Brooke-Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. William Wade Brooke of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Margaret Brooke, to Steven Robert Thompson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Robert Thompson of Memphis, Tenn. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Charles S. Caldwell and the late Mr. Frederick Dixon
Dorlon-Naramore
Katherine Fleming Dorlon and Malta Lane Naramore IV were married Sept. 8 at St. Mary’s-on-theHighlands Episcopal Church. Huey Gardner officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at the Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phelan Dorlon Jr. of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Malta Lane Naramore III of Birmingham. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her sister Elizabeth Dorlon Floyd of Nashville, Tenn., and her sister-in-law Kathryn
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Brooke and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander Williamson, all of Birmingham. Miss Brooke is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Brook High School, a 2011 honor graduate of the University of Mississippi and an honor graduate in pastry arts from the French Culinary Institute in New York City. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority and was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball, the Ball of Roses and the Heritage Ball. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. Donald Wayne Robinson of Reno, Nev., and the late Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Robert Frank Thompson Jr. of Memphis and the late Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is a 2007 graduate of Memphis University School and a 2011 honors graduate of the University of Tennessee. He is employed with BB&T in WinstonSalem, N.C. The wedding is planned for Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood. Elam Dorlon of Birmingham as matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were Katherine Elizabeth Allen, Andre Bryant Brantley, Yaicha Farr Brown, Elizabeth McCollum Goodwyn, Mary Margaret Lester, Margaret Kyle Matthews, Susan Swift Shields and Ann Bennett Waller, all of Birmingham; Margaret Meador Barnhill of Locksley; Amelie Shields Hall of Allston, Mass.; and Mila Hirsh Dreher and Katherine Chambliss Holcomb of New York. Malta Lane Naramore III, father of the groom, and Wesley Brumback Naramore, brother of the groom, of Birmingham, served as best men. Groomsmen were Wade Larimore Armstrong, Joseph Lee Braswell, John Anderson Davis Jr., Todd Magruder Dorlon and John Coleman Dorlon, brothers of the bride, William Henry Ennis, Sam Nance Farlow Jr., Albert Fletcher Giles III, Miles Hartley Morris, Charles Pearson Norton and Perry Butler Tillman, all of Birmingham; and Mark Anthony Hickman of Tuscaloosa. John Wilson Dorlon, nephew of the bride, of Birmingham was ring bearer. After a honeymoon trip to St. Lucia, the couple live in Birmingham.
Harbert-Bryant
Mary Kathryn Harbert and John Frederick Bryant were married July 7 at St. Steven’s Episcopal Church.
Garrett-Welsh
Taylor Lynn Garrett and Daniel Logan Welsh were married Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham. The Rev. Richmond Webster officiated the ceremony with the Rev. Jonathan Talley of Lexington, Va. A reception followed at The Club. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bryan Garrett of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Carl Turnbull and Dr. and Mrs. Marshall
The Rev. Russell Kendrick officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones Harbert of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lewis Bryant of Nashville, Tenn. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Amelia Carroll Benton and Margaret Chambliss Johnson were maids of honor. Bridesmaids were Leslie Lee Anderson; Laura Lea Bryant, sister of the groom; Miranda Grace Conner; Elisabeth Whitney Crow; Caroline Catherine Davis; Bradley Elizabeth Fuqua; Cole Mabray Harbert, sister-in-law of the bride; Audrey Ann Norwood; Annie Browning Smith and Katherine Snell Williams. Helen Cole Harbert, niece of the bride, was the flower girl. Frederick Lewis Bryant, father of the groom, and William Vernon
Bryant, brother of the groom, were best men. Groomsmen were Thomas Harrison Anderson; William Byron Barber; Clinton Edward Hunter Brush; Philip Alexander Carter; John Murdoch Harbert II, brother of the bride; Raymond Jones Harbert Jr., brother of the bride; Richard Harb Howell and George Sunderland Rich Jr. Stacey Alan Dunn Jr., nephew of the bride, was the crucifer. Ushers were David Brannon Schumacher and George Andrew Quinn. Greeters were Caroline Gilchrist Dunn, niece of the bride, Laura Elizabeth Johnson, Katherine Elizabeth Miller and Tricia Harper Starr. Readers were Katherine Elizabeth Miller and Tricia Harper Starr. After a honeymoon trip, the couple will live in Charlottesville, Va.
Garrett, all of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Louis Welsh of Evans, Ga. He is the grandson of Captain and Mrs. James Percival Googe Jr. and the late Lynda S. Googe of Memphis, Tenn., and Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Welsh of Ormond Beach, Fla. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an Alyne by Rivini gown from Carriage House Weddings. Ivory-colored tulle lined the V-neck corded Chantilly lace tank-style gown with a delicately modified trumpet skirt and a deep sweetheart neckline. Corded Chantilly lace buttons lined the back of the gown. The bride wore her mother’s fingertip length veil of ivory illusion edged in lace scallop. She carried a bouquet of ivory roses and blue hydrangeas tied to a prayer book that had also been carried by her mother, grandmother, aunt and four other brides in the family dating back to 1948. The bride’s sisters, Grace Anne Garrett and Mary Baker Garrett of Birmingham, were her maids of honor. Bridesmaids were Alexandra W. Ivins and Grace Elizabeth Welsh
of Evans, Ga., Kelli Lee Jarrell of Dry Creek, W. Va., and Karen Keyes Lambdin of Greenwood, Miss. The groom’s father was his best man. Groomsmen were Charles Ramsey Bennett of Memphis, Tenn., Bryan Marshall Garrett of Birmingham, Stuart Anthony Lehn of Martinez, Ga., Sean Kenton McCoy of Christiansburg, Va., William Courtney Quarles of Washington, D.C., and Samuel Josiah Welsh of Evans. Ushers were Karsten Glen Bloomstrom, Kevin Marshall Cox, Caleb Clinton Dixon, Alexander Patrick Houser, Curtin I. Ivins, Preston Michael Landt, Alexander Henry MacDonell, IV, Michael Edwards Mecredy, Hugh Thomas Rogers and Jared Elliott Starin. The music was provided by Dr. James Dorroh. Serving as crucifer was Joseph Davis Shuster of Nashville, Tenn. Reading the scripture were Mr. and Mrs. John Daly Ivy III of Columbia, Md. Program attendants were Lacey Schuler Davis, Melissa Ann Mays and Laura Elizabeth McBride. The couple live in Staunton, Va.
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