McKinsie Simons and Brad Fuoss were united in marriage during a 5 p.m. ceremony held at Log Heaven Resort on the bank of the Missouri River near Pierre, S.D., on June 15, 2013. Pastor Brian Wasmoen, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Redfield, officiated. id="0">
Parents of the bride are Doug and Kari Simons, St. Lawrence, and parents of the groom are Bob and Diane Fuoss, Draper. Honored guests were Henry and Joanne Elsing, Chelsea, grandparents of the bride; David and Derla Simons, St. Lawrence, grandparents of the bride; John and Ruth Noes, Brooklyn Center, Minn., grandparents of the groom; and Darline Fuoss, Pierre, grandmother of the groom. id="1">
Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride was attended by Monica Haar, Ankeny, Iowa, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Melanie Wieseler, Lexington, Neb., sister of the bride; Jennifer Moser, Brookings, sister of the groom; and Amber Clement, Sioux Falls, friend of the bride. Nieces of the bride, Grace Wieseler, Emma Haar and Gabrielle Wieseler, were flower girls. id="2">
Aaron Huckfeldt, Hay Springs, Neb., friend of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Clayton Miller, Draper, friend of the groom; Trevor Moser, Brookings, brother-in-law of the groom; and Joey Barrett, Castlewood, friend of the groom. Dylan Haar and Griffin Wieseler, nephews of the bride, were the ring bearers. id="3">
Ushers were Andrew Bork, Vermillion, friend of the groom; Loni Haar, Ankeny, Iowa, brother-in-law of the bride; and Jeremy Wieseler, Lexington, Neb., brother-in-law of the bride. id="4">
The bride’s personal attendants were Bailey Kopplin, Tulare, friend of the bride, and Erin Riley, Cresbard, friend of the bride. id="5">
Music for the ceremony was provided by Cleo Kleinsasser, Miller, pianist; Jessica Simons, St. Lawrence and Anna Simons, Mitchell, cousins of the bride, soloists; Lorelei Simons, St. Lawrence, aunt of the bride, guitarist and vocalist; and sharing a special blessing song was Derla Simons, St. Lawrence, grandmother of the bride. Rita Masat, Redfield, friend of the bride, read the scripture readings. A banner especially made for the couple by Kent Elsing, Aberdeen, uncle of the bride, was used to decorate the reception. A bouquet of wheat was placed on the guest book table in memory of the groom’s grandfather, Orville Fuoss. Katlin Gagnon, Sioux Falls, friend of the bride, attended the guest book. Michelle Barrett, Castlewood, and Becca Gregoire, Draper, friends of the couple, were the videographers. id="6">
A dinner and dance reception was held following the ceremony. Host and hostesses were Steve, Caroline, Garrett and Ashley Masat, Tulare, friends of the bride, and Dennis, Deb, Tory, Zayne and Seth Snyder, Pierre, family of the bride. The cake was made by the groom’s mother. The emcee for the dance was Brian Hull, Tulare. The bride surprised the groom with a prerecorded song for their first dance. id="7">
The bride is a 2009 graduate of Miller High School and a 2013 graduate of South Dakota State University, Brookings, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is currently attending the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, pursuing a master’s degree in occupational therapy. The groom is a 2009 graduate of Jones County High School, Murdo, and a 2012 graduate of Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, with an associate’s degree in diesel technology. He is currently employed at Truck-Trailer Sales and Service, Yankton. Since their honeymoon in Jamaica, the couple has resided Vermillion.id="8">