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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Weddings & Engagements Purvis, Frame say vows at Tucker Plantation
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Davis Frame
ANNA CATHERINE Purvis and Andrew Davis Frame were united in marriage at 6 p.m. June 18 at Tucker Plantation in Colbert, Ga., close to Athens. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. John Milton Martin III of Macon, formerly an assistant minister at Northminster Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Purvis. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan Frame Sr. of Savannah. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of ivory tiered French Alencon lace over Italian silk satin with delicate ribbon embroidered bodice. The ivory satin sash was secured with a vintage pearl brooch. Her hand tied bouquet made of esperance, ambiance, and garden roses as well as peonies, hydrangea, and freesia was secured by a hand embroidered handkerchief belonging to her greatgrandmother Purvis. Attending the bride as matron of honor was Abby Coker Lechthaler of South Londonderry, Vt. Bridesmaids were Margaret Cagle Jones of Macon, and Virginia Cole Stanley of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Their strapless dresses of matisse blue were enhanced with vintage brooches, a gift from the bride. Flower girl was Catherine Ballard Purvis of Jackson, niece of the bride. She wore an ivory silk chiffon dress with lace inserts. Attached on the bodice was an antique gold and cameo pin which had belonged to her great-great-great-grandmother Mitchell. Readers were Mary Largent Purvis of Jackson and Emy Watson Vernier of Nashville. The guest registry
was attended by Mary Mitchell Purvis of Washington, D.C. Greeters were Taylor Morse Davis of Jackson; Susan Blair Leake of Washington, D.C.; Katy Morgan Neely Pulvere of Birmingham; Rita Roxanne Rollins of Chicago; and Cameron Egan Seward of New York. The bride’s proxy was Samma Faye Harper Bromley of Knoxville. THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man. Groomsmen were John Alexander Purvis of Jackson, and Spencer Ballard Purvis of Golden, Colo., brothers of the bride. Ringbearer was John Largent Purvis of Jackson, nephew of the bride. Seating guests were Zachary Brendel of Athens, Ga.; James Catts of Charleston; Tripp Collins of Gadsden, Ala.; Adam Cone of Birmingham; Knox Gale of Decatur, Ga.; and Sam Rodgers of Ketchum, Ind. A luncheon for the bride, bridesmaids, close friends and family was held June 17 in an antebellum house at The Hill in Athens. A rehearsal dinner was hosted by the bridegroom’s parents on Friday night at Farm 255 in Athens. The dinner was followed by a meet and greet with drinks and live music at Farm 255 hosted by family friends of the bridegroom. Wedding guests were invited for brunch and bocce at The Hill on Saturday morning which was hosted by friends and family of the bride. Following a wedding trip to Watercolor, Fla., the couple is at home in Jackson.