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Falcon Weddings
Claire Buechele ’12 married Bond Foster on June 24, 2023, in Dallas. The pair held their rehearsal dinner at the Dallas Arboretum the day before the wedding. On the big day, the ceremony was at Highland Park United Methodist Church, and the reception was at Arlington Hall.
Elizabeth (Beth Ann) Herd ’14 married Jackson Baker on June 10, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, with a reception at Shady Oaks Country Club. Both the ceremony and reception venues hold a special place in Beth Ann’s heart, as they are the very places where her parents celebrated their marriage in 1993. Falcon bridesmaids included Griffin Young West ’14, Claudia Boyd ’14, Genevieve Hodges ’14, Maggie Crockett ’14, Alden Griffin ’14 and Margaret Philpott ’14. Beth Ann and Jackson currently live in Austin with their dog, Winnie. Beth Ann is a first-year law student at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, and Jackson works for a real estate investment firm.
Austin Meadows ’13 and Missy Loeffel were married in Austin on June 3, 2023. The ceremony took place at the Riverbend Church, and their reception was at the Austin Country Club. Among the members of their wedding party, Megan Meadows ’15, sister of the groom, was one of the lovely bridesmaids. The groomsmen consisted of the following Falcons: Carson Phillips ’13, Andrew Ryan ’13, Bobby Baumeister ’13, Jonny Clum ’13, Thomas House ’13 and Oliver Newberry ’13.
Thomas Samuelson ’12 married Caroline Sandy in Dallas on May 12, 2023. Falcons in attendance included Madeleine Samuelson Herman ’05, Annie Samuelson Schorfheide ’07, Emily Samuelson Mitchell ’10, and former faculty member Eileen Kelly.
Meaghan Houston ’12 married Steven Meyer on June 24, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Audrey Laker Madigan ’12 was one of her bridesmaids. Meaghan and Steven had been together for 4.5 years when they married and moved to Charlotte last summer (2022). They have a dog named Ava, and Steven surprised Meaghan by having his family secretly pick her up from doggie daycare to take pictures with them before the ceremony!
Cassidy Bates ’15 married Gibson Duwe on September 9, 2023, at the top of Aspen Mountain. Several Falcon bridesmaids accompanied her down the aisle, including Riley Dean ’15, Ellee Conway ’15, Christina Paulus ’15 and Carlyle Rascoe ’15. Sarah Ransom ’15, Cassidy’s FWCD best friend since the fourth grade, was the maid of honor. A fun fact about the happy couple is that they had dated for 10 years before getting engaged!
Mixson Staffel ’15 and Emma Claire Barnes tied the knot in Houston on May 6, 2023. The ceremony was at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, followed by a reception at the Hotel ZaZa in the Houston Museum District. Mixson was supported by Falcon alumni groomsmen Stephen Nolan ’15, Russell Padfield ’15, Griffin Hughes ’15, Sawyer Stratton ’15, Ben Fortson ’15, Alex Herd ’15 and Austin Westermann ’16.
Peter Ray ’10 met Lauren Oseland in the middle of 2020 at a local Dallas coffee shop called Foxtrot. Little did the pair know that they would be getting married three years later, on April 22, 2023. The ceremony and reception took place at Mae’s Ridge in Johnson City. Falcons in the wedding party included Megan Ray ’13, Meredith Nieswiadomy Ray ’06, Taylor Ray ’13, Breck Ray ’06, Carson Ray ’13, Cameron Horton ’10, Burke Kleinheinz ’10, Reed Brunette ’10, Perry Ginsburg ’10 and Elkin Kleberg ’10. Peter and Lauren recently moved back to Fort Worth.
Eleni Michaelides ’15 and Alexi Kapetanakis tied the knot on July 22, 2023, in Corfu, Greece. The pair met in Austin and are both half-Greek. The wedding was a traditional Greek Orthodox ceremony in the Metropolitan Church of Corfu, followed by a reception at the Ekaterini Estate that included Greek dancing and plate-breaking, traditional Greek wedding customs. Kassadi Smith Phillips ’15, Ben Phillips ’13 and Nicholas Aufiero ’17 were all in attendance, as well as former FWCD teacher and mother of the bride Laura Michaelides.
Katelyn Tierney ’15 exchanged vows with Thomas Marsh on March 25, 2023, in Fort Worth. The ceremony took place at sunset on the Shady Oaks Golf Course. Katelyn had many Falcon bridesmaids standing by her side on the big day, including Sydney Phillips ’15, Carlyle Rascoe ’15, Ellee Conway ’15, Kate Laughlin ’15, Emily Hyde ’15, Christina Paulus ’15, Cassidy Bates ’15, Sarah Ransom ’15 and Devon Davis ’15. For the groomsmen, Brandon Tierney ’09 was a part of the groom’s party and couldn’t be happier for his little sister. Katelyn and Thomas moved back to Fort Worth in June, where Katelyn is a Client Service Associate at Morgan Stanley, and Thomas is a Regional Sales Manager at Carbyne.
Hannah Cramer ’15 married William Hamilton on August 19, 2023, in Banff, Canada. William is a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot. Hannah’s brother, Cameron Cramer ’16, and Maddie Tunnard ’15 were at the wedding.
