His fiancee, who was studying literature, also had to quit school, due to the recent events in Kosova. The couple said they are anxious to go back to school and to work. Although the wedding was a happy event for the couple, they are also mindful of the suffering of their fellow countrymen still in refugee camps or in Kosova. In deference to their feelings, those involved with the wedding coordination did not want make the event too extravagant. Lt. Col. Jill Morgenthaler, director of the Provide Refuge Joint Information Bureau, purchased and donated a pearl necklace for the bride.
Pearls are white and are a symbol of purity.
Provide Refuge staff members also donated flowers, apparel and other items for the wedding. Wearing a black tuxedo with a black bow tie, the groom smiled brightly as he came out of one of the village dormitories shortly before the ceremony. A white rose boutonniere was pinned on him by HHS representative Anna-Mary Ports, as a group of about 50 wedding guests filed from the building and formed a line behind him. They followed behind the groom as he walked to his fiancee's residence in a nearby building. He waited outside the building door as his fiancee made the final touches on her gown.