Wedding
Maddie Pollard & Stephen Backes
May 29, 2016
Maddie Pollard, Kansas City, and Stephen Backes, St. Louis, were married May 29, at Rumely Event Center, Kansas City. Pastor Mike DeVries performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Greg and Tammie Pollard, Kansas City. The groom is the son of Timothy and Karen Backes, Jefferson City. A dinner and dance reception followed the ceremony at Rumely Event Center. A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the groom's parents, was held May 28 at Belvoir Winery, Liberty. The bride is a 2008 graduate of Park Hill High School, Kansas City, and a 2014 graduate of Truman State University, Kirksville, with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Masters in Education. She is a high school math teacher and head Rugby coach with Liberty North High School. The groom is a 2009 graduate of Helias Catholic High School, Jefferson City, and a 2013 graduate of Truman State University, Kirksville, with a Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages with a minor in Linguistics. He is a high school Spanish teacher and junior high assistant football coach with Raymore-Peculiar School District. After a wedding trip to Nashville, Tenn., the couple resides in Kansas City.