Wing, Schroeder exchange vows Sept. 22
Published 1:59 am Sunday, November 11, 2012
Jonathan Baxter Wing and Rebecca Amanda Schroeder were married at 5 p.m. Sept. 22, 2012, at Shalimar United Methodist Church in Shalimar, Fla. The Rev. Lew Wilder officiated at the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. W. Paul Schroeder of Niceville, Fla. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verle Weaver of Washington, D.C., and the late Frederick George and Maryjane Schroeder of Media, Pa.
The groom is the son of Joy Wing of Vicksburg and Douglas Y. Wing of Jackson. He is the grandson of the late Jim Lawrence Chow Sr. and Mary Chu Chow of Greenville and Hin Luck Wing and the late Mae Kim Wong Wing of Oxford.
The bride’s chosen colors were plum and cream.
Maid of honor was Sarah Victoria Schroeder, sister of the bride, of Oxford. Honorary bridesmaids were Blake Sterling Allen of Houston, Texas; Mary Katherine Carnahan of Valparaiso, Fla.; Emily Collen Fahland of Quantico, Va.; Sarah Kathleen Ferrell of Albuquerque, N.M.; and Megan Renee McCool of Destin, Fla.
The groom’s brother, Benjamin Tyler Wing of Atlanta, served as best man. Groomsmen were Dr. Emmett Chase Atwood of Cordova, Tenn.; Capt. Samuel Ray Berryhill of Columbus; Capt. Brandon Samuel Broadus of Hattiesburg; Brian Patrick Richardson of Oxford; and Kyle Benjamin Schroeder, brother of the bride, of Washington, D.C.
A reception followed at Eglin Bayview Club, Eglin Air Force Base.
For a wedding trip, the couple traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands. They will make their home in Dayton, Ohio.
The bride is pursuing an Ohio state nursing license, and the groom is a captain in the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Rehearsal dinner
On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s father hosted a rehearsal dinner at Compass Rose Restaurant in Valparaiso, Fla.
Engagement celebration
An engagement celebration was held at the home of Libby and Glen Beard. Assisting in hosting were Valerie and Ray Atwood, Marla and Joe Bonelli, Jody and Bob Brasfield, Kathy and Ray Castellane, Kay and David Chaney, Deborah and Butch Clanton, Ann and Eddie Haden, Ann and Sam Heltzel, Sheila and Allen Hudspeth, Cherie and Larry Kilgo, Brenda and Charles Koestler, Laurie Malik, Melba and Rickey Mitchell, Donna and Tommy Shelton, Janell and Don Thames, Janet and Steve Wagner, Gale Waites and Lois and Butch Wilson.
Shower
Mary Carnahan, Susan Carnahan, Lynn Watson and Marti Ross hosted a wedding shower in Destin, Fla.