Henry-Gearhart
Morgan Lyle Henry and Andrew Aris Gearhart were married May 16 at the Country Club of Birmingham. Dr. Bill Morgan officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lyle Henry of Mountain Brook. The groom is the son of Dr. Andrew and Dr. Lori
Archer-Vaughn
Dr. Gary Wilson Archer of Birmingham and Ms. Mary Jean Christiansen Archer of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine MacMaster Archer, to Dr. Jordan Frank Vaughn, son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Severson Vaughn of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William John Christiansen Jr. of Birmingham
Mills-Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mills (Gail) of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Leigh Allison Mills, to Christopher Eddie Robinson, son of Ms. Lauree Robinson of Gulf Shores. The bride-elect is the granddaugh-
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Gearhart of Monroeville. Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a strapless gown featuring beaded lace with silver accents. The gown had an overlay covering a silk sheath featuring a trumpet skirt with a wide sash at the waist. She was attended by Katie Jean Henry as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Helen McDougald, Catherine Hurley, Caroline Renfroe, Caroline Howard, Natalie King, Marguerite Gray, Lindsey Gearhart, Hannon Doody, Brooking Pritchard and Liz Legg. The father of the groom was the best man. Groomsmen were Gordon Henry, Jono Shaw, James Sanders, Ben Coleman, Parker Kasmer, Gavin Shepherd, Sage Smith, Richmond Collinsworth, Jordan Brooks and Kevin Broday. Ashton Gordon was the ring bearer. After a wedding trip to San Francisco, Napa and Carmel, Calif., the couple live in Mountain Brook. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson Archer of Louisville, Ky. Miss Archer is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders and a minor in Spanish. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She received a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Auburn University. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Vaughn of Hoover and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver Johns of Homewood. Dr. Vaughn is a graduate of Briarwood Christian School and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama, where he earned a degree in chemical and biological engineering. He attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at UAB Hospital. He is in private practice with his father, and together, they own and operate MedHelp Clinics of Birmingham. The wedding will be Sept. 27. ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Livingston (Virginia) of Cedar Bluff and the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mills (Ruth) of Mountain Brook. Miss Mills is a 2009 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Alabama, where she received a bachelor’s degree in apparel design and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She is employed with Carter’s Inc. of Atlanta. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelms (Diane) of Gulf Shores. Mr. Robinson is a 2007 graduate of Gulf Shores High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he received a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and film broadcast and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He is employed with Spar Medical of Atlanta. The wedding will be Jan. 24.
Margaret Hadley Wharton and
Paul Allen Smith were married April 24 in a private ceremony at the historic Paukea Ranch in North Kohala, Hawaii. Calley O’Neill officiated. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gene Wharton of Birmingham and the granddaughter of Mr. Walter William Ditzler of Tyler, Texas, and the late Mrs. Evelyn Ditzler and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Earl Wharton of Edmond, Okla., as well as the late Mrs. Jane Rudd. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian William Smith of Wallis, Texas, and the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Talbert Smith and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Max Zurovec of Sealy, Texas. The bride is a 2001 graduate
of the Altamont School. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, received the Order of Troy award for her distinguished leadership, service and scholarship and was a member and officer of Delta Gamma sorority. She is employed as petroleum engineer with Murphy Oil Corporation in Houston. The groom attended Brazos High School in Wallis and Sam Houston State University. He is employed as a field/production foreman with Energy Corporation of America in Houston. After a honeymoon trip to Hawaii, Maui and Kauai Islands, the couple live in Richmond, Texas.
Taylor-Mincy
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wayne Taylor celebrated the wedding of their daughter, Jamie Nelson Taylor, to Joshua Bryan Mincy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dennis Darling of Mobile, on May 24 at Canterbury United Methodist Church. The Rev. Samuel Williamson officiated the ceremony. A brunch followed at The Club. The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Edwards Phillips of Tuscaloosa, Mrs. Paul Wayne Taylor and the late Mr. Paul Wayne Taylor of Birmingham. She is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2011 graduate of the University of Alabama, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
The groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Wayne Mincy of Mobile. He is a 2009 graduate of McGill-Toolen High School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by Kylie Ann Routman of Birmingham as maid of honor. Forrest Edwards Taylor, brother of the bride, served as the best man. Numerous friends of the bride and groom were honorary bridesmaids and groomsmen. The groom’s grandfather read the epistle lesson. After a honeymoon trip to Key West, Fla., the couple live in Mobile.
ried July 12 at Third Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. Dr. Richard Carlton Trucks officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nicholas Burg Jr. of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Winfield Norton of Loudon, Tenn. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor was Kathleen Davis Burg and matron of honor was Allison Burg Scully of Birmingham, both sisters of the bride. Bridesmaids were Alexandra Suzanne Blum, Caroline Elizabeth Crafton, Sarah Kate Crafton, Kimberly Ann Dismukes, Mary Emmalyn Reich and Margaret Loyd Stone, all of Birmingham; Carter Elizabeth Garris of Norfolk, Va.; Mary Katherine Mitchell of Dallas;
and Anna Sara Sandlin of Nashville, Tenn., The flower girls were Lucille Delane Pankey of Birmingham and Claire Howell Sullivan of Jackson, Miss. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Cary Gilbreath Beck, William Peary Adnan Cox, Sam Howe Donnell, John Zachary Edwards, James Davidson Grisham, Patrick Mullins Lavette, Rory Hugh O’Shields, Matthew Taylor Scully, Charles Eugene Sharp and William McNeill Terry, all of Birmingham; John Thompson Hill of Fort Worth, Texas; John Andrew Norton of Loudon.; and Samuel Winfield Norton of Washington, D.C. After a honeymoon trip, the couple live in Birmingham.
the bride, officiated the ceremony. Scripture was read by Sara Rene Price, cousin of the bride. A reception followed at Spring House at Russell Crossroads. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Monfort Price III of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Ms. Lisa Samuelson Nelson of Charlottesville, Va. and Mr. Robert Atwood Nelson of Charlottesville. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an Olia Zazovina gown of French Alencon lace with a lace keyhole neckline and a full chapel-length veil trimmed with French Alencon lace. She was attended by Emily Kornegay Price, Stacy Averette Price and Louise Saunders Price, sisters-in-law of the bride, as matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were Kelsey Johnson Barton, Anna Foley Boardman, Katherine Leila Brazeal, Charlotte St. Clair Drennen, Jordan
Harper, Janet Christine Matheson and Amanda Stuart Nelson. Katie Lynn Kallam and Amy Carolynn Leonard were program attendants. Ava-Grace Elizabeth Price, niece of the bride, and Quinn Sinclair Clifford, cousin of the groom, were flower girls. Adam Michael Sylvester was the groom’s best man. Groomsmen were Kyle Scott DeTuncq, Kyle Grimm Dixon, Benjamin Tyler King, Brandon Corey Lamonaca, Tucker Scott MacDonald, John Carver Morgan, John Bradford Price and Oscar Monfort Price IV. Timothy Patrick Good, Ryan Carter Levis, Joseph Ryan Sowell and Eric Robert Veith were ushers. Oscar Monfort Price V, nephew of the bride, and William Rhys Clifford, cousin of the groom, were ring bearers.  After a honeymoon trip to Beaver Creek, Colo., the couple live in Charlottesville.
Wharton-Smith
Burg-Norton
Margaret Amberson Burg and Alexander Harris Norton were mar-
Price-Nelson
Elizabeth Barrett Price and Jonathan Lindren Nelson were married July 19 at the Stables at Russell Crossroads, Lake Martin. The Rev. Timothy Hunter Price, brother of