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LaDonna Bahlmann,Kenneth LampeWed in Frederika200 Guests at Wedding Held in St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday' Miss LaDonna Bahlmann., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her- j man Bahlmann of Frederika. and Kenneth Lampe, son of Mrs. Mar- j tha Lampe of Waverly, exehang- j ed marriage vows Sunday at 1:45 p. m at St John's Lutheran church in Frederika in the presence of 200 guests. Rev. E. E. j Senst officiated at the double-ring ceremony, during which the( bride was given in marriage by her father, before an altar bank- j ed with bouquets of garden flow-'; era. Streamers in the bride’s I colors appointed the pews.Miss Marion Lahmann of Tn-; poll, organist, played nuptial I music before the ceremony and; accompanied Donald Zelle of Waverly. who sang “Because; ! and The Lord’s Prayer.MBridal GownThe bride’s slipper-satin gown | featured a lace overskirt, fitted bodice and long sleeves tapering to points at the wrists. Tiny self- ■; covered buttons descended down the back into a long train. Her fingertip veil edged in lace fell from a crown. As accessories she wore a rhinestone necklace.I gift of the grot on, and she carrieda bouquet of American Beautyroses.Mrs Donald Schaefer of Waverly. maid of honor, sister of thi groom, was attired in a gold strapless gown of satin with net over the skirt, and a lace jacket. She carried a colonial bouquet.BridesmaidsBridesmaids w'ere Darlene Bergmann of Waterloo, cousin of , the bride; Lois Brandt of Waverly, cousin of the groom, and Ar-vella Kammeyer of Tripoli, friend of the bride. Their gowns of rose, aqua and rose, respectively, were fashioned of taffeta with net overskirts and lace inserts They carried colonial bouquets.Judy Broderson of Plainfield, niece of the groom, was flower | girl in a white satin gown identical to the bride’s gown, and she carried a basket of rose petals.;; Larry Rosol of Frederika, nephew ! of the bride, was ringbearer in a j white suit with a black bow tie. jGroom's AttendantsVirgil Bahlmann, brother of the j bride, was best man, and the groom’s attendants were Merlin Johnston of Waverly. friend of the groom, Melvin Lampe of Frederika, cousin of the groom, I and Donald Heyer, of Waverly. j1 friend of the groom. Ushers were: Stanley Bahlmann, Frederika, brother of the bride, and Wendell Lampe of Waverly, brother of the groom.The bride’s mother and the groom’s mother were both attired in black ensembles and wore|| red rose corsages.Reception jFollowing the ceremony a reception for 125 guests was held I tn the church parlors. Garden flowers and streamers in the bride’s colors complemented the | centerpiece, a four-tiered heart-shaped wedding cake topped with j a miniature bride and groom.Hostesses were Mrs. E. G. Pleg-genkuhle, Mrs. Clara Hildebrandt, [ Frederika; Mrs. Elmer Lampe, Tripoli, and Mrs. Alvin Bergmann, Ionia.Waitresses were Jackie Camp, Frederika; Marguerite Bloem, I Tripoli; Geraldine Zander, Wa-j terloo, and Delores Getz, Waverly. Mrs. George Hagen poured, Mrs. Emil Buchholz cut the cake and Mrs. Roy Volker had charge of the guest book.GuestsOut-of-town guests were present from Denver, Tripoli, Waverly, Belgrade, Minn., Lancaster, I Minn., Waterloo, Sumner, andPlainfield.The bride is a graduate of Fred-erika high school and has been) employed at the Schield Bantam J Co. in Waverly. The groom is a graduate of Waverly high schooll and is engaged in farming.When the couple left on their wedding trip to Niagara Falls and New York the bride was wearing a dark green suit and a red rose corsage. They will be at home after Sept. 21 on a farm i near Waverly.:i
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