WEDDINGS

Laurie Somers and Matthew Herbert Plishker exchanged vows Aug. 19 at

the Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar.

The bride is the daughter of Jean Wick of Moraga, Calif., and Lawrence

Somers of Balboa. She is a graduate of Newport Harbor High School and

Stanford University. She is a consultant and evaluator at Westat in

Rockville, Md.

Her matron of honor was Allison M. Gregory. Kristina M. Smith was her

maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Patricia F. Cyr and Priscilla P.

Plishker.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Plishker of

Annandale, Va. His best man was John E. Plishker, and the groomsmen

included Steven Ingalls, Matthew Reinstein and Peter W. Somers.

Plishker is a graduate of W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va.,

and Colgate University. He is a 2001 master’s degree candidate in

business administration at the University of Maryland.