taylor - jackson

Jennifer Suzanne Taylor and Corey Douglas Jackson were married April 19, 2008, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Rahab Isidor performed the ceremony. Reader was Beth Bishop of St. Louis.

Pianist was Lenny Kuper, flutist was Jennifer Willis, cellist was James Thompson, and vocalist was Alan Bruns, all of Cape Girardeau.

The bride is the daughter of Philip and Helen Taylor of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Gary and Shelia Jackson of Dexter, Mo.

Maid of honor was Bonnie Taylor of New York, N.Y., and matron of honor was Sally Powell of Columbia, Mo., sisters of the bride. Bridesmaids were Jill Davis of Cape Girardeau, Katie Kunz of Tampa, Fla., Kami Waldman of St. Louis, and Ashlee Jackson of Jonesboro, Ark., sister of the groom.

Casey Gill of Dexter was best man. Groomsmen were Eddie Collier and Chris Lacy of St. Louis, Beau Admire of Columbia, Ryan MacFarland of Plano, Texas, and Alberto Barba of Columbia. Ushers were Derek Burnett of Dexter, Ryan Crist, and Russ Powell, brother-in-law of the bride, both of Columbia.

Flower girls were Hannah and Sarah Powell, nieces of the bride. They are the daughters of Russ and Sally Powell.

Guest book attendants were Toni Pyle, aunt of the bride, and Hilary Pyle, cousin of the bride.

The reception was held at Deerfield Lodge. Servers were Melissa and Victoria Langley of Columbia.

The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner April 18 at Bella Italia.

Mrs. Jackson received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004, and received a doctorate in audiology from Washington School of Medicine in 2008. She is employed at the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia.

The groom received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004, and is a 2007 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law. He is employed with the law firm of Atwill and Montgomery in Columbia.

After a wedding trip to Mexico, the couple is residing in Columbia.