Bridal vows were repeated by Miss Luella Bushman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bushman of Coleta and Ronald Goodnight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Goodnight, 506 W. 7th St., Sterling, Sunday [09/14/1958] afternoon before the altar in St. Paul Lutheran Church. The Rev. C. A. Kalkwarf officiated at 2:30 o’clock and performed a double ring ceremony. The setting for the wedding included altar vases of white gladiolus and white carnations, seven branch candelabra with white cathedral candles and a white aisle carpet. An organ prelude and the traditional marches were played by Mrs. Bertha Brewer. The vocalist, Mrs. Robert Kniel, sand I Love You Truly, Because and the Lord’s Prayer, the last selection being while the couple knelt at the altar.

The bride, whose hand was given in marriage by her father, was attended by Mrs. Darrell Johnson, a friend as matron of honor and by Mrs. Eugene Bushman of Coleta, her sister-in-law as bridesmatron. Miss Melissa Stillman, friend of the bride, was flower girl. Danny Mayes of Dixon, nephew o the bridegroom, was ring bearer. Richard McCormick, friend of the bridegroom, and Donald Bushman, brother of the bride, were best man and groomsman. Ushering was done by William Mayes of Dixon, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, Carl Bushman of Coleta, brother of the bride and Lyle Wolber, friend of the couple.

With elegance and ethereal beauty, the bride’s gown was designed of re-embroidered Alecon lace and Gossamer nylon tulle. The softly molded bodice was graced with a delicately scalloped neckline and long tapered sleeves. From the waistline drifted the lavish skirt with its Alecon lace panels and nylon net billowing out and extending to a chapel length. Her fingertip illusion veil was held in place by a colot cap of Chantilly lace enhanced with spirred pearls and sequin trim. The bride carried a cascade arrangement of all white frenched carnations and pompons. Ivy leaves and white satin streamers completed her bouquet. The attendants gowns of mint green chiffon were identically styled; scooped necklines enhanced with fitted midriff, and the gathered skirt billowed out to a graceful ballerina length. For their headpieces they wore illusion brim clip-caps with tiny seed pearl trim. Both attendants carried bouquets fashioned of bronze chrysanthemums in a cascade effect and tied with white satin ribbon. The little flower girl wore a mint green chiffon dress with Peter Pan collar, tiny puff sleeves and a very full skirt which tied in back with a bow. She wore a matching head-piece and white gloves. The dress was made by the bride’s mother. Rose petals were strewed by the flower girl from her white French lace basket. The ring bearer and men in the bridal party had white carnations for their lapel flowers. For her daughter’s wedding Mrs. Bushman chose a navy blue suit with blue accessories and corsage of white carnations and red garnette roses. The bridegroom’s mother wore a black and gold dress with black accessories. In her corsage were tawny gold roses. Mrs. Benjamin Oatman grandmother of the bride, had a white carnation corsage.

The Ladies Aid had charge of the reception held in the church parlor. Colorful garden flowers arranged by Mrs. Lorenzo Wescott decorated the bridal table. Flowers and greens encircled the base of the wedding cake. Mrs. John Parks, friend of the bride, presided at the guest book, Miss Junanita Williams of Rockford, cousin of the bride and Mrs. Francis Bushman, sister-in-law of bride took care of the gifts. Punch was served by Mrs. Ted Suloff, friend of the bride and coffee was poured by Mrs. Regis Williams, aunt of the bride. The cake was cut by Mrs. William Mayes of Dixon, sister of the bridegroom and the bridal table was served by Mrs. Gene Williamson, friend of the couple.

For her going away outfit, when the couple left on a honeymoon, the bride chose a charcoal chemise with red accessories and wore a corsage of white carnations and red garnette roses. The new Mrs. Goodnight graduated from Sterling Township High School and from Swedish-American Hospital School of Nursing in 1957. She is employed at Community General Hospital as a registered nurse. Mr. Goodnight graduated from Sterling Township High School and served with the United States Army. He attended Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa and will return to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in February of 1959. For the present Mr. and Mrs. Goodnight will reside at Jonaway Trailer Court in Rock Falls. Out of town wedding guests were from Dixon, Milledgeville, Coleta, Rockford and Hartsburg, Ill., Benton Harbor, Mich., and Cedar Falls, Ia.