LN Weddings A Ladue News Special Section
BY AMANDA DAHL
Wedding
Wedding
Monsignor Timothy Cronin wed Megan Katheryn Fox to David Thomas Taylor at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church on May 16. A reception followed at the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. The bride is the daughter of Donald and Bridget Fox, and granddaughter of Thomas and Anna Gibbons and Doris Fox. Catherine Williams, a high-school friend of Megan, served as maid of honor. The bridesmaids included Lauren Getchman, Colleen Murphy, Claire Williams, Lauren Doorack, Taylor Pearce and Kristen Delaney. Grace Taylor served as the flower girl. The groom is the son of Michael and Joan Taylor. Michael and Matthew Taylor, brothers of the groom, served as his best men. The groomsmen included Clayton Fox, Robert Colombo, Daniel Yehling, David Julius and Robert Getchman. Carson Getchman and Henry Taylor served as the ring-bearers. The newlyweds honeymooned in Maui, and reside in Webster Groves.
Lisa Watson and Michael de los Reyes were wed in a July 11 ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church. Fr. John Brennell officiated the early morning wedding, which was followed by a brunch reception at the Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park. The bride is the daughter of David and Donna Watson of Webster Groves, and granddaughter of Catherine and the late George Meisinger of Fenton, and the late Vivian and Raymond Watson of Sunset Hills. She is the associate editor at Ladue News. The matron-of-honor was her college roommate, Corey Cliffe; bridesmaids were her twin sister Jen Watson, and friends Martha Burkhardt, Courtney Cristanus and Sarah Williams. The groom is the son of Buenafe Mendoza of Chicago. He currently works as a public information officer with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health. Friend Jose Salinas served as his best man; and Jose’s sons, Juan and Jose, served as ushers. The couple incorporated many special personal touches into the reception; among them, a tiered gooey butter cake for dessert, a groom’s cake shaped like a crown to represent the groom’s surname, and centerpiece containers crafted by the bride’s father. The couple recently returned to their Creve Coeur home after a relaxing honeymoon in Hermann, Missouri.
Engagement
Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bahn of St. Louis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tory Elizabeth, to Brian Paul, son of Dr. and Mrs. Alan Lyss. Tory is granddaughter to Irma Delores and the late Sydney Shapiro, as well as the late William Bahn and Dorothy Danforth, all of St. Louis. Brian is son to the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yeackel of Toledo, Ohio, and grandson to the late Jack Aaron and Sylvia Lyss of St. Louis. The bride-to-be graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 2001, and earned a bachelor’s in English from the University of Missouri in 2005. She now works for Stephen F. Bahn Commercial Real Estate Services. The future groom graduated from the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) in 2001, and earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Denison University in 2005. He works as an office broker for CBRE. The couple plan to marry on September 26 in St. Louis, where they will reside. A Hawaiian honeymoon is planned.
Phil and Darlene Cooke of McLean, Virginia (formerly of Ladue), are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth (Liz) Ashley, to Jeffrey, son of Jack and Lisa Handelsman of Rockville, Maryland. The couple plan to wed in Leesburg, Virginia, on the sixth of September. The bride-to-be attended Whitfield School. She then went on to Texas Christian University, where she was a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, and graduated cum laude in 2008. Liz received her juris doctorate in 2011 from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and is a member of the bar in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Liz is an attorney specializing in financial services litigation with Kutak Rock LLP. The future groom earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Maryland, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Order. He received his juris doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2011. Jeffrey is an associate specializing in patent, copyright and trademark matters with Greenblum & Bernstein PLC.
TORY ELIZABETH BAHN & BRIAN PAUL LYSS
LISA WATSON & MICHAEL DE LOS REYES
ELIZABETH COOKE & JEFFREY HANDELSMAN
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FOX/TAYLOR PHOTO BY CLARY PFEIFFER; WATSON/DE LOS REYES PHOTO BY SARAH CROWDER; BAHN/LYSS PHOTO BY BARBI MACON PHOTOGRAPHY; COOKE/HANDELSMAN PHOTO BY CLAUDIA OLIVER
EGAN KATHERYN FOX M & DAVID THOMAS TAYLOR