Taking Vows

Alexandra Marie Wittenberg marries Benjamin Daniel Frock

Ali Wittenberg met Ben Frock in 2017 while they were working at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. After four years of courtship, Ben proposed in the summer of 2021 at the Biltmore Estate in one of the couple’s favorite vacation destinations, Asheville, North Carolina. ey married in September 2022 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville with Marcia Cusic o ciating. ‘’ With my roots in Texas, Ben’s roots in Nebraska, and loved ones spread out across the country, it was an honor for our guests to gather in Nashville to celebrate our love over Labor Day weekend,” said the bride.

“Music had a central role for the entire day,” said the groom. Viva La Strings quartet played for the ceremony and cocktail hour, Nationwide Coverage played jazz during dinner and tunes for dancing later, followed by closing music for the reception provided by DJ Remedy. The couple’s first dance was captured by Candler Reynolds, a live event painter in town. “The live painting sits on our mantel at home and is a sweet reminder of our first dance,” said the bride.

Ali wore a dress by Antonio Gual with a Monique Lhuillier bolero and veil from The Bride Room, and Ben wore an ivory tuxedo jacket by J. Michael Clothiers. The bride’s bouquet as well as all reception flowers were by Lauren Marie Atkinson. Bruce Pittman was the planner for the event. Flavor Catering provided the dinner, and Nashville Sweets designed the cakes.

After a wedding trip to Turks and Caicos, the newlyweds returned home to Nashville, where Ben is a private practice psychiatrist and Ali is a registered nurse at Vanderbilt. An alumna of Texas Christian University, Ali will graduate next spring with her Doctor of Nursing Practice at University of Tennessee Health and Science Center. Ben earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Creighton University and completed his residency training at Vanderbilt.

Ali’s parents are Kandy and John Wittenberg and her grandmother is Gloria Miller, all of San Antonio, Texas. Ben’s parents are Anna Maio and Jim Frock of Omaha, Nebraska.

BY SANDRA NELSON