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The Bride
Jenifer was
born and raised in New Jersey. She is a high school English teacher
and an on-line college instructor. She is an animal lover who
enjoys reading, water sports and spending time with family and
friends
The Groom
Marcus was
born in Fort Worth but moved to New Jersey when he was eight. He
spent eight years in the Air Force and now works for a company that
creates and manages wireless environments. He enjoys
hunting, scuba diving, and riding his Ducati motorcycle.
How They Met
We met in third grade and went all the
way through school together as friends. We stayed in touch via
e-mail after high school. After Marcus moved back to Texas he asked
Jenifer to come for a visit. They started dating long
distance for a year before getting engaged and Jenifer relocating to
Texas.
The Proposal
Marcus
proposed to Jenifer at his home in Canyon Lake when she was there
for a visit for his birthday.
Vendors
Ceremony
and Reception: Full Moon Inn (Fredericksburg, TX) – One stop for
ceremony, reception and lodging
Caterer: My Own Chef (Fredericksburg, TX) – Very organized
professionals who also created a fantastic wedding cake and a
wedding breakfast the day after the ceremony
Cake: My Own Chef (Fredericksburg, TX)
Photographer: Kathy Weigand (Fredericksburg, TX)
Florist: Blumenhandler Florist ( Fredericksburg, Texas)
Officiant: Reverend Kim Session
DJ: Jon Nickowski
Wedding
We
decided to get married in Fredericksburg because Marcus’ family
originally settled there when they came to America from Germany.
Marcus’ family farm is a mile down the road from The Full Moon Inn.
The family farm and Fredericksburg are a frequent weekend
getaway. We love nature and wanted to get married outside under the
live oak trees. It was warm on June 6th but
there was a slight breeze and we had the ceremony at 6pm so by the
time the reception really got going it was dark out and cooler. Our
DJ and dancing was outside while our food and bar was inside so
there was air conditioning available for people to cool off.
As it got later everyone was outside dancing or sitting
enjoying the warm evening. It was great to have the ceremony and
reception all in the same place and then walk off to our honeymoon
suite right on the same property.
Honeymoon
Hawaii – Oahu, Maui and Kauai. We spent two weeks exploring three
Hawaiian islands. We wanted to have the opportunity to scuba dive
and explore the beauty of Hawaii.
Comments
We had
such a great day when we got over our nerves! It was beautiful and
perfect in every way. Our vendors took such good care
of us and went the extra mile to make sure our day was special.
Matt (owner of The Full Moon Inn) took special care to make sure
that the grass was green and well cut for the ceremony.
We hired Jon (our DJ) at the last minute because an issue
arose with our previously arranged DJ. He was so professional and
knew how to mix the music selections so that everyone was happy and
dancing. He also followed our requests perfectly. We
were so impressed with Vickie and Darryl of My Own Chef.
They are a husband/wife team that took the time to meet with
us twice at the location to go over details and tweak our menu.
Their servers were helpful and professional and the food took center
stage rather than the help. Our flowers were
spectacular! The only direction we gave to Blumenhandler was no
white or pink, lots of green and pops of color. Boy
did we get it! The flowers were beautiful and delivered with plenty
of time to get all those boutonnieres on before the ceremony.
Kathy Weigand Photography exceeded our expectations for our
lasting wedding memories. We loved our personal time at the family
farm with Kathy and her assistants. We were so moved
at how Kathy captured our joy on our special day.
Since many of our
guests came in from out of town we had blocks of rooms set aside at
the La Quinta and Hampton Inn in downtown Fredericksburg. We also
created a wedding website in order to give our guests information
about our wedding and ideas of things to do in Fredericksburg.
On the Sunday morning following the wedding we had a
breakfast for all of our guests as a way to round out the weekend.
The breakfast was also held at The Full Moon Inn and catered by My
Own Chef.
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