Thursday, May 5, 2016 • 27
social /Weddings
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Journal photos by Emily Williams
Miller-Wingate
From left: April DeLuca, Barbara Henry, Ashleigh Dunham, Aldith McMicken and Roberta Atkinson. Below, Betty Daigle and Pam Edwards.
Flora Festivities
Hoover Service Club Hosts Coffee in the Gardens
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lee Miller of Hoover announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Lauren Miller, to Brian Andrew Wingate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graham Wingate of Headland. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Eugene Byram of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas Miller of Birmingham. Miss Miller is a graduate of Hoover High School and a summa cum laude graduate of Auburn University, where
More than 70 guests flocked to Aldridge Gardens on April 14 for the Hoover Service Club’s annual membership coffee. Hostesses for the event were members Paula Campbella and Leisa Pitts. Large flower arrangements in shades of pink and white were on display due to the hard work of LaVerne Martin, Linda Corliss and Margaret Payne. Food for the event included pimento cheese sandwiches, brownies and madeleines provided by members of the group. A staple of the meeting, club yearbooks, were on display and organized by Rhonda Boyd. Club President Betty Daigle described the coffee as a success as the club welcomed more than 20 non-members to the meeting to learn more about the organization. ❖
Showtime
Mitchell’s Place Gala Takes on Oscars Theme Guests dressed in their celebrity best for Mitchell’s Place’s annual Oscars-themed gala Feb. 18 at The Club. This elegant evening began with the arrival of more than 450 guests. Attendees entered the venue on the red carpet and enjoyed cocktail hour, with passed hors d’oeuvres and champagne, while dancing to the Ron Mitchell Meisler.
Vogelgesang Orchestra and perusing a silent auction offering more than 200 items. The night continued with a seated dinner, followed by cake from Olexa’s in Mountain Brook Village. Following dinner, a live auction gave guests the opportunity to bid on trips to locations such as Los Cabos, Mexico; Sonoma County, California; and Alys Beach, Florida. To end the evening, guests moved to the venue’s veranda and were treated to a private fireworks show. Proceeds from the event will benefit Mitchell’s Place, a non-profit treatment center that caters to children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. ❖
Baren-Odom
Drs. Peter and Isabel Baren of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Alexis Baren, to David Harris Odom, son of Mr. Lynn Odom and Mrs. Michyo Anna Odom of Tennessee.
Mark Zellefrow and Kelly Hochstetter.
Ogilvie-Deer
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Oslin Ogilvie Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Riley Ogilvie, to Charles Alan Deer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alan Deer of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaugh-
she received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in elementary education and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She is a teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lou Brackett of Oakdale, Connecticut, and Mrs. Patricia Wingate and the late Mr. Raymond John Wingate of Keystone Heights, Florida. Mr. Wingate is a graduate of Dixie Academy in Louisville, Alabama. He is a graduate of Florida State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in music, Chipola State Community College, where he received an associate’s degree in nursing, Jacksonville State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in nursing, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he received a master’s degree in nursing, and the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where he received a postmaster’s certificate as a family nurse practitioner. He is employed as a nurse practitioner with Cahaba Medical Care in Centreville. The wedding will be July 2 at Church of the Highlands Chapel with the reception to follow at The Carriage House at Park Crest in Hoover. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Luz Barrenechea and the late Mr. Pedro Barrenechea of Miami and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Rodriquez of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Miss Baren is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in English. She will graduate with a doctor of pharmacy degree from Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy in May. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Harris of Knoxville and the late Mrs. Wilma Odom of Nashville. Mr. Odom is a graduate of Hoover High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He is employed with Southern Company. The wedding will be in May at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. ter of Mrs. Morgan Oslin Ogilvie of Birmingham and the late Mr. Morgan Oslin Ogilvie, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Morris Walton of Jasper. Miss Ogilvie is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in secondary education. She was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball and the Ball of Roses. She is employed in Birmingham. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Charles Henry Deer of Monroeville and the late Mr. Charles Henry Deer, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joseph Verdeyen of Hagerstown, Maryland and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Joseph Gaillard of Naples, Florida. Mr. Deer is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a graduate of the University of Texas with a master’s degree in professional accounting. He is employed in Birmingham. The wedding is planned for July 16.