Weddings & Engagements
Thursday, November 19, 2015 • 27
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven George McKinney of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrel Walker of Memphis and Mr. George Orlan McKinney and the late Mrs. McKinney of Zion, Illinois. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes Satterfield of Birmingham. He is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Albert Huey Green of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Felix Satterfield of Owensboro, Kentucky. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless ivory satin ball gown with a jeweled waistband and a chapel-length train and veil. She was attended by her sisters, Evelyn McKinney Hill and Stephanie McKinney Newton of Nashville, Tennessee, as matrons of honor and Suzanna Rose McKinney of Birmingham as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Caroline Satterfield McClain, sister of the groom, of New York City; Lisa Jane Rogers of Brisbane, Australia; Samantha Erin
Pieper of Prattville; Suzanne Adkins Brodner of Madison, Mississippi; Mary Lauren Bobango of Memphis; and Lauralei Suzanne Palmer of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The flower girl was Rushton Grace Robinson of Birmingham. The father of the groom was the best man. Groomsmen were Christopher Kevin Torgerson, Alexander Volentine Green, Andrew MacKenzie Green, Robert Louis Robinson III, all of Birmingham; James Mac Hobgood of Clayton, North Carolina; Jesse Lee Sexton of Decatur; and Jason Warren McClain, brother-in-law of the groom, of New York City. The ring bearers were Steven and Bradley Palmer of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Scripture readers were Emily Caldwell Perkins of Birmingham and John Allen Bobango of Memphis. Soloist was Ryan Green, sister-in-law of the groom. After a honeymoon trip to Cabo San Lucas, the couple live in Birmingham.
Dowell of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas Hiatt of Trussville. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a wedding gown designed by Heidi Elnora. The dress featured a strapless, sweetheart, ruched wrapped bodice, a natural waist and a flowing organza skirt. She chose a corded Alencon lace overlay for the skirt. A dainty rhinestone belt with floral motifs accentuated her waist and she completed her look with an heirloom piece, her mother’s veil. She also wore her mother’s garter, which was made by her fraternal great grandmother. Her “gardeninspired” bouquet was a gathering of jewel roses, ranunculus, veronica, star of Bethlehem, calcynia and astrantia with assorted greenery clipped form a local Birmingham garden to complete the seasonality and texture to the arrangement. The bride was attended by her sister, Clare Crawford Dowell of Birmingham, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Christel Delores
Barnett, Chelsea Brooke Cagle, Andrea Nicole David, Sara Meaghan Feick and Amanda Spivey Pittman, all of Birmingham; Logan McKensie Elder of Atlanta; Lindsey Hitt Fussell of Tampa, Florida; Mandy Heard Powell of Memphis, Tennessee; Emily Hood Seeba of Marietta, Georgia; and Kathryn Norton Wren of Columbia, Maryland. The groom’s nieces, Hayden Kinley Hiatt, Summer Michelle Hiatt and McKenzie Elizabeth Hiatt of Hayden were the flower girls. The father of the groom served as best man. Groomsmen were Thomas Reed Avant Jr., Timothy David Hamilton, Alexander Williamson Jones III, Clay Morgan Pittman and Thomas Logan Pittman, all of Birmingham; John Patrick Hiatt, brother of the groom, and William David Hamilton, both of Trussville; as well as Matthew Scott Hiatt, brother of the groom, of Hayden. After a honeymoon trip to Napa Valley, California and San Francisco, the couple live in Birmingham.
embroidered details. Her illusion back was complemented with crystal and filigree, and her fit-to-flare skirt flowed into a chapel-length train. She carried a bouquet of white peonies with a touch of pink. Ashley Logan Blomeyer of Birmingham and Whitney Logan Hubbard of Tuscaloosa, sisters of the bride, were matrons of honor. Rollins Elizabeth Dessoffy of New York City, niece of the groom, was the flower girl. The groom’s father was the best man. Groomsmen were the groom’s brothers, Jonathan Walters Blakeney of Nashville, Tennessee, and William David Blakeney Jr. of Tuscaloosa. Ushers were Lewis Bryant Foster of Tuscaloosa, Jon Michael Parsons of Birmingham, Harold Gregory Pearson Jr. and Grady Roland Pugh III, both of Tuscaloosa. The children of the wedding were Allen Whitaker Blomeyer, Owen Gates Blomeyer, Scott Hutchins Blomeyer and Thomas Logan Blomeyer, nephews of the bride, of Birmingham; Miller McRee Dessoffy and William Chilson Dessoffy, nephews of the groom, of New York City. Rob Ingram of Rob and Wynter of Birmingham was the photographer. Nellie Butler and Louise McClure of Mariée Ami were the wedding planners. Kathy Miller Flowers of Birmingham provided white hydrangea garlands on the fireplace and in the barn and pavilion. She covered four chandeliers with smilax garlands. The central chandelier featured white roses, white hydrangeas, pink tulips and touches of greenery. After a honeymoon trip to Europe, the couple live in Tuscaloosa.
