McLeod & White athryn Emily White and Mark Calvin McLeod II exchanged marriage vows on March 7, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston. Dr. Reggie Bridges officiated the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Richard White of Ruston, Ms. Sherri N. White of Ruston, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark McLeod Sr. of Bastrop. Grandparents of the bride are Mrs. Betty White and the late Jackie White of Ruston and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Nicholson of Pioneer. Grandparents of the groom are Mrs. Johnny Kinnaird and the late Alvin Kinnaird of Bastrop and the late Mr. and Mrs. Bobby McLeod of Bastrop. The bride is a graduate of Cedar Creek School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Northwestern State
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University and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Louisiana State University Health and Sciences Center of Shreveport. The groom is a graduate of Bastrop High School and attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He and his father have farm operations in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an Alenҫon ivory lace fitted gown with covered buttons adorning the chapel length train. The Allure dress featured an illusion, scalloped boatneck and keyhole back detail. The bride also wore a cathedral length veil trimmed in scalloped Alenҫon ivory lace, diamond earrings given to her by her grandmother, and a gold diamond tennis bracelet of her mother’s. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of David Austin garden roses in blush and ivory, Vendella roses, white
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O’Hara roses, ivory floribunda tea roses, white hydrangea, freesia, stock and seeded eucalyptus wrapped with ivory Dupioni silk and pinned with pearls. Attending the bride as her matron of honor was her sister-inlaw, Erica White. The bridesmaids wore smoke grey crinkle chiffon floor length gowns by Love Lane. They carried hand-tied bouquets of pink piano garden roses, Vendella, white chocolate roses, peach stock, white freesia, dusty miller and seeded eucalyptus tied with ivory satin ribbon. Mauri Herrington, a cousin of the bride, served as the flower girl, wearing an ivory lace dress embellished with a satin blush ribbon and carrying a pomander ball of ivory floribunda roses. Florals were created by Carren Craft of Ruston. Serving as best man was the groom’s father, Mark McLeod Sr. The groom’s nephews, Landon
and Luke Waller, served as ring bearers, carrying the late Bobby McLeod’s Bible adorned in an ivory satin ribbon. A reception followed the wedding at the Historic Fire Station of Ruston. Guests were treated to a vast arrangement of southern cuisine prepared by L & L Catering of Jonesboro. The bride’s four layered traditional cake was filled with fresh strawberries and cream and covered in whipped buttercream icing, made by Nancy Whittenburg. The groom’s table included pies baked by his grandmother, a king cake, and a variety of double doozie cookies by Crumbs Catering. Entertainment was provided by the band, Krossfyre, of Lafayette. After a honeymoon to Aspen, Colorado, the couple will make their home in Mer Rouge. Photography by Desirae Gooding Photography.