Charlotte Hunter Boerner Phillip Zackary Harrington
Charlotte Hunter Boerner and Phillip Zackary Harrington exchanged wedding vows at six o’clock in the evening of February 25th at the First Presbyterian Church in Tupelo with the Rev. Dr. Tom Groome and the Rev. Ann Houston Kelly officiating. Hunter is the daughter of Hank and Helen Boerner of Tupelo and the granddaughter of Lock Hunter and the late Charlotte Hunter of Vero Beach, Fla., and the late Henry and Eula Mae Boerner of Key Largo, Fla. Zack is the son of Larry and Rosie Harrington and the grandson of Larry “Doc” and Phyllis Harrington and the late Charles and Genevieve DiFatta all of Hattiesburg. Escorted by her dad and given in marriage by her parents, Hunter wore an ivory gown with overlay beaded venise lace. The sheath gown featured a v-neckline and a deep v-back which complemented the semi chapel-length train. She wore a bird cage veil anchored with satin roses. She carried a bouquet of white camellias, Lenten roses, and mums which was wrapped with antique ribbon from her mother’s wedding bouquet and held her grandmother Charlotte’s engagement ring. Neely Johnson was maid of honor and Lindsay Bean, Lauren Cobb, and Baleigh Davis served as bridesmaids. They wore cock-
tail-length strapless chiffon dresses in black complemented with a sweetheart neckline. Honorary bridesmaids were Megan Beasley, Whitney Denham, Carrie Hancock, Erika Ivy, Courtney Kupets, Michelle McAuley, Kristen McClellan, Dayna Perkins, Lane Poland, Rachel Rohand, Elyse Rieder, Lindsey Russell, Mary Katherine Shipp and Holly Thurmond. Christina Caride, cousin of the bride, was the flower girl and wore an ivory dress as she tossed rose petals down the aisle. Emily Corban (proxy bride) surprised everyone as she sported a real wedding dress on the night of rehearsal and was the hit of the evening! Larry Harrington, father of the groom, served as Zack’s best man. Serving as groomsmen were Hal Boerner, John Harrington, and Grant Hogue. Honorary groomsmen and ushers were Johnny Allen, Matt Bryant, Martin Hankins, Cooper Harrington, Dylan Harrington, Mike Henig, Hunter Jackson, Ryan Jackson, Caleb Koonce, Merrick Lanaux, Kyle Sellers, Hayes Singleton, and Will Sneed. Wyatt Gilbert, cousin of the bride, completed his job as ring bearer with a strong sense of duty and determination! After the ceremony, the couple left for the reception at Park Heights Restaurant in a yellow Model A convertible driven by Mr.
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