Katherine Eleanor St. Eve and Parker Earl Koerner knew each other in passing throughout college, but it wasn’t until their senior year at Southern Methodist University that sparks flew between the two. Parker needed a date to bring to his fraternity Christmas formal, and a mutual friend suggested that he ask Katherine. The two spent the entire formal getting to know each other, dancing and laughing. The next day, however, was Christmas break, and Parker went back to New Orleans and Katherine back to St. Louis, Mo., for the holidays.
When Katherine and Parker returned from Christmas break, Parker took Katherine on a date. The two picked up right from the Christmas formal and fell in love with the restaurant’s famous brisket tacos, and not long after, each other.
Over the past few years, Parker had been restoring his 1968 Boston Whaler. He even bragged that one day the boat would look so great that he would ask Katherine to marry him in it. On July 13, 2012, the boat wasn’t completely ready but Parker was ready to pop the question. That evening, Katherine came out of her house to be picked up for dinner and saw an unusual sight – Parker’s car was coming down the street with his boat right behind it. The car slowly pulled in front of the sidewalk where Katherine could see Parker in the boat and the words “Will you marry me?” on its side.
After the wedding, the two enjoyed a relaxing vacation in Hawaii for a week. The couple currently lives in New Orleans, where Katherine is an elementary school teacher and Parker is a graduate student working towards his Master of Business Administration at the A. B. Freeman School of Business.
Bride:
Katherine Eleanor St. Eve
Groom:
Parker Earl Koerner
Bride’s Parents:
Mr. and Mrs. John Edward St. Eve
Groom’s Parents:
Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Koerner III
Date of Wedding:
December 31, 2013
Ceremony Location:
Mary Queen of Peace, St. Louis, Mo
Reception Location:
Westborough Country Club
Coordinator:
Josie Littlepage
Celebrant:
Fr. Eamonn Shelly and Fr. Craig T. Holway
Ceremony Music:
Gye Nyame Gospel Choir
Wedding Gown:
Carolina Herrera
Flower Girls:
Lyden Henriette Bland, Kathryn Knox Gilly, Anna Joyce Pinter and Sarah Blair Montgomery
Ring Bearers:
James Sinnott Bland and Charles Waid Montgomer
Maid of Honor:
Lydia Ann St. Eve
Bridesmaids:
Elizabeth Ann Hess, Emily Marie Hummel, Marjorie McKeon Hyde, Kathryn Lynne Lott, Lauren Elizabeth McLaughlin, Catherine Blair Paterson, Courtney Cooper St. Eve and Eva Louise Taylor
Bridesmaids’ Dresses:
Amsale Chiffon Dresses in Champagne
Groomsmen’s Attire:
Notched Lapel Tuxedos
Flower Girl:
Sophie Ann St. Eve
Ring Bearer:
Cooper Field St. Eve
Best Man:
John Edward Koerner IV
Groomsmen:
Michael Anderson Birtel, Robert Clinton Birtel, Richard Joseph Carrere, Charles Henry Barritt Peterson, Karl Ashby Senner, Bryan Field St. Eve, Taylor John St. Eve and Dean Wilkinson
Ushers:
Stephen McWilliams Beahm, Charles Lafayette Brown IV, Andrew Helm Hall, William Henry Langenstein IV, Jefferson Glenny Parker Jr., Michael Leander Perez, James Raider Stone and John Brooks Zimmermann
Florist:
Bloomin’ Buckets, St. Louis, Mo.
Wedding Cake:
Westborough Country Club, St. Louis, Mo.
Groom’s Cake:
La Patisserie Chouquette, St. Louis, Mo.
Photographer:
Susan Jackson Photography, St. Louis, Mo.
Hair:
Danielle Style, St. Louis, Mo.
Music:
The Soulsations, Memphis, Tenn.
