Emily Renee Cummings and Erik Christaan Nelson are to be married Sunday at the Foundry L.I.C., an event space in Long Island City, Queens. Kevin M. Cummings, a brother of the bride, became a minister of the First Nation Church in order to officiate.
The bride, 31, is a technical designer for Aéropostale in Manhattan, where she helps with the design and production of the company’s clothing. She received an associate degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and a bachelor’s degree from Pratt Institute.
She is a daughter of Dory M. Cummings and Kevin J. Cummings of Dublin, Calif. The bride’s father is a service manager for Agilent Technologies of Santa Clara, Calif., which makes measurement equipment, semiconductors and other instruments. He is part of a group that maintains equipment used in the development of new drugs.
The groom, 37, is a designer for Kenneth Cole Productions in Manhattan, where he designs men’s outerwear. He graduated from Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
He is a son of Kathleen A. Phelan of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Lawrence R. Nelson of Huntsville, Ala. The groom’s mother is a chemistry teacher at Rolling Hills Preparatory School in San Pedro, Calif. His father is a lead manager in Huntsville for the Missile Defense Agency, part of the Defense Department. He oversees the design and installation of missile silos. The groom is a stepson of Joann Nelson.
