Brooke and Darrick Crooks

Brooke Bratten Bishop and Darrick Lynn Crooks were married on Dec. 11, 2010, at the historic Phelps House in Carthage, Mo.

The bride is the daughter of Gary and Madelyn Bishop, Nevada, and the granddaughter of Helen Bishop, El Dorado Springs, Mo.

The groom is the son of Rick and Vanessa Crooks and Danita Crooks, and the grandson of Bill and Joy Evans and Sonny and Laverne Crooks, all of Nevada.

Brooke graduated from Nevada High School in 1999 and from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2003. Darrick graduated from Nevada High School in 2000 and was employed by 3M.

The couple worked and resided in Vail, Colo., the first months of their marriage. They now reside in Lee's Summit, Mo., where Brooke is employed as a nurse at Center Pointe Hospital and Darrick will attend college in the fall.