Jessica Nitschke and Joe Keck's Wedding Blog!!

For the purpose of simplicity, we have directed you to this page for information about our wedding. First a little bit about us:

Welcome to Jessica and Joe's Wedding Site!

The Bride

The bride, Jessica, grew up riding roller-coasters at the world famous Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Jessica attended Bowling Green State University where she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing. As a traveling nurse, she went west and worked in the hospitals of Phoenix, San Francisco, and finally Denver. Jessica enjoys running, SCUBA diving, hiking, skiing and especially extreme Pomeranian walking. Currently, she is working in the post-anesthesia care unit at the Audie Murphy Veterans Medical Center in San Antonio.

The Groom

The groom, Joe, grew up in the mountains of Evergreen, Colorado. Later, he attended the University of Colorado in Boulder where he continued exploring the wilderness of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico. He even studied enough to obtain a bachelors in environmental biology. After beginning a career in ski patrolling at Keystone Ski Resort, he returned to the University of Colorado for another bachelors in nursing. Joe loves a good adventure, skiing, kayaking, and most other water sports. Joe's affinity for traveling has taken him on trips to 38 States, New Zealand, Ecuador, Germany, San Luis Potosi, Baja and three visits to Costa Rica. Currently, Joe is working on his masters degree in nursing anesthesia in San Antonio.

The Bride & Groom

We were introduced by a friend at the Denver Veterans Medical Center. Our memorable first dates included Rockies games, sky diving and wine at Red Rocks followed by a trip to Las Vegas for a nursing conference. We have traveled together through blizzards to huts in the Rockies wilderness and flew to the edge of the jungle for SCUBA diving on the Osa Penninsula in Costa Rica. Our current home is San Antonio, but we will be moving to Augusta, GA next summer while Joe finishes his masters program. We then plan to move to Seattle where Joe will begin his career as a nurse anesthetist. We are excited to get married on the ocean with our family and friends!

The Engagement

Our friends took Jessica out for a weekend of rock climbing, but Joe was not able to make the trip because he was kayaking Embudo creek. However, as Jessica climbed a cliff, she saw Joe standing at the top. Suprise! When she reached him, he proposed. Some of our closest friends helped us celebrate with bottles of champagne and strawberries!

The Wedding

We are getting married June 25, 2011 at the fabulous Cozumel Palace Resort on the island of Cozumel, Mexico. Our stay at the resort will be from Monday, June 20 through Monday, June 27. Jessica and I would love for you to join us for during that time for scuba diving, beach lounging and touring Mayan ruins! Also, we encourage guests to stay at the Cozumel Palace so we can all lounge together and because there is a significant fee for guests to enter the all-inclusive resort for the wedding only.

For ease of planning and the best discount on rooms/airfare, please contact our wedding planner

Pamala Quirie at pdquirie@destinationweddings.com or 864-642-9557. There is also further information about travel planning on our other website: http://www.destinationweddings.com/dw/site/main/GuestFind.asp

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Also note that you will need a US Passport to travel into Mexico. This can take up to three months to acquire and the process gets started at your local post office. Speaking of planning ahead, Cozumel is a well known scuba diving location and perfect for getting your open water certification. To get started, you need to take pool classes at a local dive shop.

Jessica and I are extremely excited to get married and hope to share our joy with all our friends and family!

The Pre-Reception/Engagement Party

Jessica and I hope everyone can make it down to Mexico for the wedding, but we realize that some of our friends and loved ones may not be able to come. Joe's parents, Maggie and Buck Keck, will be throwing an engagement party during Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 28 in Genesee, Colorado. All wedding guests are invited and especially those that can't make it to Mexico. More details to follow.

Contact Information:

Jessica's cell phone: (419) 656-8631

Joe's cell phone: (303) 594-9733 or email JCKeck1@aol.com