DIXFIELD — Jenna Leigh Gordon and Jason Harold Packard, both of Peru, were married at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Dixfield Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Jason and Jenna first met at the Dixfield Seventh Day Adventist Church when they were children. They also attended Dirigo High School together.
Jenna is the daughter of Stephanie Miles and Philip Bowman of Turner. She is a Maine certified personal support specialist who works for two companies providing in-home care within her community. A full-time student at Central Maine Community College in the human services program, she will receive her associate’s degree in 2025. She is an inducted member of the National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Phi) Auburn, Maine Chapter.
Jason is the son of Steve and Grace Packard of Peru. He worked and traveled as a millwright for over 20 years until he retired from this line of work in 2019. He is currently pursuing an associate’s degree in human services through the University of Maine. His goal is to become a substance abuse counselor and give back to his community in a positive way.
The wedding was officiated by Pastor Cornell Preda. The bride and her step-daughter Liah Mae spent the morning of the wedding being pampered by the bride’s sister Julia Smith. Liah is the groom’s youngest child. Wedding photography was done by the bride’s best friend Elizabeth Leavitt.
The bride wore a white-beaded spaghetti-strapped wedding dress with a tulle cathedral-length train. The groom wore rustic fall attire: boots, dark jeans, collared button down shirt, tie and a black leather vest.
The groom surprised his bride the morning of the wedding with matching wedding bands made from Damascus steel that the groom handmade. The band the groom gave his bride was his wedding gift to her.
The couple had already ordered another wedding band for the bride custom made by Leighton’s of West Paris. She wears both rings.
The couple were surrounded by dear friends, their families and their church family. The church was decorated with the help of some of the ladies from their church using fall colors, natural elements, as well as a touch of French country chalet decor. The three-tiered cake made to look like a birch tree with the couple’s initials carved in it was made by Maine Local Artisan Bakery of West Paris.
The couple immediately departed on their honeymoon in upstate New York after their reception. They will live in Peru.
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