At MatzoBall, the guests were in a festive mood

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From left: Alex Caramanica of Waltham, Alex Hartman of Weston, Mike Micco of Waltham, Jenny Enfield of Weston, and Gage Hartman of Weston.

Bill Brett for The Boston Globe

From left: Mara Gordon of Natick, Jen Whitman of Cambridge, and Arielle Mulgrew of Cambridge.

Bill Brett for The Boston Globe

Alex Schwartz (left) of Framingham and Tamra Rutfield of Andover.

Bill Brett for The Boston Globe

Britt Rabinovici (left) of Branford, Conn., with Mike and Karen Abramson of Boston.

Bill Brett for The Boston Globe

Miryam Gafanovich (left) of Dedham and Inna Tsvang of Needham.

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Matthew Gilberg (left) and his sister Kara of Swampscott, and Nathan Teptow of Weston.