Jewel Kanoelani Petersen and Robert Alan Havi­land (Photo courtesy Peterson / Haviland)

Jewel Kanoelani Petersen and Robert Alan Havi­land exchanged vows in Stamford, Conn., on Nov. 7. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Fred Kaiser and the Rev. Kate Heich­ler.

The bride is the daughter of the late Lawrence W. and Madge K. Petersen of Kua­loa. She attended Kahuku High School and is a retired bartender. 

The groom is the son of the late Albert A. and Elizabeth J. Havi­land of Stamford, Conn. He received a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy. He is a retired environmental engineer. 

The couple resides in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Love, by the numbers 

Tuesday was a popular day for weddings, with many couples attracted by the sequence of numbers in the date — 11-12-13. 

Having planned the date of their wedding 3 years ago, James Mull, 44, and Jennifer Melton, 40, both of Raleigh, center, tie the knot in front of friends, like Best Man Ray McRae, rear left, and Matron of Honor Susan Watson, right, and Melton’s sons Dane, 10, left, and Daniel Melton, 12. Couples turned out at the Wake County Justice Center to get married on Tuesday Nov. 12, 2013  by Judge Jeffrey P. Rowland in Raleigh, N.C.   According to Judge Rowland, who had been officiating weddings for 25 years, the average number of weddings for a Tuesday is about five. On Tuesday 11/12/13 he performed 17. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein)

In the midst of a crowded courtroom, Steve McMorrow, 32, of Raleigh, and Amber Aponte, 29, pose for a photo before their nuptials by his sister-in-law Rachel McMorrow, right, Tuesday Nov. 12, 2013 in Raleigh, N.C. Couples turned out at the Wake County Court to be married by Judge Jeffrey P. Rowland on the day 11-12-13. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein) 

Tashana Sherrier and Randolph Parker wed in Ringgold, Ga. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein)