REBECCA FRANCES GAINES & KEVIN DALE STEINMAN
ebecca Frances Gaines and Kevin Dale Steinman were united in marriage on Aug. 1, 2015, at 6 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo. The officiating minister was the Rev. James Turner Davis of Oxford. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keith Gaines of Tupelo. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lloyd Joiner Halford and the late Mr. Halford of Meridian and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe Gaines of Tupelo. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dale Steinman of Tupelo. He is the grandson of Mrs. Roswell Keith Hanlon and the late Mr. Hanlon of Tupelo and the late Mr. and Mrs. Al Steinman of Senatobia. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an Allure princess gown with an antique lace bodice and a sheer illusion lace back with covered button closure accented with an exquisite rhinestone belt. Rebecca wore a fingertip veil embellished with antique lace. The bride carried an elegantly gathered bouquet of Romeo and Gwendolyn quartered garden roses and blush Anna Elise tea roses accented with touches of Southern hydrangea. Tied in her bouquet were sentimental treasures such as childhood bar pins, a cross necklace and a handle wrapped with her paternal grandmother’s antique lace handkerchief. The ceremony’s décor, designed by Rosemary Gaines of Jody’s, depicted the bride’s graceful style featuring four architectural columns with abundant compositions of Southern Limelight hydrangeas, white dendrobium orchids and soft blush garden roses on each. As guests arrived, they were greeted by
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INVITATION BRIDAL | June / July 2016
Abigail Miles Wallace of Tupelo; Madeleine Rice Halford and Hannah Allison Halford, both of Madison; and Lucy Margaret Gaines of Nashville, Tennessee. The inside entry table was adorned with coordinating florals and softly lit candles. Elijah Crew Thompson and Everett Wilson Thompson of Oxford greeted guests with programs. Scripture readers were Kristen Caroline Holaday of Louise and Steven Connor Coskery of Birmingham, Alabama. Musicians Matthew Robert Chisolm of Amory, Samuel McBride Gaines of Madison, violinist Svetlana Kaltchenko of Tupelo, vocalist Kara Young of Tupelo and Chloe Robin Sturges of Oxford all set the wedding’s tone of tradition and reverence to God. The bride’s sister, Anna Margaret Gaines, was the maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Mialee Ann Billingsley of Tupelo; Haley Marie Berich of Rochester, Michigan; Emerson Tate Holliman of Tupelo; Katherine Elizabeth Ethridge of Birmingham; Emily Ann Gaines of Jackson; Grace Elizabeth Goza of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Aubrey Elizabeth Rebentisch of Oxford; Mary Larkin Rumbarger of Tupelo; Katherine Elizabeth Steinman of Tupelo; and Stacey Heather Walker of Jackson. Jasmine Christina Steinman was the junior bridesmaid. The bridesmaids wore dusty-blue floor-length dresses and carried freestyle bouquets that fea-
tured collections of Malaya Gem and Pink Lace tea roses accented with soft summer celadon hydrangea blossoms. Flower girl Maggie Ray Yarber of Booneville wore a French hand-sewn dress of white batiste. The groom’s father, Richard Dale Steinman, was best man. Groomsmen were William Terrill Ford of Columbus; Jack Clayton Griffin of Atlanta; Robert Davis House of Jackson; Casey Charles Kreutziger of Atlanta; Tyler Scott Nash and Daniel Arturo Pacheco, both of Tupelo; Max Ryan Schlesinger and Christopher Patrick Scholes, both of Memphis, Tennessee; and Hollis Ryan Smith of Tupelo. The ring bearer, James Isaac Heaton of Oxford, carried the handmade pillow that had been used in the bride’s parents’ wedding. Emmett Jack Thompson and Easton Hassell Thompson of Oxford were Bible bearers. The casual yet elegant reception was held at the historic Goodlett Manor in downtown Tupelo and consisted of a Southern garden setting with garden urns of hydrangeas and roses. Guests arrived for Southern fare catered by Sweet Tea and Biscuits of Tupelo. Wedding guests were entertained with music and dancing by MVP band from Atlanta. Taylor Square Photography captured pictures, with Marilyn Witcher directing. Videography was performed by Rex Harbin.