Reinagel -- Westrich

Erika Reinagel and Austin Westrich were married Jan. 9 at St. Augustine Church in Kelso, Missouri. The Rev. Patrick Ike Nwokoye performed the ceremony. Organist was Hope Essner of Kelso, cousin of the bride, and soloist was Adam Reinagel of Arnold, Missouri, brother of the bride.

Erika is the daughter of Ron and Lori Reinagel of Kelso. Austin is the son of Larry and Stephanie Westrich of Cape Girardeau.

Matron of honor was Ashley Litzelfelner of Jackson, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kaci Westrich of Peoria, Illinois, sister of the groom; Jessica Westrich of Cape Girardeau, sister of the groom; Brooke Brandt of Sullivan, Missouri, friend of the bride; Sydnie Gerber of Shawnee, Kansas, friend of the bride; Lindsay Hendrix of New Franklin, Missouri, friend of the bride; Chelsea Rabbass of Cape Girardeau, friend of the bride; and Laura Boos of Cape Girardeau, friend of the bride.

Flower girls were Mia Litzelfelner of Jackson, daughter of John and Ashley Litzelfelner and niece of the bride, and Mia Scherer of Portageville, Missouri, daughter of Travis and Luella Scherer and cousin of the groom.

Candlelighters were Courtney Reinagel and Holly Reinagel, both of Kelso and cousins of the bride.

Best men were Connor Westrich of Cape Girardeau, brother of the groom, and Brenton Ruopp of Cape Girardeau, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Andrew Schultz of Cape Girardeau, friend of the groom; Steven Boos of Cape Girardeau, friend of the groom; Luke Szczepaniak of Wheaton, Illinois, friend of the groom; Christopher Schultz of Cape Girardeau, friend of the groom; Nicholas Reinagel of Kelso, brother of the bride; and Matthew Reinagel of Kelso, brother of the bride.

Ushers were Brandon Peters and Nicholas Ostendorf, both of Cape Girardeau and friends of the groom.

A wedding reception followed at Bavarian Halle in Jackson.

The groom's parents held the rehearsal dinner on Jan. 8 at Port Cape Girardeau.

The bride received a Master of Science in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a family nurse practitioner at Cape Pediatric Group.

The groom received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Missouri. He is general manager at Rhodes 101 Convenience Store in Chaffee, Missouri.

After a wedding trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the couple lives in Cape Girardeau.