The marriage of Miss Shandy Pendleton Hamner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas Hamner of Ashland, Va., to Dr. James Christopher Nederostek, son of Mr. and Mrs. James William Nederostek, previously of Hudson, Ohio, and now residing in Virginia Beach, Va., took place September 27, 2014, at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Ashland. The Reverend David M. Hindman officiated. The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents. She wore her maternal grandmother's 75-year-old slipper satin, cathedral-length wedding gown, and her mother's cathedral-length wedding veil.
Her dress had a sweetheart neckline and dropped waist. She carried a cascading arm bouquet of white dendrobium orchids tied with a rosette of lace from her paternal grandmother's wedding gown. The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Douglas Hamner Jr. of Lynchburg, Va., the late Mrs. Nancye Foscue Hamner, formerly of Hopewell, Va., and Gloucester, Va., and the late Dr. and Mrs. John Daniel Hamner Jr., formerly of Ashland. The groom is the grandson of Mrs. Stella Strongowski Nederostek of Jim Thorpe, Pa., the late Mr. Jacob Edward Nederostek, formerly of Walnutport, Pa., and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Tilghman Yeager, formerly of Allentown, Pa. Mrs. Christy Harris of Roswell, Ga., friend of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Lauren Boito of Chesterfield, Va., and Megan Kleinhans of Manassas, Va., both friends of the bride, as well as Anne Hamner, Catherine Hamner and Elizabeth Hamner, all cousins of the bride from Richmond, Va. Rachel Cielinski, niece of the bridegroom, was the flower girl.
The father of the bridegroom, Mr. James W. Nederostek, was his son's best man. Groomsmen were Douglas Gray Hamner of Los Angeles, Calif., brother of the bride; Eric Cielinski of Draper, Utah, the bridegroom's brother-in-law; and the bridegroom's cousins, Jonathan Nederostek of Kempton, Pa., Jeffrey Feichtl of Allentown and David DeNard of Owosso, Mich. Griffin and Samuel Cielinski, nephews of the bridegroom, were ring bearer and junior ring bearer, respectively.
The rings were carried in a small antique jewelry box, a gift from the groom to the bride. Mrs. Robbin Stiles was the mistress of ceremonies. Miss Amanda Nederostek of Salt Lake City, Utah, sister of the bridegroom, was the soloist. Miss Kate Nederostek and Mrs. Celia Cielinski of Draper, sisters of the bridegroom, were the readers. The organist was James Doering, Ph.D. The guest book attendant was Audrey Conroy of Richmond and the program attendant was Megan Elizabeth Jennings of Williamsburg, Va., both friends of the bride. Special guests were Mrs. James Blanton, godmother of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nederostek, godparents of the bridegroom.
A bridal luncheon shower was given by Mrs. Hunter Jones, Mrs. Sandra Lynne and Mrs. Sarah Byrne at the Hanover Country Club. A barbeque dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hopkins, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wehman, Mrs. Anne Palmore and Mr. Frank Defazio, also at the Hanover Country Club. The bride's aunts, Mrs. Nathan Hamner and Mrs. Harold D. Hamner III, and the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Harold D. Hamner Jr., gave the bridesmaids' luncheon at the Kent Valentine House. The rehearsal dinner was given by the groom's parents at the Hanover Country Club, and the reception was held at the Tuckahoe Woman's Club in Richmond following the ceremony. A farewell brunch was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blanton, Mr. and Mrs. James Blanton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hodnett at the Hanover Country Club. The bride graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Ashland and Sweet Briar College in Amherst, Va. She also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a post-baccalaureate degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
She is currently a licensed registered Dental Hygienist. The bridegroom is a graduate of Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio, Case Western Reserve University and the Medical College of Ohio. He is presently a Commander in the U.S. Navy and is stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Rota, Spain. Administratively, he is the Department Head of Urology and the Director of Surgical Services. The couple now reside in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, near the Rota Naval Base. A honeymoon in Cape Town, South Africa, is planned.
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