lowed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kee Jr. of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Rabiee of Birmingham. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown designed by Helen Rose of MGM Studios, Hollywood, California. The gown, inspired by the 1950’s Grace Kelly collection, was of duchess satin with Old World Monaco lace. The bride chose to add duchess satin buttons to the back of the gown from the top to the foot of the sweeping train. She wore a Grace Kelly veil with a pearl head piece. The bride carried a bouquet of seastar fern, eucalyptus, blue green antique hydrangea with woven-in stems of white peonies, garden roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, queen Ann’s lace and scabiosa, accented with sprigs of seeded eucalyptus. The bridesmaids’ bouquets were a seastar
fern base and antique blue and green hydrangea stems with accents of blueberries and seeded eucalyptus greenery. The flower girls wore halos with a base of Italian ruscus with antique blue green hydrangea accents. The bride was attended by her sister, Rebecca Grace Kee, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were the groom’s sisters, Laudan Henderson and Shaydah Rabiee, and the groom’s sister-in-law, Brittany Rabiee. Rebecca Henderson and Kate Henderson were the flower girls. The groom’s brother, Matthew Rabiee, served as the best man. Groomsmen were the groom’s brother-in-law, Trey Henderson, the groom’s cousin, David Iradji, and Ryan Swindle. Ben Henderson was a junior groomsman. Ring bearers were Riley Crowe and Luke Henderson. After a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica, the couple live in Birmingham.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
McKinney-Satterfield
Meridith Elise McKinney and William Hughes Satterfield Jr. were married Nov. 15, 2014, at Highlands United Methodist Church. The midafternoon ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Dr. Corbett Heimburger and the Rev. Mikah Hudson. A reception at the Country Club of Birmingham followed the wedding.
Dowell-Hiatt
Logan Elizabeth Dowell and Joseph Lawrence Hiatt were married Sept. 12 at First United Methodist Church in Birmingham. The Rev. Joey Elmore and Pastor James “Butch” Williams officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Andrew Balcke
Kee-Rabiee
Sarah Chase Kee and Amir Anthony Rabiee were married May 30 at the Lodge at Cocktail Slough on Lake Martin. The 6 p.m. ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Jonathan Kiel and the Rev. Kevin Corley. An outdoor reception at the Lodge fol-
Logan-Blakeney
Blakely Taylor Logan and George Russell Blakeney were married June 13 in the wedding garden at The Farm at Old Edward’s Inn in Highlands, North Carolina. The Rev. Thomas Richard Caradine officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Allen Logan of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of the late Col. and Mrs. Homer Thomas Montgomery of Diamondhead, Mississippi, and the late Col. and Mrs. Edward O’Neal Logan of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Russell Gibson III of Tuscaloosa and Mr. William David Blakeney of Tuscaloosa. He is the grandson of Mrs. James Lucien Hinton of Tuscaloosa and the late Mr. James Lucien Hinton, as well as Dr. and Mrs. Adolph Linden Blakeney of Tuscaloosa and the late Mrs. Sarah Sullivan Blakeney. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Lela Rose gown made of silk Radzmir with hand-
Reynolds-Nicholson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dennis Reynolds of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Elizabeth, to Christopher Joseph Nicholson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Edward Nicholson of Vestavia Hills. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wayne Reynolds and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charlie William Seat, all of Pontotoc, Mississippi.
Miss Reynolds is a graduate of Samford University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in musical theater and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and Alpha Psi Omega honor society. She currently is in the master of fine arts in acting program at the University of Alabama. Miss Reynolds is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Alabama. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. George Nomy Mickwee and the late Mrs. Lucia Kenhan Mickwee of Vestavia Hills and Mrs. Alice Marie Nicholson and the late Mr. Edward Douglas Nicholson of Dallas. Mr. Nicholson is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he received a bachelor’s degree in history and was a member of Sigma Phi Society. He received his juris doctor from the University of Alabama. Mr. Nicholson is a partner at Jones & Hawley, P.C. The wedding is planned for Dec. 12. After a honeymoon trip to Kauai, Hawaii, the couple will live in Birmingham.
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