Miss Lindsey and Mr. Szczepanski marry at the Campbell Homeplace

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Szczepanski

Christina Marie Lindsey and Adam Szczepanski exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, May 12, 2007, in the Sandy Springs community of lower Greenville County, South Carolina. The wedding was held outdoors on the grounds of the Campbell Homeplace, the farm where Christina's paternal grandmother, Earle Campbell Lindsey, was raised. An arbor built by the bride's father served as the backdrop. The mothers of the bride and bridegroom lit candles in honor of those family members who were no longer with them, but joined them in spirit. As a symbol of the couple's love of cycling, programs for the ceremony were placed in the basket of an old bicycle for guests as they entered.The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Richard Roberts, former minister of Lickville Presbyterian Church.

The bride is the daughter of Allan and Nereida Lindsey of Columbia. Following her graduation from Clemson University in 2001, Christina began working for TIAA- CREF in New York City as a research assistant and later as a chartered financial analyst (CFA). In the summer of 2006, she moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to pursue her master's degree in regional and city planning at the University of Pennsylvania.

The bridegroom is the son of Tom and Mary Szczepanski of New Egypt, New Jersey. Adam attended Penn State University where he completed his bachelor's degree in civil engineering with a focus on environmental studies and a master's degree in environmental pollution control as the 2002 Quentin Berg Graduate Assistantship Recipient. He is currently employed as a civil engineer with Pennoni Associates in Philadelphia.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Allan Lindsey. The maid of honor was Amanda D'Angelo. The bridesmaids were Megan Dantzler; Natalie Guthrie; and Katie Carroll, sister of the bridegroom.

Bart Kirk served as best man. The groomsmen were Buck Keich; Robert Lindsey, brother of the bride; and Jason Carroll, brother- in- law of the bridegroom. Special readings were presented by Lauren Donaldson, and Debbie Rountree. And in recognition of Christina's Hispanic heritage, her cousin, Marilyn Dolce, read a traditional Lugo family wedding prayer in Spanish and her son, Ryan, read it in English.

As the newly married couple walked down the path, the large bell at the house was rung for several minutes. This bell has been at the house for many years and was originally used to call the workers from the field at meal time or to alert them about problems at the house.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed appetizers under the sprawling walnut tree in the yard of the 100 - year- old farm house. The social hour was followed by an evening of dining and dancing under a large open tent in the field near where the ceremony was held. Traditional Hispanic souvenirs, called Capias, were pinned on each guest by members of the bride's family.

A delicious rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom's parents at the Hyatt Hotel in Greenville, South Carolina Friday evening before the wedding.

On Sunday, the bride's family placed a beautiful flower arrangement in the sanctuary of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia, in honor of the new couple.

Following a honeymoon in Italy, the couple will live in Philadelphia where Christina will continue work on her master's degree and Adam will continue his engineering career.