April Dawnn Kitchen and Jeffrey A. Williams Jr. were married April 30, 2005, at Cornerstone Church. Roger Centers performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Joe and Teresa Kitchen of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Jeffrey Williams and Barb Williams of Cape Girardeau.
Honor attendants were the mother of the bride and Luke Lowes of Cape Girardeau. Bridesmaids were Kirstin Huey, Meleia Sides and Brittney Halter of Cape Girardeau, and Beth Lawrence of Thebes, Ill.
The groom chose his father as best man. Groomsmen were Chuck and Christopher Kitchen, brothers of the bride; Tim Archer of Jackson; Kyle Stark of St. Louis; and Rick Mize of Jackson. Ushers were Mark Pritchard of Perryville, Mo., stepbrother of the groom, and Carl Archer of Cape Girardeau.
Miniature bride and groom were Samantha and Hunter Pritchard, niece and nephew of the groom.
Flower girl was Kaylee Kirleis, cousin of the bride. Ringbearers were Christian and Caleb Kitchen, nephews of the bride.
Ariel Kitchen of Cape Girardeau, cousin of the bride, attended the guest book.
The reception was held at Plaza Conference Center.
The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner April 28 at Main Street Lanes in Jackson.
Mrs. Williams is a 1998 graduate of Central High School. She is breakfast manager at Burger King.
The groom is a 1994 graduate of Perryville High School. He is pro shop operator at Main Street Lanes.
The couple resides near Cape Girardeau.
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