Weddings

Jennifer Page Pustmueller and Jacob Glenn Jordan exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at The Western Green, Rosemary Beach, Florida. Kevin Tillman officiated the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Lyn and Joel Pustmueller of Dallas, Texas, and the late Laura Pustmueller. She is the granddaughter of Carole and the late Bob Findlay of Arlington, Texas; the late Molly and Joel Pustmueller of St. Louis, Missouri; Maggie and Roy Cole of Plano, Texas; and Heide and Maurice Levy of Dallas, Texas.

The groom is the son of Mary Sue and David Schick of Dallas, Texas, and the late Richard Jordan. He is the grandson of the late Mary Bobette and Anthony Weyland and the late Phoebe and Rubin Jordan.

For her wedding dress, Page wore a stunning mermaid silhouette gown with chapel length train designed by Pronovias with an ivory tulle and lace fingertip-length veil.

Faith Anne Pitts assisted the bride as her maid of honor. The bride’s sisters, Laura Grace Pustmueller and Peyton Pustmueller, served as her bridesmaids. The house party included Lexi Jones, Maggie McMordie,

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Sarah Orwig, Abby Sinha, Sarah Stephenson, Holly Thompson, Brianna Tucker, and Cydney Van Blaricum. Evelyn Pitts served as her flower girl.

Attending the groom as best man was Beau Streicher. Chris Chambless and Barrett Schick were his groomsmen. Foster McMordie served as ring bearer.

The reception took place under the stars on the Havana Beach Rooftop of The Pearl Hotel, where guests danced to lively music by Heart to Heart.

Page is a 2005 graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with honors in liberal arts and a major in finance from The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in 2009. While at SMU, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Page is the Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Caprock Capital. She is a member of the Junior League of Dallas.

Jake graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in the class of 1999. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in real estate finance from The Cox School of Business at SMU in 2003. Jake was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity while at SMU. He is a real estate entrepreneur with Accent Commercial Real Estate.

The newlyweds have made their home in Dallas.

KELLY HOWARD & JOHN GOTTSACKER

Kelly Marie Howard and John Stephen Gottsacker exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Highland Park Presbyterian Church. Reverend Nelson Bell officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Ms. Kayla Rose Howard of Dallas, Texas and Mr. Robert Storz Howard of Omaha, Nebraska. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Phillip Gottsacker of Dallas.

For her wedding dress, Kelly wore an elegant gown by Sareh Nouri from Stanley Korshak Bridal Salon. Crafted of silk shantung, the gown’s natural waist was accented with a pleated cummerbund, v-neckline and a v-back. The cathedral length train was adorned with silk buttons to the end of the train.

Kelly wore the family heirloom veil which belonged to John’s grandmother, who purchased it in Bruges, Belgium. John’s sisters wore it when they married and the veil will continue to be passed down in the Gottsacker family.

Assisting the bride were Kelly’s cousins, Ashley Schempp as Maid of Honor and Kelsey Coleman as Matron of Honor. Bridesmaids included Kelly’s sister-in-law, Katie Howard and John’s sisters, Georgia Gandino and Margaret Tyler along with Caitlin Barberio, Lauren Chisholm, Alison Coyle, Helen Crain, Kia Igel, and Stefanie Morris. Kelly’s goddaughter, Charlotte Coleman, and John’s niece, Eleanor Gandino, were the flower girls.

Kelly and John photographed outside of Highland Park Presbyterian Church with their four-

year-old golden retriever, Cooper! (JOHN CAIN PHOTOGRAPHY)

Attending the groom as Best Man was his brother, Mark Gottsacker. Groomsmen were Todd Howard, Justin Gandino, Victor Tyler, Charles Branch, Cody Crews, Charles Foose, Rockton Linton, James McIlhenny, James Nolan IV, Nicholas Ramsey, William Winters, and Mitchell Zlotnik. William Howard, Austin Miller, Gregory Phelps, and Taylor Wilson served as ushers.

Following the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds welcomed guests to a reception at The Dallas Country Club. Kelly and John’s first dance was to “All Your’n” by Tyler Childers. John’s longtime hobby is race car driving so Kelly surprised John by having their guests wave small Nascar flags along with tossing white rose petals as the newlyweds made their getaway to a white 1960 Bentley.

Kelly is a graduate of Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Creighton University. Kelly works as a registered nurse.

John is a graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Energy Commerce from Texas Tech University. John is employed by Shell Oil Company in Crude Oil Trading.

After a honeymoon to Antigua, the couple has made their home in Midland, Texas.

