• Subscribe to Newsday
• Today's paper
  

  • Today's Paper / Archives »
  • Recent covers gallery »

  • Recent covers gallery »

  • Today's Paper / Archives
  • You must log in or register as a 7-day Newsday print subscriber to view this option.
  • Recent covers gallery »
• My Newsday
  • Manage my account» | What's this?
  • Subscribe to TV Weekly »

  • Subscribe to Newsday» | Benefits
  • Manage my account» | What's this?
  • Subscribe to TV Weekly »

• Traffic alerts1

  • 39 m ago -------BOTH WAYS MONTAUK HGWY BETWEEN MORICHES MIDDLE ISLAND RD AND BARNES RD (MORICHES) ALL LANES CLOSED DUE TO AN ACCIDENT DC

    In SUFFOLK closed due to accident on CR-80/MONTAUK HIGHWAY WB between COUNTY RTE 98/MORICHES MIDDLE ISLAND RD and BARNES RD in MORICHES. Stopped traffic from RAILROAD AVE/BEACHFERN RD in CENTER MORICHES

  view traffic »
• Register Log in
• Hi  
  • Settings
  • Newsletters
  • Newsday Insider
  • Log out

February 9, 2012

TODAY 30° Hi 45° Lo 31° Mostly Cloudy

Take your love somewhere romantic.

• Restaurants
• Bars & clubs
• Entertainment
• Recreation
• Getaways
• Kids
• Shopping
• Events
• Valentine's

Long Island Weddings

• myFavorites
• myFavorites
• Email
• Print
• Aa
• Tweet

Paul Lo Duca's fiancee models eye-catching gowns

Published: June 5, 2008 8:14 AM
By TANIA PADGETT  tania.padgett@newsday.com

Galleries

Photos: Rietsa Lelekakis models wedding gowns

When Rietsa Lelekakis was first asked out by Paul Lo Duca in 2006, several people told her to stay away. At the time, LoDuca was a popular catcher for the Mets whose messy divorce, reported dalliances and gambling debts were making tabloid front-page news.

"I didn't judge him," says Lelekakis, 28. "I don't believe everything I read. If I am going to make a decision, I will make the decision,...