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Arrington-Lunsford
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Graves Arrington of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter, Mignon McGlynn, to Thomas Henry Lunsford, son of Mr. and Dr. Lowell Thomas Lunsford II of Raleigh, N.C. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Watt and the late Mr. Watt and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce Arrington, all of Montgomery. Miss Arrington is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the
Howton-Mantel
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eugene DiBenedetto of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. David Houston Howton of Canton, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Howton, to Sam Mantel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dannie Malcolm Mantel of Valley Grande. The bride-elect is the granddaugh-
Weddings & Engagements University of North Carolina, where she graduated with distinction with a bachelor’s degree in dramatic arts. She was a member of Gamma Sigma Alpha Greek Honor Society and Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She received her juris doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she graduated with honors. She will join Burr & Forman, LLP as an associate this fall. Miss Arrington was presented at the Montgomery Debutante Assembly and the Ball of Roses. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen Ogden and Mr. Lowell Thomas Lunsford and the late Mrs. Alyce Creech Lunsford, all of Burlington, N.C. Mr. Lunsford graduated from Needham Broughton High School and from the University of North Carolina, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Mr. Lunsford received a master’s degree in teaching from Duke University. He teaches at Voyager Academy in Durham, N.C. The wedding is planned for August 4 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan Goodson of Vestavia Hills and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin Howton of McCalla. Miss Howton is a graduate of Vestavia Hills High School, the University of Alabama, where she received a bachelor’s degree in marketing, and the University of West Alabama with a master’s degree in continuing education in psychology/ counseling. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Miss Howton is employed with Shelby County Schools. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Andrews of Valley Grande and the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Willie Mantel of Selma. Mr. Mantel is a graduate of Dallas County High School and the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He plans to pursue a master’s degree from the University of Montevallo. The wedding is planned for July 14.
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Liles-Carlisle
of the bride, of Arlington, Va., was the matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Mary Riley Ogilvie and Collier Morris Ogilvie, cousins of the bride of Birmingham. Flower girl was Lucy Elizabeth Liles, niece of the bride. The groom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Taylor Rush Carlisle, of Milton, Fla., and Noal Steven Rivers of Hattiesburg, Miss., brothers of the groom; and William Walton Liles, brother of the bride, of Arlington. Paul Andrews Liles II, nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer. After a wedding trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple live in Birmingham.
Samantha Nicole Ralston and Brian Raymond Holloway were married May 20 at Belle-Meade Plantation in Nashville, Tenn. Henry Bieber officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Ralston of Hoover. The groom is the son of Ms. Joyce A. Holloway of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Mr. H. Wayne Holloway, also of Hendersonville. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor
Ralston-Holloway
was Brittany Knight of Nashville. Bridesmaids were Brooke Hale and Meghan Brown Medlin of Madison, Laura Howell of Arlington, Va., and Darilynn Keith of Nashville. The best man was Eric Crews of Madison, Wis. Groomsmen were Braxton Holloway, brother of the groom, of Franklin, Tenn.; SPC Christopher Ralston, brother of the bride, of Fort Campbell, Ky.; and Jonathan LaFoe and Chad Covert of Knoxville, Tenn. After a honeymoon cruise to the Bahamas, the couple live in Hendersonville.
Inghram of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Inghram, to Joshua Cade Harrelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Kenneth Harrelson of Jackson’s Gap. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Howard of Vinemont and Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick William Inghram of Hoover. Miss Inghram graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 2003. She received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2008 from Mississippi State University, where she was vice-chairman of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, treasurer of Zeta Tau Alpha, student association senator
for the College of Engineering and a Poinsettia Debutante. She is an engineer at Farley Nuclear Plant in Columbia. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. William Edgar Fuller and the late Mr. Fuller of Childersburg and Mrs. Louie Clinton Harrelson and the late Mr. Harrelson of Dadeville. Mr. Harrelson graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in 2000 and from the University of Alabama in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He received a master’s degree in business administration in 2009 from Troy University. Mr. Harrelson is also employed as an engineer at Farley Nuclear Plant in Columbia. A June wedding is planned.
Clifton of Rome, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth Hawkins, to Preston Ford Nichols, son of Mrs. Rebecca Richards Nichols and Mr. Philip Girard Nichols both of Vestavia Hills. Miss Hawkins is the daughter of the late Mr. Jeffrey Leon Hawkins of Rainbow City. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Walter Lee Burton and the late Mr. Burton of Attalla and the late Mr. and Mrs. Leon Harrison Hawkins of Rainbow City. Miss Hawkins is a graduate of Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind. and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in communications. She was a member of the American Cancer Society Junior Executive
Board and recruitment chair of Zeta Tau Alpha. Miss Hawkins is employed with o2ideas, Inc. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Lucy Baxley of Montgomery and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sidney Nichols of Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Nichols is a graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science. He received his juris doctor from Birmingham School of Law. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mr. Nichols is employed with Charles M. Thompson P.C. The wedding is planned for August 4, 2012.
Mary Andrews Liles and Andrew Wesley Carlisle were married April 21 at Canterbury United Methodist Church. A reception followed at the Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews Liles of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dyer Carlisle III of Birmingham. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a custom Augusta Jones gown. Her fit and flare French Alencon lace gown had an illusion bateau neckline, café sash at the waist and a full chapel-length train. Grace Barnes Liles, sister-in-law
Inghram-Harrelson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Edward
Hawkins-Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donald
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