While Kait Schopmeyer attended Reitz Memorial High School, Jon Maddox lived almost 200 miles away in Lafayette, Indiana. Fortunately, they were at the same 2018 date party held by their sorority and fraternity at Purdue University. The two were paired and have been together since. After Kait finished her master’s degree, they traveled to Italy, where Jon proposed during a surprise sunset boat ride in Cinque Terre.
Leading up to their Sept. 13 wedding, details were worked out over coffee with Haley Piatkowski from Kelley James Events. Kait enjoyed visiting Alterations by Olivia to make sure her dress was perfect. “Olivia is a ray of sunshine!” Kait says.
Two hundred friends and family members saw the couple wed at Saint Benedict Cathedral. The Evansville Philharmonic’s Eykamp String Quartet performed, and Jeremy Korba, Saint Benedict’s Director of Music, played the church’s new organ. Father Alex Zenthoefer officiated the Catholic ceremony. “He has been the priest to deliver the sacrament of matrimony to all the Schopmeyer girls,” says Kait, referring to her sisters Sarah and Joan. “It would not be a Schopmeyer wedding without him.”
Kait grew up swimming at the Evansville Country Club every summer since childhood — nostalgia that made it the perfect setting for the reception, coordinated by event director Andrew Baker with their wedding planner. After a cocktail hour outside overlooking the golf course, guests were served dinner and danced to music by the 12 South Band from Nashville, Tennessee. Those who wished to relax could enjoy a cigar bar on the porch.
The couple didn’t sit down once after cutting the cake and woke up the next morning with sore legs from hours of dancing. Kait had sung so loud that she’d lost her voice. But seeing the faces of all the people they love during the ceremony and dancing with them were their favorite recollections from the day. “I mean, how lucky are we to be so loved by some of the best people?” Kait says.
Venues: Saint Benedict Cathedral and Evansville Country Club
Wedding Planner: Haley Piatkowski, Kelley James Events
Photographer: Patton Photo
Flowers & Decor: Emerald Design
Hair & Makeup: Shannon Aleksandr’s Salon and Spa and Skylar Austin Esthetics
DJ: 12 South Band
Wedding Dress: House of White Bridal Boutique
Suits: The Men’s Warehouse
Dress Alterations: Alterations by Olivia
