LEWISTON — Jennifer Bergeron of Lewiston, daughter of Raymond (deceased) and Kathleen Bergeron of Lewiston, was married to Tristen Ripley of Liberty, the son of Dennis and Melanie Ripley of Liberty, on a surprisingly warm Oct. 21, 2017, at Lake St. George in Liberty. Pamella Beliveau officiated at the ceremony.

Megan Beliveau, the bride’s best friend from high school, was maid of honor. Santina Snow, the bride’s best friend from college, served as bridesmaid.

Serving as best man was the groom’s brother Bryan Ripley. Groomsmen were the groom’s best friends since elementary school, Ethan Stubbs and Jon Shaw. Jacob Bergeron, the bride’s brother, was the man of honor.

The bride wore a strapless ballgown with a ruffled tulle skirt and fitted top beaded with edelweiss.

The bride is a 2010 graduate of Lewiston High School. She continued her studies, graduating in 2014 from Bates College with a bachelor of science degree in biological chemistry and in 2018 from Tufts University School of Medicine Maine Track Program. She is now working as an Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Vermont in Burlington

The groom is a 2010 graduate of Mount View High School. He continued his education, graduating in 2014 from the University of Maine at Augusta with a bachelor of arts degree in biology and in 2018 from Tufts University School of Medicine Maine Track Program. He is now working as a family medicine resident at University of Vermont’s Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York.

The couple met at Tufts Medical School and bonded over their common Maine roots and values, as well as their desire to get out of the city.

The ceremony was lakeside with an aisle lined by mums and pumpkins. The reception was in the Ripley Farm field surrounded by fall foliage, apples and sunflowers, with a pig roast, campfire and lawn games.

They celebrated their honeymoon first in Clearwater, Florida, as a break from studying and later were able to visit Denmark and hike the fjords of Norway.

The couple is currently residing in Vermont.

Jennifer and Tristen Ripley