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Sias - Keefe

Sturbridge - The Publick House in Sturbridge was the setting of Casey Sias and Shawn Keefe's wedding and reception on September 7, 2007.

Justice of the peace, and friend of the groom, Charles Singleton officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Phil and Judi Sias of Plainville. The bridegroom is the son of John and Ginny Keefe of Tewksbury.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a stunning ivory, satin A-line gown with a sweetheart neckline and chapel-length train. The dress was adorned with hand-sewn beading along the bodice and on the buttons down the back of the dress. A bronze, hand-threaded floral pattern accented the train, while a simple beaded veil and rhinestone headband completed the ensemble.

The bride carried a bouquet of vibrant mango calla lilies surrounded by carnival and red velvet roses, with accents of purple-tipped hydrangeas.

The bridesmaids were Kim Dean, sister of the groom, and the bride's best friends Kimberly McCorry, Kimberly Harr, Trish Ginnetti and Julie Fitzgerald. Anna LaRose, cousin of the bride, served as a junior bridesmaid.

The flower girls were Erin Dean, niece of the groom, and Kylie LaRose, cousin of the bride.

The groomsmen were Rich Keefe, brother of the groom, Ben Sias, brother of the bride, Jeff Dean, brother-in-law of the groom, and good friends Matt Crocker and Sean McCarthy. Ryan Dean, nephew of the groom, was a junior groomsman.

The bride graduated from King Philip Regional High School in 1999. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Rivier College in Nashua, N.H., in 2004.

She is a registered nurse in the medical intensive care and cardiac care units at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

The groom graduated from Tewksbury Memorial High School in 1996.

He is an account executive at Brickmill Marketing Services in Wilton, N.H.

The couple spent their honeymoon driving down the coast of California from San Francisco to Big Sur, visiting Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe along the way.

They currently reside in Merrimack, N.H.