Wedding
Elizabeth Stratman & Devin Baysinger
November 5, 2016
Elizabeth Stratman, Columbia, and Devin Baysinger, Jamestown, were married at 2 p.m., November 5, 2016, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Columbia. Fr. Matt Flatley performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gary and Nancy Stratman, Vienna. The groom is the son of Danny and Darla Baysinger, Jamestown. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a sight mermaid style gown with detail work all throughout the dress and lace work along the bottom. She completed her ensemble with a fingertip length veil with beading work to match the gown. She carried a bouquet of red Gerbera daisies, bronze cremons, cream football mums, burnt orange calla lilies, purple lisianthus, all bordered with salvia leaves. The honor attendant was Jessie Davis, Hallsville, sorority sister/friend of the couple. The attendants were Danielle Anderson, Frisco, Texas, cousin of the bride; Diana Coonce, Jamestown, sister of the groom; Dana Schad, Versailles, sister of the groom; and Jazmin Schrader, Canton, friend of the bride. They wore short all-over lace apple red halter dresses with scalloped hems. The best man was Jordan Oliver, California, friend of the couple. The groomsmen included: Tyce Stratman, Vienna, brother of the bride; Jake Coonce, Jamestown, brother-in-law of the groom; Brad Schad, Versailles, brother-in-law of the groom; and Cody Eftink, Sandy Hook, friend of the groom. The flower girl was Eva Welschmeyer, daughter of Jonathan and Christy Welschmeyer, Keller, Texas, cousin of the bride. The ring bearer was Braden Schad, son of Brad and Dana Schad, Versailles, nephew of the groom. The ushers were Brian Volmert, Jefferson City, cousin of the bride, and Nathan Baysinger, Hannibal, cousin of the groom. The organist was Theresa Wildhaber, Argyle, cousin of the bride. The vocalists were Emily Wildhaber, Argyle, cousin of the bride, and Christy Welschmeyer, Keller, Texas, cousin of the bride. The Mass server was Kyle Prenger, Jefferson City. The lectors were Mark Welschmeyer, South Lake, Texas, uncle of the bride; Howard Baysinger, Jefferson City, uncle of the groom; and Doris Gibbons, Florissant, aunt of the bride. A dinner and dance reception followed the ceremony at the Knights of Columbus Hall. A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the groom's parents, was held November 4 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The bride is a 2008 graduate of Maries R-1 High School, and a 2012 graduate of Culver-Stockton College. She is an energy scheduler in Columbia. The groom is a 2009 graduate of Jamestown C-1 High School and a 2009 graduate of Missouri Welding Institute. He is a welder in Jefferson City. The couple resides in Columbia.