Leah Hill and Josh Booth exchanged wedding vows June 3, 2011, at Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. Jordan Morris performed the ceremony. Music was by Robert Wooldridge, uncle of the bride, and Jonathan Wooldridge, cousin of the bride, both of St. Louis.
The bride is the daughter of Joyce Cooley of Cape Girardeau and Russell Hill of McClure, Ill. The groom is the son of Tierney Swan of Beardstown, Ill., and David Booth of Taylorville, Ill.
Matron of honor was Molly Ford of Carbondale, Ill., sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Sarah Hill of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, sister of the bride; Samantha Page of Los Angeles, and Carolyn Shaw of St. Louis.
Justin Cooper of Springfield, Ill., was best man. Groomsmen were Jonathan Briggs of Newberry, S.C.; James Page of Los Angeles; and Gregory Booth of Springfield, brother of the groom. Ushers were William Ford of Carbondale and Gualter Reis of Winnipeg, brothers-in-law of the bride.
Flower girl was Erica Cooley, daughter of Nathan and Tracey Cooley of Cape Girardeau and stepniece of the bride.
The reception was held at Windows on Washington in St. Louis.
The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner June 2 at Tucker's Place in the Soulard area of St. Louis.
Mrs. Booth received a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2003, and a master of science degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. She is the research librarian and digital marketing manager with Missouri Partnership.
The groom received a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a graphic designer at St. Louis University School of Law.
A trip to Costa Rica is planned in December.
The couple is residing in St. Louis.
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