LeCroy-Green
Lauren Elaine LeCroy and Kyle William Green were married Sept. 22, 2012 at the Canterbury United Methodist Church Chapel. Rev. Michael McArthur Holly officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward LeCroy Jr. of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mrs. Beth Benton Green of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. William Gregory Green of Birmingham. Given in marriage by her parents,
Jackson-Tillman
Mr. Carlton Leon Jackson of Tallahassee, Fla., announces the engagement of his daughter, Bobbie Leigh, to Perry Butler Tillman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Halford Arthur Tillman Jr. of Birmingham. Miss Jackson is the daughter of the late Mrs. Lisa Crowder Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaugh-
Stringer-Spiegel
Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Stringer of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli Renae, to Robert Eugene Spiegel III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eugene Spiegel Jr. of Huntsville.
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the bride wore an Augusta Jones-Elle custom ivory French Alencon lace fit and flare gown and an ivory fingertip-length veil. She was attended by Emily McNutt of Birmingham as matron of honor and Krystal Emma Gardner Kolstad of Meza, Ariz. Flower girls were Kayden Elizabeth Green of Houston, niece of the groom, and Mary Elizabeth Wood, cousin of the bride, of Birmingham. The groom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Jason David Green, brother of the groom, of Houston; Dr. James Andrew Miller of Virginia Beach, Va.; and Dr. James Edward LeCroy III, brother of the bride, of Birmingham. The ring bearer was Greyson George Green, nephew of the groom, of Houston. Program attendants were William Christopher Greene and John Kenneth McNeil, cousins of the bride, of Birmingham. Dr. Lester Charles Seigel was the organist, Kevin Kelly was soloist and Alan Rogers was the scripture reader. After a honeymoon in Orlando, Fla., the couple live in Birmingham. ter of Mrs. Mary Frances Merryman of Tallahassee and the late Mr. Earnest Leon Jackson and Mr. Jimmie Taylor Crowder of Tallahassee and the late Mrs. Bobbie Johns Crowder. Miss Jackson is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She is working on her master’s degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly Moore of Charlotte, N.C., and Mr. Halford Arthur Tillman of Birmingham and the late Mrs. Virginia Butler Tillman. Mr. Tillman is a 2008 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order and Rho Epsilon. He is employed by Alagasco. The wedding is planned for May in Tallahassee. After a honeymoon in Antigua, the couple will live in Birmingham.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Pershing Gray and the late Mr. James Gibson Stringer and the late Mrs. Katherine Portera Stringer, all of Birmingham. Dr. Stringer is a graduate of the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama School of Medicine. She is employed with Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Capt. Robert E. Spiegel of Belvidere, Ill., and the late Mrs. Sieglinde Spiegel of Karlsruhe, Germany, and Major James McKee of Vineland, N.J. Mr. Spiegel is a graduate of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is employed with The Boeing Company. The wedding is planned for April 6.
Baker-Wagerman
Laura Ann Baker and Roger Craig Wagerman were married Jan. 19 at Independent Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Conrad C. Sharps and the Rev. Bruce A. Hogarth officiated. A reception followed at Avon Theatre. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Baker of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stanhope Brasfield Jr. of Demopolis, the late Ms. Betty Williams Baker and the late Mr. Morris Nolen Bryant, both of Alexander City. The groom is the son of Mr. and
Johnson-Strickland
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edward Johnson Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Jane, to Bradley Lott Strickland, son of Mrs. Lucy Lott Strickland and Mr.
