Chris’s Flckr site Christopher Smith, Aileen Gemma Fedullo are married By Staten Island Advance March 27, 2010, 4:47AM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Aileen Gemma Fedullo and Christopher Smith were living in different states when they first met. Though neither was thrilled with the idea of a long-distance relationship, they had real chemistry and decided to give it a go anyway. It proved to be worth it: The couple tied the knot last weekend. Because travel was a major part of their courting process, it seemed fitting to the couple to build their wedding plans around a form of transportation. They envisioned a wedding in motion. Ultimately, they settled on getting married aboard the Staten Island Ferry, which they both take during their commute to work. Work is actually what brought them together. They both were employees of the former Financial Times Search, based in Stamford, Conn. Mr. Smith, a senior director of software engineering was living in Natick, Mass. Ms Fedullo, a content editor, was living in Midland Beach and worked from home and in Connecticut. Because their job responsibilities were intertwined, meeting at some point was inevitable. The exact moment came in September 2008, when Ms. Fedullo drove to Massachusetts for a business meeting. The two immediately hit it off and a friendship developed. Phone calls and office visits became more frequent. Six months later, they began dating, despite both being wary of a long-distance relationship. “Skype video is nice but not the same as sitting beside someone,” explained the bride. After accumulating way too many miles on their cars, Mr. Smith moved to Midland Beach last June. In December, as they were coming home from a vacation in Berlin, they had a stopover in Paris. Mr. Smith popped the question at the base of the Eiffel Tower, offering a green apple ring pop to seal the deal. For their wedding, the couple arrived at the Ferry in the rumble seat of a 1931 Model A Ford Roadster, owned and driven by the bride’s father, Joseph Fedullo. They boarded the Barbieri ferry for its noon crossing, and exchanged marriage vows at a ceremony, officiated by Capt. Arnold Wonsever, a U.S. Coast Guard captain and ordained chaplain. Warren Coffey, a retired detective and sergeant with the city Police Department, and his wife, Joanne, served as the witnesses. The newlyweds then were whisked off to John F. Kennedy International Airport, where they boarded a plane for a honeymoon in Rome. The couple is planning a post-wedding reception in the Colonnade Restaurant, Grant City, in May. The bride is the daughter of Aileen J. and Joseph A Fedullo of Midland Beach, and has two sons, Thomas and Ryan Emerling. The bridegroom is the son of Murray Smith of Leominster, Mass., and the late Priscilla Smith, and the stepson of Jean Smith. He has two sons, Oliver and Jake Wilder-Smith. Mrs. Smith, a graduate of St. Joseph Hill Academy, Arrochar, earned a bachelor of arts degree in English and a fine arts degree in creative writing from Brooklyn College, where she received cum laude honors. She earned a master of arts degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College, Pasedena, Calif., and is a content strategist with avVenta Worldwide, Manhattan, and a freelance writer. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Leominster High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Elizabethtown (Pa.) College. He is a business technology manager with Elsevier in Manhattan, and has patent for a software program.]]>