Wedding
Brooke Bartin & Zachary Stegeman
September 10, 2016
Brooke Ashley Bartin and Zachary Thomas Stegeman, both of St. Louis, were married at 5:30 p.m., September 10, at Wine Country Gardens, Defiance. Minister Jillian Embrey and Brian Kuhn performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Leslie McKinstray and Michael Bartin, St. Louis. The groom is the son of Lance and Lynn Stegeman, Lohman. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a lace fit and flare gown with beaded detail at the top. She completed her ensemble with a cathedral-length lace veil. She carried a bouquet of all white roses and cremones. The honor attendant was Jamie Bartin, St. Louis, sister of the bride. The attendants were Missy Todd, St. Louis, friend of the bride; Jordan Imhoff, Jefferson City, friend of the bride; Mandy Fleming, St. Louis, friend of the bride; Stacia Boyum, Jefferson City, sister of the groom; and Adrianne Bellew, St. Louis, sister of the groom. They wore navy blue, full length dresses in several different styles. The best man was Mason Wallace, Seattle, Wash., friend of the groom. The groomsmen included: Ryan Kemple, Jefferson City, friend of the groom; Ken Wolters, St. Louis, friend of the groom; Justin Poplawski, St. Louis, friend of the groom; Justin Cardwell, St. Louis, friend of the groom; and Cody Berendzen, St. Louis, friend of the groom. The flower girls were Sophia Boyum, daughter of Stacia and Erik Boyum, Jefferson City, niece of the groom; and Cordelia Bellew, daughter of Adrianne and Craig Bellew, St. Louis, niece of the groom. The ring bearers were Bryson Clark, son of Jamie Bartin, St. Louis, nephew of the bride; and Joseph Boyum, son of Stacia and Erik Boyum, Jefferson City, nephew of the groom. The ushers were Steve Keys, Columbia, Ill., and Jeff Mosley, St. Louis, friends of the couple. The lector was Meg Krejci, St. Louis, aunt of the bride. A dinner and dance reception followed the ceremony and cocktail hour at Wine Country Gardens. A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the groom's parents, was held September 9 at Defiance Roadhouse, Defiance. The bride is a 2004 graduate of Kirkwood High School, St. Louis, and a 2008 graduate of Westminster College, Fulton, with a BA Early Childhood and Elementary Education degree. She is employed with Patrick Henry Downtown Academy, St. Louis. The groom is a 2001 graduate of Helias Catholic High School, Jefferson City, and a 2010 graduate of Webster University, St. Louis, with a BA Business Administration degree. He is General Manager at Auto Plus Auto Parts Distribution Center, St. Louis. After a wedding trip to Secrets Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the couple resides in St. Louis.