JANUARY 14 • 2021 | 31
MILESTONES
Rott-Gelfand
A
rthur and Julie Rott of
West Bloomfield are
thrilled to announce the
engagement of their son Ryan
Seth to Nicolette Faith Gelfand,
daughter of Allison and Lee
Gelfand of Merrick, N.Y.
Nikki received her dual mas-
ter’s degree in autism and spe-
cial education from Columbia
University. She works at a pri-
vate school in Manhattan, teach-
ing students with autism.
Ryan received his law degree from the University of
Michigan and is a tax attorney in Manhattan. He is addi-
tionally pursuing a master of laws degree in tax from New
York University.
Ryan and Nikki are planning an October wedding at
Capitale in New York. They currently reside in Manhattan.
Chutz 40th
D
ebbie and Jeff Chutz
of Bloomfield Hills will
celebrate their 40th
anniversary on Jan. 18, 2021, by
recreating their wedding band’s
set list on Spotify, enjoying appe-
tizers, entrees and a very small
sweet table by DoorDash, and
dancing with their children, Ben
Chutz and Dani Gillman, Zack
and Jenna Chutz, Evie and Scott
Sonenberg, and grandchildren,
Brodie, Julian, Sophia, Annika
and Levi, for the full 40 minutes allowed on Zoom.
Allweil-Fazilova
E
lena Fazilova and Jacob
Allweil married Dec. 29,
2020, in Vienna, Austria.
Elena is the daughter of Lola
and Yakov Fazilova of Vienna,
Austria. Jacob is the son of
Catherine Brown and Mandel
Allweil of Linwood, Mich., for-
merly of Southfield. The couple
will reside in Charlotte, N.C.