Brian Wunderlich (left) dresses for his wedding in the basement of Pleasant Corners Church in Kasson, Minn., on April 2, 2011. He's joined in the church kitchen by groomsman Stash Rucinski (right) and the bride's 8-year-old son Joseph Jacobson. Wunderlich and his groomsman are members of the Minnesota National Guard. Instead of tuxedos, they chose to wear their service uniforms for the nuptials.
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Spc. Brian Wunderlich, 26, is unsure if he will deploy to Kuwait soon, but many of his friends are preparing to leave. So Wunderlich and his new wife Margarita Jacobson, 29, moved their wedding from June to Saturday, April 2, 2011.
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Brian Wunderlich flashes his bride Margarita Jacobson a smile in the parking lot of Pleasant Corners Church in Kasson, Minn., on April 2, 2011, as his stepson Joseph Jacobson looks on. On this afternoon, they'll focus only on their wedding and reception and set aside thoughts of Wunderlich being deployed. "It's probably not going to hit me until he's gone for a week," says Jacobson. "I'll wait until it hits me and I have a feeling it's going to hit me good."
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Brian Wunderlich (left) dresses for his wedding in the basement of Pleasant Corners Church in Kasson, Minn., on April 2, 2011. He's joined in the church kitchen by groomsman Stash Rucinski (right) and the bride's 8-year-old son Joseph Jacobson. Wunderlich and his groomsman are members of the Minnesota National Guard. Instead of tuxedos, they chose to wear their service uniforms for the nuptials.
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Margarita Jacobson (right) gets ready for her wedding ceremony in the basement of Pleasant Corners Church in Kasson, Minn., on April 2, 2011. She's assisted by bridesmaid Jolene Schultz. Jacobson and her fiance Brian Wunderlich wanted to get married as soon as possible after learning Wunderlich, a member of the Minnesota National Guard, could be deployed to Kuwait in May 2011.
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