ALLISON ELIZABETH McCARVER & BEN GRIFFIN LONG
llison Elizabeth McCarver and Ben Griffin Long were united in marriage at 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Brandon. Dr. Kevin Cooper officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy McCarver of Brandon. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cox of Philadelphia and the late Mr. and Mrs Bill McCarver of Tupelo. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Long of Corinth. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Palmer III, the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Erst Long Jr., and Grizelda Green Palmer, all of Corinth.
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INVITATION BRIDAL | June / July 2016
Presented in marriage by her father, the bride’s Liancarlo gown was made of reembroidered Alençon lace and was fashioned with a molded bateau necklace. With her gown, she wore the mother of the groom’s cathedral-length veil. Allison walked down the aisle carrying a classic bouquet of white scabiosa, lisianthus, hydrangeas and creamy white ranunculus. Her bouquet was tied with a piece of lace from her mother’s wedding gown. Attending the bride as matron and maid of honor were the bride’s sisters Kayla Bryant and Bailey McCarver. Bridesmaids were Laura Kate Carmichiel, Shelby Lenarz, Meagan