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Ceremony & Reception: Virginia Fister and Bertrand Laidet married at the St. Francis Xavier “College” Church at Saint Louis University—with sun streaming through a rose window inspired by the Chartres Cathedral in Bertrand’s native France. Virginia’s mother and grandmother had walked down the same long aisle. A Jesuit once told the bride’s father that the aisle was like the many years of preparation required to become a Jesuit: “It gives the bride plenty of time to reconsider.”
Newlywed in Norfolk: Virginia is doing curatorial research for the Chrysler Museum of Art while Bertrand, a French naval officer, is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Details:
Photography: Edward Crim
Wedding dress: Made by Jeanne Lundeen, a friend of the bride, at Diamond Bride & Tux in Minnesota
Look: Vintage glamour with an Art Deco vibe
Colors: Navy and gold, to match the groom’s military uniform
Reception: The Xavier Grand ballroom beneath the church
Music: Hudson & the Hoodoo Cats (from rockabilly to swing)
Catering: Russo’s
