Lovell-Messenger
Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor Lovell of Hoover announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Nicole Lovell, to Mark Andrew Messenger, son of Mr. Larry Messenger and Mrs. Donna Messenger of Sarasota, Fla. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. Carl Van Hoozier Sr. and the late Mrs. Phyllis B. Van Hoozier and of Mrs. Emma S. Lovell and the late Mr. John T. Lovell, all of Knoxville, Tenn. Miss Lovell is a 2011 graduate of
Holland-Issis
Mr. and Mrs. E. Len Holland of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine
Cunningham-Gray
Mr. and Mrs. W. Kirkland Cunningham Sr. of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Cook Cunningham, to Richard Benjamin Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray of Brandon, Miss. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Monroe Bentley of Delbarton, W.Va., and the late Mr. and Mrs.
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Weddings & Engagements
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Birmingham-Southern College with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in business administration. She lettered all four years in golf, was named an All-American and earned the title of Birmingham-Southern College Female Athlete of the Year. She is employed with Lincare Holdings, Inc. as a national marketing representative. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Elizabeth Messenger and the late Mr. R. Jack Messenger and of Mr. Paul “Poppy” Salvatori and Mrs. Elma Salvatori, all of Sarasota. Mr. Messenger is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He lettered four years in basketball and helped lead his team to a conference championship. He also lettered two years in track and field, excelling with multiple first-place finishes and a field event record at Jackson State University in discus and javelin. Mr. Messenger is employed with Kerkering, Barberio & Co. as an audit staff accountant. The wedding will be Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham with a reception to follow at The Club. Cecile Holland, to Odeh John Issis, son of Dr. and Mrs. John O. Issis of Vestavia Hills. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Louis Griffin Jr. and the late Mr. Louis Griffin Jr. of Vestavia Hills and Mrs. E. L. Holland Jr. and the late Mr. E. L. Holland Jr. of Birmingham. Miss Holland is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies. She is employed with Odyssey Early School. Mr. Issis is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He is a recent graduate of Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and is a member of the Alabama Bar Association. The couple will be married in Birmingham in November. Russell McWhorter Cunningham Jr. of Mountain Brook. Miss Cunningham is a graduate of Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., and a cum laude graduate of Birmingham-Southern College with a bachelor’s degree in collaborative education and a minor in religion. She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and teaches fourth grade at St. Joseph/St. Elizabeth School in Ft. Wayne. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Dorothy Marler Tillman and the late Mr. Alfred Britian Tillman of Brandon and Mrs. Dolores Huffman Gray and the late Mr. Durward Eugene Gray of Pelehatchie, Miss. Mr. Gray is a graduate of Northwest Rankin High School in Brandon and a graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and communications. He is soon to graduate from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is employed as web master at Insul-Coustic Corp. in Ft. Wayne. The wedding will be in New Orleans on Nov. 9.
Mooney-Collie
Elizabeth Saylor Arrington Mooney and Clayton Benjamin Collie were married Sept.15 at Meadow Brook Baptist Church. The Rev. Rusty Hutson and Pastor Jason Ellerbee officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gaston Mooney II of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mrs. Sally Campbell and Mrs. Phillip Collie of Guntersville and Albertville. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless, fitted ivory Alencon lace over a café silk underlay gown from The White Room paired
Birdwell-Qualls
Jodi Elizabeth Birdwell and Kevin Scott Qualls were married April 6 at Trinity United Methodist Church. The 2 p.m. ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Nathan Carden. The bride is the daughter of Ms.
Montgomery-McCain
Sarah Margaret Montgomery and Kaylor Allen McCain were married
with her mother’s silk illusion veil. She placed in her shoe a silver sixpence coin given to her by her father, who acquired it years ago while he was in school in England. Her bouquet from Susan Huff of The King’s Creation was wrapped in her maternal grandmother’s handkerchief, monogrammed in Carolina blue with Psalm 34:3. Diamond and pearl drop earrings, worn previously by four of the bridesmaids in their own weddings, was the borrowed piece. In true Southern form, the wedding party consisted of 15 bridesmaids and 15 groomsmen. The bride chose Holly Bradford Nichols as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Ashley Page Mooney and Leigh Garner Mooney, sisters-in-law of the bride; Austin Elizabeth Collie, sister of the groom; Mallory Lynn Anderson; Emily Dianne Brock; Elizabeth Pouncey Fraser; Jill Dickhaus Hofsommer; Rachel Walton Knowlton; Laura Martino Morison; Christine Parker Pursell; Amanda Marian Sanders; Jordan Johnson Soyars; Sarah Jane Brock Thorn; and Mary Grace Edwards Walters. The bridesmaids wore latté colored silk taffeta floorlength dresses. The groom chose his brother, Paul Cavin Collie, as his best man.