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Turn Your Home into a Personal Getaway with Travel-Inspired Décor

LEFT: To keep things fresh, the Asian and Indian antiques in this formal living room, including the foo dog statue, incense burner, and India-inspired patterns, are mixed in with midcentury

modern and Art Deco furnishings. RIGHT: A soothing color palette helps to soften the rough, organic textures used in this Cape Cod-style bedroom. (PHOTOS: MICHAEL HUNTER)

With travel restrictions in place due to COVID-19, many homeowners want to surround themselves with memories of their time abroad. This may be why travel-inspired interiors are one of 2021’s trending looks. Interior designers like myself

MARGARET CHAMBERS often have our favorite travel destinations. Over the course of my design career, I’ve been to Europe 12 times.

My business partner, Lea Barfield, and I also own an antique buying trip business called Tour Décor, which helps our clients source European pieces for their residences—anything from midcentury modern to classic English, French, and Swedish antiques.

Below, you’ll find some design tips and tricks for highlighting travel mementos in a sophisticated way.

One way to begin is by picking out a single piece you acquired abroad and using it as a touchpoint for the rest of the room. Putting together a collection of art from a place you’ve visited or a gallery wall of travel photos is another great option.

Don’t stop there, however. It’s essential to make sure your room looks like a living space and not a museum. The solution is to spread your pieces throughout the space instead of isolating them to one part of the room.

If your favorite places in the world have lots of historic buildings, your travel-inspired room should have a sense of history, too. You can browse local antique shops for fine, old antiques. I recommend using antiques sparingly for most homes, about three to four per room. Decorating with world maps (whether printed and framed or used as a pattern in an unexpected place) is another way to communicate a feeling of wanderlust to guests. On the same note, globes are an excellent accessory for masculine studies and libraries.

If you’re not sure what will be complementary with your travel-inspired elements, go with safe bets. Place your colorful textiles against a neutral backdrop of white, tan, cream, or grey. Natural materials like wood furniture can fit into almost any design setting.

There’s no better time than now to learn how to capitalize on the photos and art you’ve collected from your travels and weave a design narrative around them.

Margaret Chambers, a registered interior designer (RID) and member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), leads Chambers Interiors and Associates. Her colleague Caitlin Crowley helped edit this column. Find more design advice at chambersinteriors.com/blog.

Five Tips For Getting The Most Out of Composting

Transforming yard and food waste into compost helps reduce greenhouse gas, promotes healthy soil as a nutrient-rich soil amendment, and contributes to a more circular economy. Try these tips for better composting:

1. Do your homework. Before you start composting, make sure you understand which items and materials should be composted and how best to keep your compost balanced. Generally, you can

AMY ADCOX compost items like coffee grounds, fruits and vegetables, eggshells, tea bags, nut shells, yard and grass waste. Typically, you can’t compost fats, meats or dairy products, but it can vary from community to community. You’ll want to make sure you have a good ratio of greens (like vegetable and fruit scraps and yard waste) and browns (like dead leaves and twigs). Remember, water is important – you can’t compost material that doesn’t have the right amount of moisture. compost will vary depending on how you want to use it. You can use your compost in your yard or garden, or share it with friends and family for their gardens. Don’t need compost yourself? Depending on your area, you may be able to collect your food scraps and yard waste for industrial composting and work with a local provider for collection.

3. Assess your space. Look around your space and evaluate what you may need to start composting. You’ll want to store food scraps in a place that makes it convenient to compost while you’re cooking or cleaning your kitchen. The easier you make it to compost at home, the more likely you’ll be to do it. You don’t need a fancy scrap bucket, but make sure it has a tight seal to reduce odor. Collection in the kitchen is just one piece of the puzzle.

4. Get the right tools. After you’ve assessed your indoor space, you’ll want to get the tools that will set you up for success. You’ll also need a compost bin, which you can purchase or build on your own. There are several different composters you can buy to meet your needs. Remember, you’ll need to find an outdoor space that is dry and shaded to store your compost bin.

You can compost items like coffee grounds, fruits and vegetables, eggshells, tea bags, nut

shells, yard and grass waste. (PHOTO: REPUBLIC SERVICES)

5. Understand the warning signs.

Once your compost is started, you’ll want to monitor for warnings signs that it is out of balance. Your compost shouldn’t attract bugs or rodents or produce a strong odor. If it is, then you’ll know that it’s time to adjust the mix of greens and browns you’re adding to your bin. Ideally, your compost should include an equal mix of green and brown material.