Matthew Reiter
Ximena Rojas Jaime

Got married

on June 3rd, 2017 — Cartagena, Colombia

Since our big day

Bride & Groom

Ximena Rojas Jaime

Ximena is a self-proclaimed citizen of the world, originally hailing from Ibague, Tolima, Colombia.  Ibague is the music capital of Colombia and is filled with volcanic mountains, glorious coffee, exotic fruits and birds, and wonderful people.  As a child, she was always the creative type, organizing the neighborhood kids for fashion shows and creating new games for everyone to play. Her love of travel started as an 11 year-old when she moved to Canada to live with her Aunt Vicky and Uncle Cliff and learn English for a few years.

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Matthew Scott Reiter

Matt is from the small town of Woodstock, IL (Not where the concert was, but where the movie Groundhog Day was filmed!).  He was always solid in school and was a great speller.  He had spelling bee national championship on his mind until his career was derailed with a controversial second place finish in the Dean St Elementary School Spelling Bee.  He would never fully recover, but luckily had other interests.He grew up with a love of playing sports; mainly soccer and basketball, but he did play tee ball on Wrigley Field once.

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Our Story

How We Met

We received a brief introduction from Matt's socialite cousin, Sarah Wilbur, at an airport hangar black light body paint party... typical Vegas stuff.  We mentally noted each other’s classy garb, despite the ridiculous circumstances, and continued on our ways.

About 3 months later, we learned via social media that both of us would be attending Lollapalooza. This realization that we had similar music tastes led us to attempt to meet up at the festival while in Chicago.

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Our First Date

As our initial conversations all revolved around music, we both had the intention of being Vegas music buddies. Our first time out together, we ended up deciding on Silversun Pickups at the Joint at the Hard Rock.

We really enjoyed the show and about halfway through the night we both started to realize maybe this was a date.

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The Proposal

Earlier in 2016 Matt's parents, Sue and Dennis, decided to get the family together to come back for Lollapalooza again for the show's 25th anniversary. As planning for this festival went on, Matt began thinking of proposing around that time-frame... then it struck him that the bridge would be perfect.

Matt got the family involved to recreate the moment he bumped into Xime on the bridge.

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When & Where

Wedding Ceremony

The Santa Clara is a legendary landmark located in the heart of Cartagena's walled city. We chose this magnificent venue because of its history, which evokes a colonial past, and its splendid seaside location.


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Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
4:30 PM
Hotel Sofitel Legend Santa Clara
Cartagena, Colombia

Wedding Reception

The reception will take place at the "Salon Santa Clara," which in its origin was the chapel of the cloister of the Nuns of St. Claire.
Dinner, drinks and lots of "fiesta-ing" will follow in this eclectic XVII Century stage!

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Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
6:30 PM
Hotel Sofitel Legend Santa Clara
Cartagena, Colombia

Rehearsal Dinner

The parents of the groom will be hosting a rehearsal dinner for the wedding party and immediate family members in the Restaurante Montesacro.
Separate invitations will be sent out for this event.

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Friday, June 2nd, 2017
6:30 PM
Restaurante Montesacro
Centro, Parque Bolívar N° 33 -20 Piso 2do
Cartagena, Colombia

Welcome Cocktail

Come help us celebrate the night away on the eve of our Wedding Day!

Please join us for Tropical Cocktails and Live Music at this picturesque site, which sits directly atop the fortified wall that surrounds the historic center of the city.

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Friday, June 2nd, 2017
9:00 PM
Baluarte San Francisco Javier
Centro, Calle San Juan de Dios
Cartagena, Colombia

Fun Day at Beach

We have made arrangements to reserve the Blue Apple Beach Club, which is a sophisticated, brand new beach spot located 30 minutes by boat from Cartagena. The idea is to relax and enjoy the crystalline waters of the Caribbean sea with family and friends.

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Sunday, June 4th, 2017
10:30 AM
Location: Tierrabomba Island
Cartagena, Colombia

Gift Registry

We hope you can join us in celebrating our special moment. Please know that your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift of all! We are registered at both Macy's and Honeyfund, should you feel inclined to honor us with a gift for either our home or our honeymoon! Please click on the images below to be redirected to our registry pages.

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Will You Attend?

Please RSVP by April 3rd, 2017









    Our Parents

    Gloria Cristina Jaime
    Mother of the bride
    Guillermo Rojas
    Father of the bride
    Susan Reiter
    Mother of the groom
    Dennis Reiter
    Father of the groom

    The Bridesmaids

    Paula Bermudez
    Co-matron of honor
    Sister of the bride
    Aura Ma. Feeley
    Co-matron of honor
    Friend of the bride
    Arabela Sahovic
    Friend of the bride
    Sarah Wilbur
    Cousin of the groom
    Carolina Prymmer
    Friend of the bride

    The Groomsmen

    Danny Reiter
    Co-bestman
    Brother of the groom
    Jason Reiter
    Co-bestman
    Brother of the groom
    Chris Rogers
    Friend of the groom
    Enzo Silipo
    Friend of the groom
    Rafi Dikranian
    Friend of the groom

    The Ushers

    Rob Maltby
    Friend of the groom
    Casey Allen
    Friend of the groom
    Agus Benavides
    Brother-in-law of the bride

    The Little Ones

    Valentina Benavides
    Niece of the bride
    Victoria Medina
    Cousin of the bride
    Sky Rodgers
    Cousin of the groom
    Filippo Bacci
    Cousin of the bride
    “I saw that you were perfect and I loved you...
    Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more...”
    Angelita Lim
    "I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”
    Pablo Neruda
    “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince