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Charlotte & Peter: A Cultural Wedding in San Antonio, TX

One thing Charlotte Luebbert, an Irish Catholic, only child from West Point, Nebraska, and Peter Kwan, raised in a large Chinese-Spanish family in San

One thing Charlotte Luebbert, an Irish Catholic, only child from West Point, Nebraska, and Peter Kwan, raised in a large Chinese-Spanish family in San Antonio, had in common was career ambition. THE BRIDE Charlotte Luebbert THE GROOM Peter Kwan THE DATE May 3 When they met in the postgraduate pharmacy training program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Peter happily showed Charlotte the town sights. Two years later, he proposed to her at an altogether different sight: the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

The Couple
The Accessories
At the reception, guests were treated to a Tex-Mex dinner and wedding cake adorned with Chinese characters for forgiveness, devotion, unity, happiness, and love. Peter and his sister-in-law had made chocolate-covered fortune cookies with fortunes Peter wrote, such as You will feel generous during the dollar dance and Coming soon to theatres: My Big Fat Chinese-Mexican-Irish-German Wedding.
The Exit
The Wedding Party Looks
Two-hundred and fifty guests were in attendance for the traditional Catholic Eucharistic ceremony and multicultural celebration at St. Gregory the Great Church, Peter's childhood parish. Peter's sister created a 16-page wedding program detailing the service, so the congregation of various religious backgrounds could participate. After the vow exchange, a professional bagpiper -- Peter's aunt -- surprised everyone with traditional Irish wedding music.
The Guest Book
The Couple
To get to the reception at the Southwest School of Art & Craft, Charlotte, Peter, and their wedding party set off in a riverboat. This was the most scenic, picture-perfect, and fun start for our reception. They enjoyed champagne, took photos, and campily sang the theme song from The Love Boat.