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Lucas-Armitage
Mr. and Mrs. Cary Gilbreth Beck of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Marguerite Lee Lucas, to Thomas Henry Armitage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jeffrey Armitage of Bainbridge Island, Wash. Miss Lucas is the daughter of the
Dickinson-Plosser
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Dickinson Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Taylor, to William McDonald Plosser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donald Plosser. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Martin Tully
Acres-Bradford
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brian Long of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Acres, to Thomas Sanger Bradford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Weddings & Engagements late Mr. William Ray Lucas Jr. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Forest Smith Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., and Dr. and Mrs. William Ray Lucas of Huntsville. Miss Lucas graduated from Mountain Brook High School and the University of Virginia, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was presented at the Ball of Roses. She is employed at Iberiabank in New Orleans. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Shane Allen of Kent, England, Mrs. Terry Stone of British Columbia, Canada, and the late Mr. Stone, Professor and Mrs. Peter Armitage of Oxford, England, and the late Mrs. Phyllis Armitage. Mr. Armitage is a graduate of Bainbridge High School and the University of Oregon. He is pursuing a master’s of public health degree at Tulane University. The wedding is planned for June 1 in Highlands, N.C. and the late Mr. John Martin Tully of Memphis and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Dickinson, of Banner Elk, N.C. Miss Dickinson is a graduate of St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She has a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Memphis. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Gray Plosser of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. John William Straker of Zanesville, Ohio. Mr. Plosser is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Rhodes College, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He is enrolled in the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. The wedding is planned for June 1 at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis. Thomas Robert Bradford of Holland, Mich. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Col. Henry Mateny of Prattville and the late Mrs. Geraldine Powers Mateny Hyde of Birmingham. Miss Acres is majoring in elementary education at the University of Alabama. She is a member of Delta Zeta sorority and Phi Sigma Theta and Kappa Delta Epsilon honor societies. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. Judson Bradford and Mrs. Catherine Bradford of Holland, Mich., and Mr. Stephen Sanger and the late Mrs. Delphine Sanger of Holland. Mr. Bradford is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He is employed with Bradford Company The wedding will be May 18.
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Watson-Lukasiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. John DeForest Watson III of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter,
Donald-Wahl
Margaret Brooke Donald and Tyler Stephen Wahl were married Nov. 17, 2012 at 6 p.m. at Mountain Brook Community Church. The Rev. Timothy George Kallam and Pastor Jason Edwin Dees officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at The Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hamilton Donald Jr. of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verlon Dale Wilson Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hamilton Donald Sr. of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Gene Wahl of Atlanta. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gillespie Grist of Kentucky and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Fuller-Battles
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Fuller of Winter Park, Fla. announce the engagement and forthcoming mar-
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Amy Elizabeth Watson, to Adam Macgregor Lukasiewicz, son of Ms. Kathleen MacDonald and Mr. Peter Lukasiewicz of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. John B. Morris of Birmingham and Mr. John DeForest Watson Jr. and the late Mrs. Watson of Rainbow City. Miss Watson is a 2006 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a summa cum laude graduate of Yale College. She was selected as a GatesCambridge Scholar and received a master’s degree in history wih honors from Jesus College at the University of Cambridge in England. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She is a graduate fellow pursuing a doctorate degree in history
at Yale University. Miss Watson is employed with Yale University. The prospective groom is the grandson of Dr. Julius Lukasiewicz and the late Mrs. Lukasiewicz of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alan MacDonald of Toronto. Mr. Lukasiewicz is a 2006 graduate of Upper Canada College and a 2010 cum laude graduate of Yale College. He received a master’s degree with honors in epidemiology from Imperial College in London, England. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society and a fouryear letterman on the Yale University lightweight varsity crew team. Mr. Lukasiewicz is attending Yale University School of Medicine. The wedding will be May 18.
Delano Wahl of Indiana. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mallory Elizabeth Johnston of Birmingham served as maid of honor, and Blakely Barnett Barley of Birmingham served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Sara Lynn Been and Meagan Steele Henry of Atlanta; Elizabeth Sumner Brown, Margaret Morrow Burge and Hanna Phillips Nall, all of Mountain Brook; Hannah Sheffield Brown of Lake Forest, Ill.; Claire Tyler Chapman of Fairhope; Sarah Elli Francis of San Diego; Leigh Ellen Landers of Florence; Anna Marie Wells of Jackson, Miss.; and Holly Brooke Williams of Auburn. Junior bridesmaids were Anna Rose Alexander, Elise Louise Doss, Hannah Grace Doss and Sarah Randall Hydinger, all of Mountain Brook. The groom’s father was his best man. Groomsmen were Glenn Hamilton Donald III, Jordan Wesley Donald and John Nicholas Grabowski, all of Mountain Brook; Andrew Stanford Dove and Foy Glenn Mann III of Dothan; Mitchell Dean Alvarez, Daniel Robert Dreher, Roland Frank Jackson III, all of Birmingham; Tyler Carlisle Murphy of Montgomery; Stephen Ross Stone O’Neil of Tuscaloosa; and Hunter Gene Wahl of Atlanta.
Ring bearer was Christopher Paul Alexander Jr. of Mountain Brook. Scripture reader was Louise Saunders Price of Mountain Brook. Program attendants were Hanna Heisey Been and Susannah Lee Sexton of Atlanta; Margaret Catherine Karras of Valdosta, Ga.; and Hannah Lee Walker of Knoxville, Tenn. A duet was performed by William Wade Bramlett and Malcolm Wellman McRae of Mountain Brook. Music was by the New Hope Gospel Choir with Rev. Prince Yelder. Vera Britton was on the piano. Other musicians were Jeff Flaniken, first violin; Angie Flaniken, viola; Bonnie Furuto, second violin; and Patty Pilon, cello. The bride is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Auburn University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi, served on the SGA and was a member of several campus honors organizations. She was presented at the Ball of Roses. The groom is a graduate of Saint James Academy of Montgomery and of Auburn University, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, served on the SGA and was a member of several campus honors organizations. He will graduate in May from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and then will begin his surgical residency at the University of Alabama. The couple live in Homewood.
riage of their daughter, Emily Ann, to David C. “Duke” Battles Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Battles of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hildebrand and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hadik, all of Sarasota, Fla. and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fuller of Altamonte Springs, Fla. Miss Fuller is a graduate of Providence Christian Academy in Lilburn, Ga. She will graduate summa cum laude in May from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, receiving both her bachelor’s of business administration degree in accounting and master of taxation. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma and Mortar Board Honor Society.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell M. Jones of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Frances C. Battles and the late Mr. Olen M. Battles of Gardendale. Mr. Battles is a 2008 graduate of The McCallie School in Chattanooga, where he was a member of Keo Kio. He will graduate cum laude from Baylor University in Waco in May when he will receive his bachelor’s of business administration degree in business fellows and accounting as well as master of taxation. He is a member of Phi Kappa Chi, Beta Alpha Psi, Mortar Board Honor Society and was selected for membership in the BEST Program. A June wedding is planned at First Baptist Church in Dallas, after which the couple will begin work in the Dallas office of Ernst & Young.