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Courington-Cunningham
Leann Courington and Russell McWhorter Cunningham IV were married June 6 at Mountain Brook Baptist Church. The 4 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Dr. Doug Dortch. A reception followed at The Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Pearson Courington of Jasper. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell McWhorter Cunningham III of Birmingham. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Martina Liana ball gown made of silk taffeta with a sweetheart neckline and jeweled cap sleeves. It featured filigree and Swarovski crystals. Her chapel-length veil was of silk illusion and attached to a jeweled headpiece. She carried a bouquet of white and pink peonies with sweetheart roses and lamb’s ear. The honor attendant was Valerie Brown McGinnis of Jasper. Bridesmaids were Ellen Cunningham Keith, sister of the groom, and Jennifer McCorkle of Birmingham; Jennifer Moore Hitchner and Shanda Sartain Nicholson of Tuscaloosa; and Dr. Katie Waldrop Grelle of Meridian, Mississippi. Flower girls were Giulianna Nicole and Olivia Mills Hitchner of Tuscaloosa. The father of the groom served as best man. Groomsmen were Marshall Alston Keith III and Frank Day Wilson of Birmingham; Dr. Charles Henry Wilson IV of Mobile; and Thomas Edwin Greenhalgh II of Tampa, Florida. The ring bearer was William Martin Keith, nephew of the groom, of Birmingham. After a wedding trip to Elbow Cay, Bahamas, the couple live in Birmingham.
weddings & engagements
Bryan-Colville
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bryan III of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Catherine Bryan, to William Robert Colville Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Robert Colville Sr. of Spanish Fort. The bride-elect is the grand-
Maguire-Keel
Mr. and Mrs. Raymer Francis Maguire III of Orlando, Florida, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ferrell Susan Maguire, to Michael Allen Keel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chain Keel of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymer Francis Maguire Jr. of Orlando and
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Wilson-Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wilson of Hoover announce the engagement of their daughter, Madison Elizabeth Wilson, to Patrick Stephen Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Williamson of Vestavia Hills. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Juan Valdatta of New Orleans and Mr. and
daughter of Mr. John E. Bryan Jr. and the late Mrs. Eugenia Bryan of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lowry of Nashville, Tennessee. Miss Bryan is a 2009 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2013 graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. She is employed with Southern Company Services. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. Hooper W. Matthews Jr. of Atmore and the late Ms. Merle Matthews of Atmore as well as Mrs. Margaret Colville and the late Mr. William Colville of McIntosh. Mr. Colville is a 2009 graduate of Bayside Academy and a 2013 graduate of Auburn University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in forestry and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He is employed with Sizemore and Sizemore. The wedding will be May 21. the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frank Herman of Jacksonville, Florida. Miss Maguire is a graduate of William R. Boone High School in Orlando and Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She received her juris doctor from New York University. Miss Maguire is employed with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York City. The prospective groom is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Rhett Pringle Walker Sr. of Montrose and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ross Thomas of Mobile as well as the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tison Keel Sr. of Birmingham and Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Keel is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Duke University, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He received his master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University. Mr. Keel is employed with Surveyor Capital in New York City. The wedding will be April 2 in Orlando. Mrs. Max Wilson of Tuscaloosa. Miss Wilson is a 2010 honor graduate of Spain Park High School, a 2014 cum laude graduate of Troy University and a 2016 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama, where she received a master’s degree in health and wellness intervention. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Alan Goldner and the late Mr. Alan Goldner of Meridian, Mississippi, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Pat Williamson of Brookhaven, Mississippi. Mr. Williamson is a 2009 honor graduate of Shades Mountain Christian School and a 2014 graduate of Troy University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance. He is employed as a commercial lines underwriter with Insurance House in Atlanta. The wedding will be April 2 at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham with the reception to follow at the Hoover Country Club.
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