Bishop - McClure

Elizabeth Catherine Bishop and Ryan Buchanan McClure were married June 28, 2008, at Centenary United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jeff Long performed the ceremony. Readers were Jennifer Jackson of Columbia, Mo., and Joe Thompson of Lenexa, Kan., cousin of the bride.

Pianist was Bev Reece and music was provided by Trio Girardeaux, all of Cape Girardeau.

The bride is the daughter of Bill and Cathy Bishop of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Rich McClure and Sharon Buchanan-McClure of Kirkwood, Mo.

Matron of honor was Kami Waldman of Clayton, Mo. Bridesmaids were Katie Kunz of Tampa, Fla.; Ellie Miller of Fayetteville, Ark.; Lindsay McClure of Chicago, sister of the groom; Ashley Anthis of Kansas City, Mo., Emily Moxey of New York, N.Y.

Warren Patton of St. Louis was best man. Groomsmen were John Florek of Crystal Lake, Ill.; Neil Wissman of St. Louis; T.J. Bishop of Columbia, brother of the bride; Keith Erickson of Santa Monica, Calif.; and Brie Terrell of St. Louis. Ushers were Ben Ferguson, Dan Brown and Ethan Barnett, all of St. Louis.

Candlelighters were Jill Davis of Cape Girardeau and Jessica Krueger of St. Louis Park, Minn.

Flower girls were Lauren Thompson and Natalie Yaeger, cousins of the bride. Ringbearers were Dylan Thompson, cousin of the bride, and Andrew Thompson, cousin of the groom. Lauren and Dylan are children of Joe and Kara Thompson. Natalie is the daughter of Rob Yaeger and Amy Poole-Yaeger of Brentwood, Mo. Andrew is the son of Mark and Jenny Montgomery of Springfield, Mo.

Maureen Rootz and Leslie Wagoner of St. Louis attended the guest book.

The bride's parents hosted the reception at Cape Girardeau Country Club.

The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner June 27 in the lobby of the Marquette Hotel.

Mrs. McClure received a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She is public relations manager at St. Louis Science Center.

The groom received a bachelor of journalism degree from the university. He is an account supervisor with Fleishman-Hillard Communications.

After a wedding trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the couple is residing in St. Louis.