Brianne Hart and John Barghusen
Brianne Erin Hart and Capt. John Charse Barghusen, United States Marine Corps, of San Clemente, Calif., were married May 31 at Mamrelund Lutheran Church in Stanton. Their parents are Rodney and Janean Hart of Stanton, and Col. John C. Barghusen, USMC retired, and his wife Carol of Madison, Wisc. Rev. Dr. Eric C. Kutzli officiated.
Brianne’s matron of honor was Laura Syzmanski of Overland Park, Kan. Bridesmaids were sisters-in-law Katie Hart of Stanton, Stacy Hart of Omaha, future sister-in-law Jessica Splitter of Knoxville, Tenn. and cousin Aubrey Drey of Red Oak.
John’s best man was Sean Kilgore of Jacksonville, Fla. Groomsmen were brother-in-law Derek Splitter of Knoxville, future brothers-in-law Jason Hart of Stanton and Ryan Hart of Omaha, and friend Jason Stierman of Des Moines.
Ushers were Auston Harris of Des Moines, Austin Strickland of Stanton and cousin of the groom, and John’s uncles, Jeff Maurer of Crystal Lake, Ill. and Chris Sychta of Lake-in-the-Hills, Ill.
Kyla Hart, niece of the bride, was the flower girl; Charley Splitter, niece of the groom was honorary flower girl. Ring bearers and sign carriers were Brianne’s nephews, Brett and Brody Hart, and John’s nephews, Max and Jack Splitter. Kyla, Brett and Brody are the children of Jason and Katie Hart of Stanton; Max, Jack and Charley are the children of Derek and Jessica Splitter of Knoxville.
The reception was at the Gold Fair Building in Red Oak, Reception hosts were Kevin and Cindy Hallquist of Stanton, friends of the bride. Bride and groom danced their first dance to the song, “Future in Your Eyes.” The wedding cake was served by Brianne’s aunts Julie Newman, Joanie Staples, Karol Johnson and Cathy Hart.
Following the wedding, John and Brianne headed home to San Clemente, stopping for Colorado Rockies baseball game, seeing Napa Valley, San Francisco, and watching a San Francisco Giants’ baseball game.
John is currently active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps stationed at Camp Pendleton. Brianne is a veterinary nurse with Banfield Animal Hospital in Lake Forest, Calif. Both are graduates of Iowa State University.