Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Topeka was the setting for the wedding of Trisha Maria Anderson and Justin Wade Vest Nov. 8, 2003, with the Rev. Francis Krische officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Ray and Maria Anderson of Topeka.
She is the granddaughter of Jess and Josafina Torrez of Great Bend, Marjorie and Merle Paden of ElDorado and the late Ernest Anderson.
The bridegroom is the son of Don and Aileen Vest of Topeka.
He is the grandson of Dorothy McDole of Stillwater, Okla., the late Robert McDole, the late Donald W. Vest, Doris Liu of Topeka and the late Anselm Liu.
Maid of honor was Tory Ana Anderson of Topeka, sister of the bride.
Kelly Welch of Topeka was matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Aleia Vest of Stillwater, sister of the groom, and Dusty Myers of Topeka.
Sean and Beau Vest, brothers of the groom, were best men.
Groomsmen were Andy Beightel and Paul Miller, all of Topeka.
Courtney Torrez of Merriam, cousin of the bride, was the flowergirl.
Ushers were Jeff Torrez of Merriam and Matthew Anderson of St. Charles, Mo., both cousins of the bride, Patrick Allen of Tulsa, Okla., cousin of the groom, and Aaron Jones of Topeka.
Honorary ushers were Brian Hall and Chad Dodds, both of Topeka.
Harpist was Sarah Sellers of Topeka.
The bride is a graduate of Topeka High School and Bryan Career College travel and tourism program.
She is a auto travel operations and product coordinator for AAA Hartford/Cincinnati/Kansas.
The groom is a graduate of Topeka High School and Washburn University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
He is pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice at Washburn University and is deputy sheriff with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department.
The couple resides in Topeka.
