MT. VERNON - Ms. Julia Mendhall and Mr. Adam Zimmerman were united in marriage on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. The private ceremony took place at the Chalon G. Cloud House in McLeansboro. The Rev. Eric Williams, cousin of the bride, officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of David and Jackie Kash of Mt. Vernon and the late Eddie Mendenhall. She is the granddaughter of Doris Dennis of Mt. Vernon and the late Rayburn Dennis, Floyd and Noma Lee Kash of Mt. Vernon, and the late Owen and Allene Mendenhall of Bonnie. The groom is the son of Steven and Clytie Zimmerman of McLeans-boro. He is the grandson of Larry and Bette Zimmerman of Seneca, Penn., Clyde House and wife Virginia of Creal Springs and Norma House of McLeansboro. The wedding was held at the historic Cloud House. The unique Chalon G. Cloud House was built between 1888 and 1894. The bride and groom were married surrounded by family in the downstairs sitting room. The couple recited their vows surrounded by candles in one of the many turrets of the house. After the ceremony, an intimate dinner was catered to family in the formal dining room and followed by cake from Larry's House of Cakes. The photography was provided by Mallory Minor Photography. Hair and makeup was done by Maggie Karcher of McLeansboro. The bride is a 1998 graduate of Waltonville and is currently enrolled in the Realtime Captioning Pro-gram at John A. Logan College. The groom is a 2002 graduate of McLeansboro High School and 2006 graduate of Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Mo. He is currently employed with the Illinois State Police. The couple reside in McLeansboro.