Mr and Mrs Mark Gessner
Mr and Mrs Mark Gessner
Patricia Ann Murren and Mark Andrew Gessner of Dunwoody, Ga., were joined in holy matrimony October 9 at St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Atlanta, Ga. Father Bryan Small officiated.
The brideâs parents are Mr and Mrs David Alexander Gardner, Newtown. She is the daughter of the late Dr Robert John Murren.
The groom is the son of Dr and Mrs Thomas Patrick Gessner.
Suzanne Gardner, mother of the bride, served as matron of honor. The bride was given in marriage by David Gardner.
Ms Murren was attended by Lule Owens of Atlanta and Cristina Caparis of San Francisco. Flower girl was Kendall Gessner of Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dr Thomas Gessner, the groomâs father, and Riley Gessner, the groomâs son, served as best men. Ring bearer was Will Gessner, Highpoint, N.C.
The bride graduated from Immaculate High School, Danbury, in 1992 and Wake Forest University in 1996. She is presently self-employed as a tennis coach.
The groom is a 1991 graduate of Wake Forest University and received his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993. Mr Gessner is vice president, regional manager at Alliance Bernstein in Georgia.
A reception was held at âCanoeâ in Vinings, Ga. After a wedding trip to San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, Calif., the couple make their home in Dunwoody, Ga.