved lace and silk Lela Rose gown with a chapel-length veil. During the ceremony, the bride received the ring of her great-grandmother from 1914, while the groom received the ring of the bride’s grandfather from 1940.
The bride was attended by Tess Finkel of New York City as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Nicole Nolletti of Woodbury, Conn.; Sarah Baker of Trumbull, Conn.; Elizabeth Sze of Houston; Roxanne Dehnad of Holmdel, N.J.; and Laura Lo Vasco and Kristin Caretti of Grosse Pointe.
Michael Kosdan of Santa Fe, N.M., was the best man. Groomsmen were Edward Beaulac of Garden City, N.Y.; Josh Banker of North Stonington, Conn.; Ben Weingarten of Millburn, N.J.; Daniel Johnson of Concord, N.C.; Michael Bradshaw of Reston, Va.; and Joseph Tootle of Birmingham.
Vassilis Jacobs, brother of the bride, served as the Koumbaros, or the sponsor of the marriage in the Greek Orthodox Church.
After a honeymoon trip to Italy, the couple live on the Upper West Side in New York City with their dog, Elvis.
