Jennifer Elizabeth Davis and Dr. Eike Bierwirth were married Oct. 16, 2011 at Aldridge Gardens. Rev. Jayne Pool officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. James C. and Dr. Jennifer D. Davis of Vestavia Hills. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Roy G. Davidson Jr. of Vestavia Hills and the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Davis of Birmingham. She is the goddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Gamble of Mountain Brook.
Mrs. Bierwirth is a 1999 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2003 cum laude graduate of Wellesley College. She received a certificate in book publishing from the University of Denver in 2004 and worked as an academic book editor for six years.
The groom is the son of Dr. Joachim and Ilona Bierwirth of Frankfurt, Germany. He is the grandson of Erika and Helmut Bierwirth of Hanover, Germany, and the late Walter and Lieselotte Stucke of Hanover.
Mr. Bierwirth received a master’s degree in physics from Leipzig University in 2004. He graduated magna cum laude from Johannes Gutenberg University in 2008, obtaining a doctor of science degree in atmospheric physics. He is employed in Leipzig, Germany.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. The maid of honor was Katherine Rebecca Davis, sister of the bride. The best man was Dr. Oliver Witzel of Boston.
After a honeymoon trip to Charleston, S.C., the couple live in Leipzig.
