Natalie Maria France and Joshua Dale Roedemeier exchanged marriage vows at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in St. Edward Catholic Church. Officiating were Monsignor R. Scott Friend and the Rev. John Marconi.
Parents of the bride are Mary Catherine France and James Natale France, both of Little Rock. Her grandparents are the late Mary and Edward Miller of Memphis and the late Albina and Reno France of West Memphis.
The groom is the son of Marisa Kim and Dennis Roedemeier of Cuba, Mo. He is the grandson of Betty and the late Norman DeLeo of Cuba and the late Thelma and Harold Roedemeier of Bourbon, Mo.
Nuptial music was by organist Phillip Quick.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a satin gown by Carolina Herrera with a strapless fitted bodice and a handmade long-sleeve lace topper. The full box-pleated skirt extended to a chapel train. She carried a lush bouquet of white hydrangeas, garden roses, ranunculus and peonies.
Grace Mickelson of Englewood, Colo., served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Sidney Selakovich of Little Rock, Catherine Myers of Fayetteville and Angela Henry of Atlanta. They wore midnight-blue gowns of sateen-twill with fitted halter-style bodices and full skirts and carried smaller versions of the bridal bouquet.
Also assisting the bride were Margaret Olivia France and Caroline France, both of Little Rock; Erin Elizabeth France of Austin, Texas; and Lauren Frances Wood of New York; all cousins of the bride.
Elizabeth Fieser, Nevaeh Lee, Brooklyn Lee, Lucy Lee and Sally Lee, all from Cuba and nieces of the groom, were in the children's court and ring bearers were Wesley Carman of Austin and George McCue of Fayetteville, cousins of the bride.
Best man was Mark Schumacher of Hermosa Beach, Calif. Groomsmen were Timothy Fuchs, Ryan Walsh and Nicholas Garavaglia, all of St. Louis. Guests were seated by John Michael France of Houston and Benjamin France of Little Rock, brothers of the bride; Hunter Wood of Little Rock, cousin of the bride; and Tyler Fieser of Cuba, nephew of the groom.
A reception at The Country Club of Little Rock followed the ceremony. Guest tables held arrangements in various sizes of white hydrangeas, blush garden roses, white stock and peonies. Long banquet tables lighted with candles were lined with garlands of wedding flowers and foliage. The mantel in the ballroom held a cascade of wedding flowers and hanging amaranthus. Music was by The Downtown Band from Nashville, Tenn.
The bride has a bachelor's degree in interior design from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and is senior manager for project design at Cushman Wakefield in St. Louis.
The groom is a graduate of the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He is vice president of retail brokerage at CBRE in St. Louis.
The couple will live in St. Louis after a wedding trip to Cancun, Mexico, and plan a wedding trip to Italy in May.
High Profile on 02/25/2018