Weddings from November 2007

Rachel Lauren Hessenkemper and Frank Charles Bertrand III were united in marriage Sept. 29, 2007, at The Water's Edge in Gordonville. The Rev. Rob Mahner performed the ceremony. Soloist was Dennis Browning of Cape Girardeau, uncle of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Rick and Gail Hessenkemper of Jackson. The groom is the son of Chuck and Evelyn Bertrand of Cape Girardeau...

Elizabeth Renee Rampley and Jason Wayne Myer exchanged wedding vows Aug. 2, 2007. Brian Koopman performed the ceremony at sunset on a beach at Okaloosa Island, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Elizabeth M. Rampley of Cape Girardeau and Stephen K. Rampley of Jackson. The groom is the son of Sheila Holdener of Union, Ky., and Gary Myer of Benton, Mo...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Emily Jean Lange and Colman Douglas McCarthy were married Aug. 11, 2007, at Deerfield Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Sal Costa performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of David and Lanell Lange of Chaffee, Mo. The groom is the son of Susan McCarthy of Gordon, Neb., and the late Michael McCarthy...

Layne Alicia Strattman and Thomas Shadley Burner were united in marriage June 16, 2007, at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Patrick Nwokoye performed the ceremony. Organist was Leann Hendrix. Soloists were Brad Bohannon, Liesl Schoenberger, Geoff Seyer and Emily Sikes, accompanied by Paul Pierce...

Stacy Ann Goodwin and Pfc. Ashley Wayne Vines were united in marriage Sept. 15, 2007, in a garden setting in San Angelo, Texas. The Rev. J.T. Tucker performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mark and Lisa Goodwin of Jackson. The groom is the son of Johnny Vines of Eden, Texas, and Melony Mattiesen of San Angelo...

Kristin DeBolt and Josh Zinner were united in marriage Aug. 11, 2007, at Loose Mansion in Kansas City, Mo. Tim Juhnke performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Summit String Quartet. Parents of the couple are Rick and Terri DeBolt of Shawnee, Kan., and Chuck and Julie Zinner of Jackson...

Amber Renee Ryan and Gary Paul Middleton II were married July 20, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Millersville. The Rev. Wayne Stiles, grandfather of the groom, performed the candlelight ceremony. Parents of the couple are John and Sarah Ryan of Jackson, and Gary and Teresa Middleton of Jeffersonville, Ind...

Whitney Blair Pingel and Ryan Jacob Bandermann were married June 23, 2007, at Lynwood Baptist Church. The Rev. Gary Belcher performed the ceremony. Philip Davidson, the couple's former youth pastor, shared words via internet from Belarus, Russia. Pianist was Shane Steck of Jefferson City, Mo. Soloists were Jordan Carver and Josh Reimann of Cape Girardeau...

First Christian Church was the setting Aug. 11, 2007, for the wedding of Renee Shoulders and Joe Shuffler. The Rev. Jonathan Bruns performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Roger Shoulders and Annette Shoulders of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Gene and April Shuffler of Washington, Mo...

Jessica Clair Burns and Patrick James Krueger were united in marriage Sept. 1, 2007, at Centenary United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jeff Long performed the ceremony. Readers were Lindsey Allison of New York, N.Y., and Katherine Morrison of Franklin, Tenn...

Marlene Elise Werne and Matthew Morgan Gile were married July 7, 2007, at St. Mark Lutheran Church. Mike Malone performed the ceremony. Harpist was Chaddie Fruehwald and flutist was Robert Fruehwald. The bride is the daughter of Joseph and Patricia Werne of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Robin Gile of Canal Winchester, Ohio, and Robert and Jan Gile of Cape Girardeau...

Rachael Dawn Welker and Jason Dwight Novak were married April 22, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. The bride is the daughter of John and Vickie Welker of Patton, Mo. The groom is the son of Jennie Novak and Rick Brummer of Fredericktown, Mo...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gretchen Anne Weber and Robert Joseph Grojean II exchanged wedding vows Sept. 1, 2007, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, Mo. The Rev. Ralph Duffner performed the ceremony. Reader was Marla Eftink of Leopold, Mo., cousin of the groom. Organist was Betty Vandeven and vocalist was Autumn Vandeven, both of Chaffee...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stephanie Bohnert and Robert Massie exchanged vows July 7, 2007, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The Rev. Christopher Cole performed the ceremony. Organist was Allyn Steffens and violinist was Valerie Moll, both of Perryville. The bride is the daughter of Ken and Jayne Bohnert of Perryville. The groom is the son of Robert and Nancy Massie of Bourbon, Mo., and Lisa Benton of St. James, Mo...

Shelley Renee Smith and Michael Allen Mathes were married Oct. 13, 2007, at their home. The Rev. Gary Brothers performed the ceremony. Music was by the Mid Life Crisis Band. Vocalists were Tera Mathes of Cape Girardeau, daughter-in-law of the groom, and Kasey Mathes-Klughart of Benton, Mo., daughter of the groom...

Carissa Marie Moore and Nathan David Bragg were married June 21, 2007, at the Church of Christ in Jackson. The Rev. Bryan McAlister performed the ceremony. Music was by Trio Girardeaux. Scriptures were read by the Rev. David Bragg, father of the groom, and the Rev. Naamon Eaker, grandfather of the bride...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Kristi Landewee and Eric McGowen were married Aug. 17, 2007, at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. Derek Swanson performed the ceremony. Shelby Vandeven and Cole Wesbecher of Leopold, cousins of the bride, were acolytes. Reader was Brittney Lee of Cape Girardeau...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Anna Marie Hartle and Randy Gene Kiplinger Jr. were united in marriage Oct. 20, 2007, at Advance United Methodist Church. Tom Zych and Sarah Hamilton performed the ceremony. Pianist was Jesse Holder, and vocalists were Holder and her father, Ryan Holder of Advance...

Melinda Emilie Schoen and Chad Benjamin Morrison were married April 21, 2007, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. The Rev. Robert Mann performed the ceremony. Organist was Marian Leimbach and pianist was Sasha Smies. The bride is the daughter of John and Teri Schoen of Oak Ridge. The groom is the son of Rodney Morrison of Uniontown, Mo., and Susan Turner of Altenburg, Mo...