Couples: December 23, 2006

Wedding: Waite

Sherrie Lynn Rustad and Alan John Waite were married May 5, 2006, at Usher's Ferry, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Parents of the couple are Roger and Virginia Rustad of Fergus Falls and Elizabeth Waite and the late Harold Waite of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Rylie Waite served as Maid of Honor, Best Man and Personal Attendant.
The couple resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Engagement: Wheeler and Taylor

Sarah Taylor and Joshua Wheeler announce their engagement.

Parents are Mark and Judy Taylor of Savoy, Texas, and Kregg and Renee Wheeler of Burnet, Texas.
Josh is the grandson of Diann Wheeler and the late Merle Wheeler of Fergus Falls; Dean and Delores Jorgenson, Willow City, Texas, formerly of Fergus Falls; and Carolyn Markle and the late Jim Markle of Pelican Rapids.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of the University of North Texas and is employed at Primesource in Dallas, Texas. The groom-to-be is a graduate of Austin College, Austin, Texas, and is employed at Design Unlimited in Dallas.

A Jan. 13, 2007, wedding is planned at Ector Baptist Church in Ector, Texas.

Wedding: Hennessy

Jessica Ward and Jason Hennessy were married Aug. 12, 2006, at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Elizabeth.

Parents are Pat and Susan Ward, Fergus Falls, and Pat and Cindy Hennessy,
Mahtomedi, Minn.

Attendants were Elizabeth Ward of Portland, Ore., Renae Spencer of Bloomington, Katie Sheehan of Bloomington, Jennifer Hennessy of Edina, Ann Goldade of Portland, Ore., Patrick Hennessy of Edina, Jason Mauch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Rob Nelson of Ely, Jeff Francis of Lino Lakes, and Kirk Olson of Miami Beach, Fla.

Meghan Hennessy was junior bridesmaid, Kia Ward and Molly Hennessy were flower girls, and John Hennessy was ring bearer.

Jessica is a teacher at Clackamas High School in Portland, Ore., and Jason is an engineer at Tripod Data Systems. The couple make their home in Wilsonville, Ore.