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D6 The Pantagraph Sunday, January 24, 2010 www.pantagraph.com Weddings I i 1 best man, and groomsmen, Josh Lofing, Bob Salas, Bobby Nesseler and Rich Nesseler. The ushers were Jason Hodgeman and Josh Hendon. Breanna Nesseler and Molly Nesseler were the flower girls. Caleb Nesseler was the ring bearer. The reception was at Manteno Sportsman Club, Manteno, followed by a wedding trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

The bride has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Illinois State University. She is a consumer underwriter for Wells Fargo Financial. The groom attended both Western Illinois University and Illinois State University. He is a district manager for Family Video. (iuih-Ncsselcr rONTIAC Jessica Anne Guth and James William Nesseler, both of Des Moines, Iowa, were married at 3 p.m.

June 20, 2009, at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Manteno. The bride's parents are Dennis and Nancy Guth, Pontiac. The groom's parents are Linda Nesseler, Walcott, Iowa, and Richard Nesseler and Constance Schlueter, Milan. The bride's attendants were Lyndsey Mardis, maid of honor, and bridesmaids, Stephanie Morgan, Brooks Whitlock, Jennifer Johnson and Ashley Schoen. The groom's attendants were Robert Denniston, Crawford-Lcc Abbey-Wolf I were Abhijeet Kumar, Nishit Tewari and Brian Helmers.

The ushers were Doug Helmers and Jeff Helmers. The couple will also have a ceremony in Gwalior, India, in February. The bride has a bachelor of science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a doctorate of physical therapy from Midwestern University, Chicago. She is a physical therapist at Evergreen Hospital. The groom has a bachelor of science from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India, and mas- Hclniers- Saluja CROPSEY Kristin Helmers and Sanjit Saluja, both of Seattle, were married at 4 p.m.

Nov. 7, 2009, at First United Methodist Church, Cropsey. A reception at Central Station, Bloom-ington, followed. Her parents are Dennis and Cindy Helmers of Cropsey. His parents are Ritu and Harminder Saluja of India.

The bride's attendants were Brittany Helmers, Kelsey Helmers and Kelly Butts. The groom's attendants ter of science from of I. He is a software engineer at Microsoft. The couple resides in Seattle, Wash. NORMAL Nicole Abbey and Mike Wolf, both of Normal, were married at 2 p.m.

June 20, 2009, at First United Methodist Church, Normal. Her parents are Jeff and Rhonda Abbey of Cropsey. His parents are Sue Wolf of Rock Falls and the late Ter-rence Wolf. The bride's attendants were Brenda Faulkner Bothe, maid of honor; and Nicole Heckert, Angie Howard, Jennifer Wolf and Millicent Abbey, bridesmaids. The groom's attendants were Dave Wolf, best man; and Will Howard, Eric Babel and Brad Howard, groomsmen.

The ushers were Ryan Abbey and Brett Abbey. The flower girl was Brooke Howard. The ring bearer was Josh Howard. The reception was at The Chateau, Blooming-ton, followed by a wedding trip to Couples Negril, Jamaica. The bride, a Prairie Cen -tral High School and Illinois State University graduate, is a teacher at Park-side Junior High School.

The groom, a Rock Falls High School and ISU graduate, is a physical education teacher and coach at Prairie Central. The couple resides in Normal. I' HI' i CLINTON Anna Kay Crawford of Peoria, and Joshua John Lee of Phoenix, were married at 3 p.m. Dec. 5, 2009, at First Christian Church in Clinton.

The reception was at the Flks Lodge, Clinton. Their parents are John and Lucretia Crawford of Clinton and John and Terri Lee of Poway, Calif. The matron of honor was Sara Olschlager and bridesmaids were Sarah Elliot, Kayleigh Garden and Rachel Noirot. The best man was Tino Solis and groomsmen were Adam Sandifer, Jason Lee and Richard Still. The us-hers were Nick Campbell, Brett White, Josh Stillwell and Tony Crawford.

The couple plans a wedding trip to Hawaii in March. The bride received a bachelor of science in communication disorders and sciences from Southern Illinois University-Car-bondale in 2007. She is employed by Kid Talk Speech Therapy Services, contracted to Glendale Elementary Schools, Glendale, Ariz. The groom, a 2007 graduate of University of Arizona, Tucson, with a bachelor of science in civil engineering, works for the Arizona Department of Transportation. The couple resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Gerdcs-Rozinski NORMAL Joanie Gerdes and Scott Rozinski, both of Dillon, were married at 1 p.m. Aug. 1, 2009, at Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort in Colorado, with a reception following. Her parents are Dave and Linda Gerdes of Normal. His parents are Ron and GeGe Rozinski of Silver-thorne, Colo.

