South Side grad married in May ceremony

LEANN PATERNOSTRO and JULIO PINA PLATA
LeAnn Rae Paternostro, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Paternostro of Montoursville, became the bride of Julio Isaac Pina Plata, son of Julio Pina and Dellys Plata Medina of Barahona, Dominican Republic. They were united in marriage at 4pm on May 20, 2023 at Herman and Luthers, Montoursville. Pastor Jeremiah Kleylein, of Lancaster officiated the ceremony.
LeAnn Rae is a 2015 graduate of South Williamsport Area High School. She received a Cosmetology License from Barone Beauty Academy in 2016 and is employed locally.
Julio Isaac is a graduate of Cristo Rey High School in Barahona, Dominican Republic. He also attended the University of Santa Domingo, to pursue a career in medicine. He moved to the United States in 2019 to further his medical career and is employed at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in the Intensive Care Unit.
Given in marriage by her father, LeAnn Rae was accompanied by her bridal party: Grandmother of
Honor, Barbara Frey, of Montoursville; Matron of Honor and sister of the bride, Nicole Lanzer of South Williamsport; Bayli Dersham of Williamsport; Abigail Spatzer of South Williamsport; Sarah Spatzer of Morgantown, West Virginia and Abby Swales of Williamsport. Flower girl was Halen Lanzer, niece of the bride.
The groom was accompanied by his best man and brother, Emmanuel Arias of Barahona, Dominican Republic; Groomsmen, Luke Diffenderfer of Lancaster; Evan Kerstetter of Lancaster; Pablo Batista Moreta of Manhattan, New York; Frederik Perez of Bowling Green, Ohio; and Drue Lanzer brother in law of the bride of South Williamsport. Ring bearer was Wells Lanzer, nephew of the bride.
Following a trip to the Caribbean Island of Curacao, the couple are residing in Montoursville.