Rachel and Peter

Hershey

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The wedding of Rachel Lynn Ganong and Peter Christian Hershey was held at noon on May 15 at the Wren Chapel on the historic campus of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. The Rev. Daniel Church, relative of the bride, of Faith Bible Chapel in Buckfield, officiated at the ceremony.

Mrs. Hershey is the daughter of Brian and Margaret Ganong of Lisbon Falls. Mr. Hershey is the son of Paul and Cheryl Hershey of Ashburn, Va.

The bride wore an ivory silk column gown with beaded crystal sash and a veil edged with pearls, borrowed from her paternal aunt, Julie Ganong. She carried a bouquet of green hydrangea, pink spray roses and hypericum berries.

Katherine Jewell Church, cousin of the bride and Mary Ella DeGroft, sister of the bride, were matrons of honor. Flower girl was Adaya Gagnong, two-year-old niece of the bride.

Stephen Paul Hershey and Jeffrey Franklin Hershey, brothers of the bridegroom, were best men. Ring bearer was Malachi Ganong, four-year-old nephew of the bride.

A reception followed at the Alumni House, College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. A reception in Maine occurred in August at the home of the parents of the bride. 

The bride graduated from Lisbon Falls Christian Academy and received a bachelor’s degree in English from Cedarville University in Ohio. She worked for several years as a newspaper reporter in Maine, before earning her law degree in May from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. She will be working with the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts this fall.

The bridegroom graduated from Broad Run High School in Loudoun County, Va. He studied history at the College of William and Mary in Virginia and returned to his alma mater to receive his law degree in 2011. He is working as an appellate clerk with the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.

After a wedding trip to Puerto Rico, the couple is residing in Annapolis, Md.