Kimberly and Alex Billinger

Kimberly Ann Sorenson and Alex Desmond Billinger were united in marriage on April 5, 2008. Parents of the happy couple are Jon and Linda Sorenson of Terril and Ginny and Lanny Linehan of Golden Valley, Minn. and Tony Billinger of Jefferson City, Mo.

The couple took their vows at 11:30 a.m. poolside at Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, with 17 friends and family in attendance. The ceremony was followed by a luncheon reception, pool time and a limo ride down the Vegas strip that evening. Kim and Alex stayed in Vegas for their honeymoon, before returning home April 12 for a reception and dance held in their honor at Arrowwood Resort in Okoboji.

The newlyweds are making their home at 5228 Kentucky Ave. N. Crystal, Minn. with their pug, Twinkie.