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Crawford-Callaway
Mary Allison Crawford and William Benjamin Callaway were married June 1 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Birmingham. A reception followed at the Great Hall. The Very Rev. Kevin M. Bazzel officiated the cer-
Standifer-Crenshaw
Chelsea Mathews Standifer and Arthur Page Sloss Crenshaw were married Sept. 7 at Vulcan Park. Jasper Elliot Wolfe officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Wayne and Mrs. Carol Standifer of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Kathleen Standifer and the late Dr. William Allen Standifer of Birmingham and Mr. Jesse
Holmes-Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holmes of Hoover announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Ashley Holmes, to
Weddings & Engagements emony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Blanton Crawford of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mrs. Vickers Allen Callaway and the late Mr. Callaway of Selma. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a cream silk shantung and champagne French Alencon lace gown by Toronto designer Paloma Blanca. The sleeveless lace bodice was beaded with pearls and Swarovski crystals and had a bateau neckline with a low back. A ruched cummerbund encircled her waist. The full A-line skirt had a flat front and a pleated back which swept to a cathedral-length train. Completing
her ensemble was a cathedrallength ivory veil of illusion. The bride was attended by her sister, Emily Frances Crawford, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Kelly Anne Browne; Lauren Elizabeth Buonaiuto; Caroline Allen Callaway, sister of the groom; Sara Beth Goodman; Margaret Lyon McAllister; Jessica Lauren Maupin, and Melissa Smith Starling. Hatten Hollis Hess, cousin of the bride, was the flower girl. Vickers Allen Callaway Jr., brother of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were Reid Derrick Fisher, Quinton James Pugh, Chris Jackson Searcy Jr., Blake Robert South, Anderson Milton Starling, Cody Allen Warrington and William Haig Wright III. After a honeymoon trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the couple live in Atlanta.
Mathews and the late Mrs. Julianne Mathews of Montgomery. The groom is the son of Mr. Larry Crenshaw, Mrs. Cathy Sloss Jones and Mr. David Paul Jones Jr. of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Page Sloss of Birmingham and Mrs. Betty Crenshaw and the late Rev. William Bryan Crenshaw of North Carolina. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a stunning silk-chiffon Jenny Packham gown with a delicate waistband of opals and Swarovski crystals. The scalloped satin corded veil gently covered the cross-over open back with a chapel sweep train. She wore a beautiful Swarovski headpiece by Paris, all from Carriage House Weddings in Homewood. She was attended by Emily Claire Alvey as maid of honor
and Kathleen Deitsch Love as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Rebecca Elizabeth Baggott, Ashley Bricken Cleek, Virginia Duncan Elliot, Kathryn Leigh McClung, Katy Alvey Nieto, Mollie Virginia Pittman and Sarah Elizabeth Wilcox. Emma Grace Holt and Martha Olivia Holt were flower girls. William Robertson II was best man. Groomsmen were George Edgar Corra, Winston Ellis Bradley III, Zachary Scott Frentz, William Thomas Ratliff III, Michael Gordon Rediker, Walter James Sears IV, Braxton Beauregarde Whatley and David Powers Whiteside III. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Italy beginning with four days at the Monestero Santa Rosa Resort, a 17th century monastery converted to a resort on the Amalfi Coast, followed by a few days in Rome. The couple live in the Loft District of Birmingham.
John Webb Hunter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hunter of Vestavia Hills. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Louise Supple of Hurtsboro and the late Mr. Jimmy Supple and the late Mrs. Mildred Supple of Hurtsboro as well as the late Mr. Frank Holmes Sr. and Ms. Marilyn Holmes of Cusseta, Ga. Miss Holmes is a 2003 graduate of Hoover High School and a 2007 graduate of Auburn University, where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2013 and is
an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s of Alabama. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. John W. Proffitt of Maryville, Tenn., the late Ms. Martha Sherer Proffitt and the late Mr. John W. Proffitt of Maryville as well as the late Mr. Hugh Hunter Sr. of Mountain Brook and the late Mr. and Mrs. David Hamilton of Mountain Brook. Mr. Hunter is a 2000 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School. He attended Auburn University and is a 2006 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He is senior editor/ DP at Luckie & Company. The wedding is planned for March 22.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Bromberg’s For high quality and luxury jewelry, Birmingham residents can come to Bromberg’s, one of America’s oldest family owned businesses for fine jewelry, watches, custom jewelry design, premier bridal registry and giftware. “We are Alabama’s oldest business,” says Ricky Bromberg. “We have been retailers since 1836. One could say we have more experience in the wedding registry business than anyone else around today. “We offer the largest and finest selection of china, crystal and silver in the Southeast, and so much more! We also offer brides many incentives such as our gift card system and completion program, discounts on wedding bands and attendants’ gifts and a free gift when you register. And that’s not all--when a bride receives or purchases seven place settings they get the eighth one free!” Bromberg’s is located at 2800 Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook, 871-3276, and 131 Summit Blvd. at The Summit, 969-1776.
“We have been retailers since 1836. One could say we have more experience in the wedding registry business than anyone else around today.” ricky bromberg, Bromberg’s