Smith-Kennedy
Doctors James Steven and Becky Hampton Smith of Bozeman, Mont.,
Mrs. Max Wagerman Jr. of Memphis, Tenn. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Norton Hall and the late Mr. and Mrs. Max Wagerman, all of Memphis. The bride was escorted by her father and wore an ivory Italian silk gown with organza banding accents. The chapel-length veil edged with scalloped Alencon lace was also worn by her mother. An antique pin, given to her grandmother by her grandfather on their wedding day, was attached to her mother’s strand of pearls. The bride carried a bouquet of white peonies, ranunculus, vitality David Austin roses, blue hydrangeas and touches of grape hyacinth handtied with ivory ribbon and pearl pins. The matron of honor was Lindsay Smith Puckett of Nashville, Tenn., and the maid of honor was Katherine Leigh Kelley of New Orleans. Bridesmaids were Virginia Denson Brasher and Hillary Parmer Tatum of Birmingham, Lauren Elizabeth Baker of Atlanta, Virginia Ruth Robinson of Nashville, Elizabeth Sullivan Snodgrass of Washington, D. C., and Carrie Sasser Whitaker of San Francisco. Honorary bridesmaids were Anna Lee Wagerman, Caroline Elizabeth Wagerman and Ivy Elizabeth
Wagerman, nieces of the groom. Flower girls were Ann Clayton Brasher and Margaret Shelton Brasher of Birmingham. Ring bearers were Alan Coleman Petrey and Andrew McLain Vercher, both of Birmingham. The best men were Jerald Lewis Wagerman and Max Wagerman III, brothers of the groom. Groomsmen were Ernest Schorr Behnke, Kristopher Cornell Horne, Steven Romegio Kelley, Kevin Dwayne Lee, William Jesse Lee Jr. and Luther Lewis Wagerman, all of Memphis; Matthew Raymond Andrew and Jason William Hoback of Atlanta; Joseph Michael Everly, James Wesley Moss Jr., Wilkes Banks Petrey, Kenneth Evan Riley and Michael Anthony Vercher, all of Birmingham; John Adams Field of Collierville, Tenn.; Scott Johnston Fillmore of Mission Hills, Kan.; Channing Leigh Gardner of Seagrove, Fla.; Mark Stewart Geyer Jr. of Dallas; William Chadwick Green of Seaford, Va.; Erik Davis Harp of Denver; Henry Coleman Herrod of Salt Lake City; and Joseph Patrick Riley III of Charleston, S.C. After a honeymoon trip to Whistler, British Columbia, the couple lives in Atlanta.
William Bradley Strickland of Selma. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jane Rucker Gunter of Birmingham, formerly of Russellville, the late Mr. James William Gunter of Rohrbach, Germany, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edward Johnson of Birmingham. Miss Johnson is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2008 magna cum laude graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South, where she earned a degree in psychology and was named to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. Miss Johnson was president of Kappa Omega sorority and captain of the Sewanee track team. She received her master’s degree from the University of Alabama School of Social Work and is a therapist at Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders. She was
presented at the 2007 Ball of Roses. The prospective groom is the grandson of the Rev. William Calvin Strickland of Valley Grande and the late Mrs. Strickland and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alfonso Lott of Burnsville. Mr. Strickland is a graduate of Morgan Academy, where he was a National Merit Scholar. He attended the University of South Alabama as a Mitchell Scholar and graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery magna cum laude with a degree in accounting. Mr. Strickland is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. He is a revenue examiner for the Alabama Department of Revenue. The wedding is planned for May 18 at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham.
announce the engagement of their daughter, Ali Nicole Smith, to Noah Chase Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Caswell Kennedy of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Howard Smith of Longview, Texas, and the late Mr. William Hampton and Mrs. Laura Elizabeth DeNinno of Phoenix. Miss Smith is a 2006 graduate of Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies. She was captain of the women’s varsity basketball team and is an alumna of both Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the University Cottage Club. Miss Smith is employed by the Christian Union in Princeton, N.J., where she serves as a campus minister to students at Princeton University.
The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Col. and Mrs. Clarence Newton Kennedy of Montgomery and the late Mr. William Roger Kirby of Jacksonville and Mr. and Mrs. Verne Simonin of Birmingham. Mr. Kennedy is a 1998 graduate of Hoover High School and a 2002 graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is an alumnus of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Mr. Kennedy earned a master of divinity degree in 2012 and will complete a master’s degree in theology in May from Princeton Theological Seminary. The wedding is planned for May 26 in Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton.
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