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Melissa Rose Musto and Jason Robert Thompson were united in marriage on Sept. 18, 2010, at Irem Country Club, Dallas. The wedding was officiated by Paul Roberts, Magistrate of Kingston.

The ceremony was held outdoors on the golf course with a reception immediately following.

The bride is the daughter of Richard and Rosarie Musto, Pittston Township. She is the granddaughter of Carrie Musto and the late John C. Musto, Pittston Township, and Rosarie Lewis and the late Jack Lewis, Pittston.

The groom is the son of Robert and Kathy Thompson, Kingston. He is the grandson of Maureen Thompson and the late Robert Thompson Sr., Edwardsville, and Joanne Uhas and the late Steven Uhas Sr., Nanticoke.

The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father. She chose her close friend, Holly Fitch, as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were her cousins, Santina Lewis and Jennifer Zawierucha, and close friends, Jenna Nystrom, Dana Lloyd and Christina Hughes.

The groom chose his brother, Shaun Thompson, as his best man. Groomsmen were the bride’s brother, Richard Musto Jr., and close friends, Peter Zawierucha, John Kudey, Kevin Rhodes and Chris Jacobs.

The bride was honored at a bridal shower given by her mother at Plains Ambulance Banquet Facility, Plains Township. The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom’s parents at the Pierce Street Deli, Kingston. An evening cocktail hour and reception were held at Irem Country Club in Dallas immediately following the ceremony.

Mrs. Thompson is a 1999 graduate of Pittston Area Senior High School and a 2002 graduate of Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, where she earned an associate’s degree in graphic design. She is employed full time as an assistant manager of international marketing at Pride Mobility Products Corp., Exeter.

Mr. Thompson is a 2000 graduate of Bishop O’Reilly High School. He continued his education at Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, and College Misericordia, Dallas. He is employed full time as the Standard Power sales coordinator at Pride Mobility Products Corp., Exeter.

The couple honeymooned at the RIU Palace Resort in Aruba.