Tonore ~ Watson
nna Katherine Watson and Michael James Tonore were united in marriage on Saturday, the thirteenth of June, 2015, at seven o’clock in the evening at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Monroe, Louisiana, with Reverend David Whitney Bass officiating. Anna Kate is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks Watson, Senior, and Michael is the son of Mrs. Cymantha Halcomb Rosales and Mr. James Joseph Tonore, Junior, all of Monroe. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a custom designed gown by Ines Di Santo. The sweetheart strapless gown was of ivory silk English tulle and Cameompink organza. Ivory Guipure lace appliques adorned the bodice and hemline that fell into a chapel length train accented by Guipure lace. She wore her mother’s cathedral veil. On the day she was born, Anna Kate received the first pearl
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of the necklace she wore. The full strand of pearls was completed for her wedding day. Her bouquet of blush pink peonies included a hand-beaded handkerchief made by her great grandmother and a Cameo belonging to her great great grandmother. Allie Watson, sister of the bride, served as Maid of Honor. Bridesmaids were Whitney Alford, Allye Attaway, Margaret Baird, Ashley Cameron, Jenna Cole, Jordan Haddad, Victoria Hales, Allie Hollis, Katie Kelly, Chrissy Mason, Michelle McIntyre, Millie Mertz, Kristy Minter, Kelly Morgan, Addison Moss, Samantha Olguin, Blake Pierce, Caroline Sims, Laura Thompson, Emory Tonore, Payton Tonore, Jennifer Treadwell, Bailey Wells and Jenna White. They wore blush chiffon floor length dresses and carried hand-tied bouquets of cream alstroemeria lilies wrapped in champagne silk ribbon. Jordan LaSuzzo served as Best
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Man. Groomsmen were Jacob Dugas, Marshall Hardwick, Matthew Harvey, Hunter Heckel, Vincent Herlevic, Phillip Homza, Mickel Husted, Matthew Long, Joe Meyers, Kobi Owen, Steven Rosales, Miles Sager, Davis Schneider, Perry Smith, Steve Thibodeaux, Steven Tucker and Will Watson. The reception was held at Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Superb wedding planner, Gregory Hudgins, worked with Anna Kate in creating the perfect celebration. Chris Allums and his crew used over one thousand roses, combining Bridal Akito, O’Hara and Majolica roses with blush pink peonies and antique green hydrangeas in large blue and white vases. The bride’s cake had alternating layers of red velvet, strawberry and traditional white with buttercream icing. Fresh blush pink roses topped the cake. The table was covered in a handmade cloth purchased by the bride’s parents on
their honeymoon. The groom’s cake was an all-time favorite of the evening. It was made of tiers of individual Oreo cookies held together by chocolate icing. Shot glasses of milk were served at the groom’s table, which was covered in a blue and white Ikat cloth. The 10-piece Motown funk band, Matchmaker, from Austin, Texas, kept the guests on the dance floor. A special treat of Johnny’s Pizza and Eskamoes was served as a late night snack. The band led the happy bride and groom through lines of friends and family holding sparklers as they left by boat. Anna Kate and Michael had a perfectly wonderful honeymoon at Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands. They now reside in Dallas, Texas. Photography by Matt and Julie Weddings