Weddings
By Staff
Burns, Jones exchange vows
Kimberly Rae Burns of Birmingham and Jeffrey Sean Jones, formerly of Hartselle, were wed July 5, 2008 at Sonnet House in Birmingham.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Burns of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Nancy Weaver of Hartselle and Allen Jones of Alabaster.
The wedding was officiated by Rev. Keith Beatty.
The bride was given in marriage by her father.
She wore an ivory full lace gown with a sheer lace back. She wore an orchid in her hair and carried a bouquet of white roses and peonies.
Jeris Burns, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Taylor Burns, sister of the bride, was maid of honor.
Eleven college and childhood friends served as honorary bridesmaids.
Matron of honor and maid of honor wore mustard colored tea length dresses and honorary bridesmaids wore brown tea length dresses.
Ringbearer was Jack Ollis.
Best man was Matthew Jones and Jeremy Jones, brother of the groom.
Ten college and childhood friends served as honorary groomsmen.
Jana Colano, trumpet player, provided music.
The reception was held at the Sonnet House.
After a wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple is residing in Chelsea.
The couple was honored with several prenuptial events, including:
Cook, Walters wed
Brittany Cook of Stuart, Fla. and Christopher Walters of Hartselle were wed June 28 at North Stuart Baptist Church.
The bride is the daughter of Kerry Cook of Chicago and Debbie and Richard Hammock of Stuart, Fla. The groom is the son of Joe and Sheila Walters of Tuscumbia.
Douglas Watterson officiated the ceremony.
Jennifer Cox of Duluth, Ga. was matron of honor. Lauren Hammock of Stuart, Fla. was maid of honor. Lauren Bigham, Kellie Chastain, Meg Evans, Meredith Jackson, Kelli Richardson and Lindsey Richardson were bridesmaids.
Taylor Watt was flower girl.
The groom’s father was best man. Michael Blair, Darren Draper, Peter Alewing, Everett Verner, Josh Walters, Michael Walters and Josh Yelverton were ushers. David Watterson was ring bearer.
A reception was held at the Monarch Country Club of Palm City following the ceremony.
The bride graduated from Martin County High School in Stuart, Fla. in 2003 and from .Mercer University in Macon, Ga. in 2007. She is employed by Till, Hester, Eyer and Brown PC in Birmingham as an accountant.
The groom graduated from Hartselle High School in 2002 and from Mercer University in Macon, Ga. in 2006. He is employed with the Trussville school system as a biomedical science teacher.
After a wedding trip to Jamaica, the couple will reside in Birmingham.
Wilson, Little exchange vows
Lisa YeRan Wilson of Hartselle and Fletcher C. Little III of Auburn were wed Nov. 23, 2008, at Oakhurst in West Point, Ga.
The bride is the daughter of David and Dianne Wilson, of Hartselle. The groom is the son of Deborah and Fletcher Little Jr. of Auburn.
Wilbur Bass officiated the ceremony, which was held outdoors in a garden with a rock waterfall under a pavilion overlooking a 10-acre lake.
The bride was given in marriage by her father.
The bride chose a formal designer gown of white silk chiffon over duchess satin. The strapless gown featured a double banding of shirring at the empire’ and natural waistline. Delicate hand beading graced the sweetheart bodice and cascaded over the fullness of the Princess skirt. The gown carried a chapel train. Her personalized monogrammed fingertip veil of imported French tulle’ was rimmed with a sterling silver edge and held by a pearl and crystal bridal bandeau. The veil was held by a hand crafted bridal tiara of fresh water pearls and faceted crystal, delicately accented with rhinestones. The bride’s bouquet was an abundance of light pink roses and tea roses, accented with salal. The bouquet was held together by white satin and crystal pins.
Matron of honor was Jana Jennings of Gadsden.
Bridesmaids were Leigh Engle, cousin of the bride, of Huntsville, Shelley Farr, sister of the groom, of Auburn and junior bridesmaid, Madison Farr of Auburn. Attendants wore black spaghetti strap tea length designer gowns. They carried fuchia roses.
Flower girl was Mackenize Farr of Auburn.
The groom’s father was best man.
Groomsmen were Derek Little, groom’s brother of Atlanta, Ga. and Anthony Farr of Auburn.
Ushers were Darren Kuhlers of Auburn, Stephen Simpson of Washington, DC and Ben Ward of Auburn.
A candle was placed in front in loving memory of Matthew Engle, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bentley and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Little Sr.
Scripture reading was provided by the bride’s cousin, Daniel Engle of Auburn.
A reception was held at Oakhurst immediately after the ceremony.
The bride’s table featured a three-tier buttercream cake topped by an elaborate fondant bow. Each layer had a different hand-piped detail.
The groom’s table featured a chocolate cake with a golf design, with a green fairway and sandtrap and a golf cart bearing the phrase “just married,” on its roof. The golf cart also had an Auburn flag. Real golf tees with the name of the bride and the groom and their wedding date were also on the table.
Taylor Hayes of Hartselle attended the guest book.
Program attendants were Megan Hogan of Hartselle and Caitlyn Hayes of Hartselle.
After a honeymoon trip to Jamaica, the couple will reside in Auburn.
The couple was honored with several prenuptial events: