Former Lake City schoolboy Andy McNitt, now Finance Coordinator with Colorado State University in Fort Collins, wed his long-time love, Taylor Peterson, a Pharmacy Technician at Colorado State University Veterinary Hospital, in an outdoor ceremony at Peninsula Park, Lake San Cristobal, on September 23.
The groom is the son of Lake City residents Gavin and Lynn McNitt, and the bride is the daughter of Longmont, Colorado, resident Zenya Peterson and the late Keith Peterson.
The groom began school in Lake City in the 5th grade and continued here through graduation in 2010; he later attended Colorado State University and Front Range Community College, receiving a degree in Criminal Justice from Front Range Community College.
Taking part in the outdoor ceremony were two childhood friends from Andy’s days at Lake City Community School, former Lake Citians Caleb Chadd, the officiant, now living at Norway, Michigan, and his brother, Joshua Chadd, the best man, from Niagara, Wisconsin. Maid of Honor was the bride’s sister, Riley Peterson.
Following the wedding ceremony, a reception was held at Red Mountain Gulch Day Use Area. The couple returned to their new home in Nunn, Colorado, after honeymooning in London and a cruise to Ireland.
In addition to groom’s parents and mother of the bride, other family members attending the September nuptials were the bride’s brothers, Seth Peterson, who gave the bride in marriage, and Keith Peterson; bride’s grandmother, Roxy, from Longmont, Colorado, and sister, Tenaya, Denver.
The groom’s family attending the ceremony also included his paternal grandfather, Gary McNitt, Lake City, and a maternal uncle, Tom Bradley, from Waukesha, Wisconsin.