Groomsmen were Arnold Gaston Mooney III and John Hartwell Houston Mooney, brothers of the bride; Gary Douglas Abernathy Jr.; Brook Drennen Acton; Justin Michael Burns; Wade Embril Edwards; David James Elmer; William Rexford Hart; Walter Lee Kearns,; Jesse Harris Mann; William Marshall Parker; Jeffrey Russell Parker; Bradley Kenneth Smith and Phillip John Wehrman. The groomsmen wore traditional black tuxedos and bowties. To celebrate the Mooney family’s Scottish heritage, the bride was escorted down the aisle by her father while bagpiper Ryan Morrison piped “Come Thou Fount.” A dinner and dancing reception followed at the American Village in Montevallo. The bride is a graduate of Furman University, where she received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education and was member of Kappa Delta sorority. She teaches and coaches soccer at Briarwood Christian School. The groom is a graduate of Auburn University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in history and was a member of Farm House fraternity. He is employed by Booster. After a honeymoon trip to the Rivera Maya area of Mexico, the couple live in Birmingham.
Janet Bartee May of Hoover and Mr. Kenneth Birdwell of Anniston. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Oma Bartee and the late Mr. Joseph Bartee and Ms. Sarah Johnson and the late Mr. Hollis Birdwell. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Qualls of Hoover. He is the grandson of Mrs. Mae Cooley and the late Dr. Harold Niles Cooley and Mrs. Betty Qualls and the late Mr. Charles Henry Qualls. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white satin ball gown with a heart-shaped neckline with beaded lace and a cathedral train from the David’s Bridal Collection. She was attended by Jessica Madaris, sister of the bride, as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Karen Atchison, Jenny Qualls and Laura Qualls, sisters of the groom; Rebecca Gallant; Kaitlyn Frawley; Katie McDaniel; Cortney Burns; Adrienne
Beatty; Lauren Collins; Nicole Bailey; Kylee Williams and Jordan Barnwell. The flower girl was Kylee Madaris, niece of the bride. The father of the groom was his son’s best man. Groomsmen were Caleb Qualls, brother of the groom; Harold Cooley III, cousin of the groom; Stephen Atchison, brotherin-law of the groom; Joe Birdwell, brother of the bride; Tyler Thompson; Tyler Shivers; Colby Weitman; Dustin Day; Dallas Smith; Robert Godwin and Randall Martin Jr. Jack Madaris, nephew of the bride, and Cayden Atchison, nephew of the groom, were ring bearers. The musicians were Patricia Thompson, pianist; Niamh Clarke, violinist, and Laura Qualls, soloist. Jason Qualls, brother of the groom, was the photographer. After a honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean islands, the couple live in Hoover.
Aug. 3 at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery. A reception followed at Wynfield Estates. The Rev. Rusty Taylor and John Carl Hastings, close friend and recent seminary graduate of Durham, N.C., officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey David Montgomery of Montgomery. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes McCain of Homewood. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her sister, Anne Elizabeth Montgomery, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Jennifer Leslie Mixson, Caroline Yow Parker, Anna Frederick Hartzog, Anne Autry Bell, Brittany Tucker Bethea, Lauren Thomas Elliott and Lauren Woods
Honeycutt, all of Birmingham; Katelin Meredith Lisenby of Tuscaloosa; Rachel Beers Fisher of Montgomery; Victoria Bray Hastings of Durham; Leslie Ann Sims of Atlanta; and Meredith Gaston Stuart of the Sichuan Province, East Asia. Sophia Zarkadis, cousin of the bride, of Birmingham was the flower girl. The groom’s father was his son’s best man. Groomsmen were Porter Michael McCain and Matthew Montgomery of Auburn; Glenn Elliott, Mark Elliott, Jonathan Blocker and Jonathon Lunceford, all of Birmingham; Scott Rose of Cantonment, Fla.; Peyton Nesmith of Boston; Ross Bietzel of Athens, Ga.; Levi Rogers and Jerel Ely of Atlanta; and David Cortez of Houston.
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