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Since our big day

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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