Kari Ivany was matron of honor; and Carrie Thatcher, Christa Lynam and Kelli Dupps, were bridesmaids. Ryan Rozinski was best man; and Ben Gerdes, Pete Wurster and Aaron Sohn were groomsmen. The flower girl was Ingrid Gerdes. The couple took a wedding trip to the Dominican Republic. The bride, a 1997 University High School graduate, has a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from Colorado State University and is pursuing a master's degree in special education at University of Colorado.

She is an occupational therapist for Summit County School District in Colorado. The groom has a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology from Metro State University. He is a custom home builder in Summit County, Colorado. The couple resides in Dillon, Colo. NORMAL Allison Blackburn and Anthony Lauth, both of Normal, were married at 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 19, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peoria. Her parents are John and Barb Blackburn of Lincoln. His parents are Maribeth Lauth of Romeoville and Tony Lauth of Romeoville. The bride's attendants were Kristen Fitzpatrick, maid of honor; and Susan Blackburn, Jennifer Stout, Courtney Adkins, Jessica Brzozowski, Anya Lauth and Jacquie Aper, bridesmaids.

The groom's attendants were Joe Blackburn, Shawn Fitzpatrick, Jeremy Collings, Jeremy Carter, Richie Lauth and Frankie Lauth, groomsmen. The ushers were Adam Goff, Alex Garbin and Justin Fitzpatrick. The flower girls were Emma Fitzpatrick, Emma Lauth and Athena Lam-bros. The ring bearers were Johnnie Blackburn and Alex Fitzpatrick. The reception was at Embassy Suites, East Peoria, followed by a wedding trip to Maui.

The bride has a bachelor of science degree from University of Illinois at Springfield and is a social worker at the Baby Fold, Normal. The groom, a graduate of Lincoln College, works at Caterpillar. iiij i mil ygpp m.mwmMj-wm' P1" i Tanya Cycyota and Laura Teegarden; and bridesman, Bobby Miller. The groom's attendants were Jon Okon best man, and groomsmen, Tom Hanson, Kris Meyers, Luke Piszczek, Alex Lopez and Nigel Yin. The ushers were Ryan Crusius, T.J.

Crusius and Jesus Alonzo. The flower girls were Kendra Crusius and Jenny Diaz. The ring bearer was Keaton Ash. The reception was at Utopia Ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, Schaum-burg, followed by a wedding trip to Aruba. The bride has a bachelor Mcrcier-Diaz KAPPA Meredith Mercier and Pedro Daniel Diaz, both of Hoffman Estates, were married at 6 p.m.

Nov. 7, 2009, at Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, Schaum-burg. The bride's parents are David and Gladys Mercier, Kappa. The groom's parents are Pedro and Maryen Diaz, Rolling Meadows, and Laura Botina-Munoz, Hoffman Estates. The bride's attendants were Anna Gonzalez, matron of honor; Megan Lynn, maid of honor; and bridesmaids Kathy Diaz, Morris-Van Vlcet CHENOA Amy Morris of Chenoa and Galen Van-Vleet of Alexandria, were married at 4 p.m.

July 10, 2009, at Chenoa United Methodist Church, Chenoa. Her parents are Betty Morris of Chenoa and the late Virgil Morris. His parents are the late Lester and Naomi Van Vleet. The bride's attendants were Suzanne Holthaus, maid 6f honor; and Karen Heins, Megan Koester and Alissa Beal, bridesmaids. The groom's attendants were Dustan Van Vleet, best man; and Pandor Hadjy, Bob Bonnet and Mike Hin-ton, groomsmen.

The ushers were Jonathan Morris, Andrew Hawickhorst and Nathaniel Beal. The flower girls were Taylor Hammond and Ellie McCoy. The reception was at Country Mansion in wight, followed by a wedding trip to Riviera Maya in Mexico. of science degree in journalism. She works in health care administration.

The groom has a bachelor of science degree in business. He works in law enforcement. The bride has a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Illinois College and master's degree in early childhood from Illinois State University. She is an early childhood and pre-kinder-garten teacher at Lexington Elementary, Lexington. The groom has a bachelor of science degree in economics from Washington State University and juris doctor degree in law from the University of Denver.

He is deputy director at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. The couple resides in Chenoa and Alexandria, Va. The Rehearsal Dinner restaurant or even in someone's backyard. Some of the best are informal and really allow everyone to mingle.

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