Crisler-Gresham
Laura Ellene Crisler and William Albert Gresham Jr. were married Oct. 20 at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Homewood. Dr. Gary Fenton officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at The Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert William Crisler of Vestavia Hills. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Albert Gresham of Norfolk, Va. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose a formal gown of Alencon lace. The strapless sweetheart gown
Evans-Dunavant
Denney-Brasovan
Dr. and Mrs. David Denney of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Elizabeth, to Peter Alexander Brasovan, son of Dr. Srbislav Brasovan and Ms. Laura Brasovan of Crown Point, Ind. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lazarus
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featured a molded bodice. A jeweled belt of silk encircled the natural waistline. The circular skirt of lace swept to an extended chapel train. The bride wore her mother’s cathedral-length veil. The maid of honor was Rebecca Lyn Crisler, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Dr. Michelle Koch Davis, Madoline Marie Markham, Lauren Annette Rucker and Mary Frances Wilks. Rachel Elizabeth Collins, cousin of the bride, was guest book attendant. The groom’s father was his best man. Groomsmen were Thomas Ellis Gresham and Charles Forbes Gresham, brothers of the groom, Phillip Raymond Hage, Dr. Andrew Kessler Johnson, and Charles Clayton Blackwell McCoy. The bride is a graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders and the University of Memphis with a master’s degree in speech language pathology. She is employed by the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk. The groom is a graduate of Norfolk Academy and HampdenSydney College with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He is employed by E.T. Gresham Company. After a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica, the couple live in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. William James Evans of Fredericksburg, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Eliza Evans of Homewood, to Daniel Hunter Dunavant of Birmingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wayne Dunavant of Vestavia Hills. Miss Evans is a graduate of the University of Virginia and is employed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System in the marketing department. Mr. Dunavant is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Georgia School of Law. He is employed by CRC Insurance as a wholesale insurance broker. The wedding will be April 13 in Fredericksburg. and the late Mrs. Sonia Rosen Lazarus, all of Birmingham, and Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Denney of Dothan. Miss Denney is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Point Park University in Pittsburgh, where she graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in musical theatre and a minor in dance. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and is a yoga and fitness instructor. Miss Denney is employed as the client advocate with ExactTarget in Indianapolis. The prospective groom is the grandson of Ms. Betty Peters of Crown Point. Mr. Brasovan is a graduate of Merrillville High School and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, where he received bachelor’s degrees in marketing and supply chain management and played Division 1 college soccer. He is coowner and a CrossFit coach at CrossFit NapTown in Indianapolis. The wedding is planned for May 18 at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham with a reception to follow at The Club.
Moore-Shipper
Melissa Ann Moore and David Benjamin Shipper were married Dec. 29 at Independent Presbyterian Church. Dr. Conrad Sharps officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at
the Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John David Moore of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Jordan Cowin Sr. of Mountain Brook and the late Mr. John Jordan Cowin Sr., the late Mrs. Judith Wilson Blevins of Lexington, Ky., and the late Mr. Verner Moore of Lexington. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keith Skidmore of Jewell, Texas, and the late Mr. Darryl Wayne Shipper of Texas. He is the grandson of Mrs. Wanda Blackmon and the late Mr. Leroy Blackmon, the late Jimmy Lee Shipper and the late Mrs. Ima Jean Shipper, all of Texas. The bride is a cum laude graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in art history. She is employed with Oakstone Publishing as a website media con-
sultant. The groom is a graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He has a master’s degree in business administration from Auburn University at Montgomery and is employed at Compass Bank as a publicity director. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her sister, Mary Jordan Moore, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Kathryn Paige Deppe, Porter Fitzhugh Jennings, Megan Hua Shaul, Allison Carvill Van Glahn Slocum, Lindsey Christina Turner and Elizabeth Ann Varnell. Mark Leonard Maillet was best man. Groomsmen were Matthew Todd Collier; Andrew Lee Conaway; John Christopher Moore, brother of the bride; Tucker Lee Shipper; Jamie Lamar Thompson; and Kevin Scott Van Hyning. After a honeymoon trip to Jamaica, the couple lives in Birmingham.
Hammond-Manuel
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rodgers Hammond of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret McClure Hammond, to William Carter Manuel II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald William Manuel of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Worthy Newton of Birmingham, the late Mr. George Kilby Hammond of Toledo, Ohio, and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Hagen of Summit, N.J. Miss Hammond is a 2002 graduate of Mountain Brook High School, a 2006 graduate of the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority, and a 2010 graduate of Cumberland School of Law. She was presented at the Heritage Ball and the Redstone Club Ball. She is a member of the Junior League of Birmingham and the Birmingham Bar Association. Miss Hammond is employed locally as an attorney. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. William Carter Manuel and the late Mrs. William Carter Manuel of Birmingham and Mrs. Thomas Blair Cox Sr. and the late Mr. Thomas Blair Cox Sr. of Birmingham. Mr. Manuel is a 2003 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is employed as a property manager with CLK. The wedding is planned for April.
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