Lazenby-O’Kelley
Lauren Julia Lazenby and Captain Madison W. O’Kelley II were married Feb.15 at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church. Rev. Kipp McClurg of the Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church and Rev. Micah Gandy of Monroeville First Baptist Church officiated the ceremony. A reception was held at the Vestavia Hills Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl James Lazenby II of Monroeville. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mims Lazenby of Monroeville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Boulware of Valparaiso, Fla. The groom is the son of Mrs. Kathy O’Kelley of Vestavia Hills
Floyd-Corr
Amy Lynn Floyd and Brooks Wilson Corr were married April 5 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. The 5 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Dr. James R. Barnette and the Rev. William Luther Boyd. A reception followed at the Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes Floyd III of Birmingham. She is the grand-
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and the late Mr. Jim O’Kelley, also of Vestavia Hills. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Madison W. O’Kelley Sr. of Vestavia Hills and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Glover of Tuscaloosa. The bride is employed as an occupational therapist in Houston. The groom is working with Halliburton Oilfield Services Co. in Houston as a summer intern. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an ivory strapless Victorian lace gown. It was fitted at the waist and featured a sweetheart neckline. The gown tapered straight from the waist to above the knee and flared into a floor-length full-layered skirt. The back of the skirt flowed into a chapel-length train. A fitted silvery sash adorned the waist and was embellished with crystal beading, rhinestones and pearls. She wore her mother’s fingertip heirloom veil. It consisted of two layers of ivory illusion tulle edged in ivory Alencon lace. The bride carried a traditional bouquet of cream roses, limelight hydrangeas, blush Osiana roses and calla lilies. Attached to her bouquet was her maternal grandmother’s monogrammed handkerchief. Attending the bride were matron of honor Melanie Lazenby Moore and maid of honor Tori Beckham. Bridesmaids were Kailin Fuller, Sara Lee, Wheeler Lewis, Katie Nickerson, Drue O’Kelley, Cameron Stallworth
and Vivian Yeilding, They wore kneelength dresses made of dark cove blue silk chiffon and carried nosegays of limelight hydrangeas, pink and red roses and lisianthus. Capt. O’Kelley was attended by his best man, Capt. Wyatt Batchelor. Groomsmen were Graham Beasley, Trey Blizzard, Max Clancey, Alex Corona, Marshall Eppley, Sam McCord, Chris Mobley, Andrew Smith and Matthew Stewart. There were six sword bearers that included Captains Matthew Jones, Chip Reed, Michael Canty and Dan Deneve as well as First Lts. Alex Graves and Wayne Salazar. The groom, best man and sword bearers wore their full dress military uniforms. The program and guest book attendants were Rachel and Sarah Beverly, cousins of the bride. The wedding director was Vicki Tuggle, and Paula Stacey was the wedding assistant. Music was provided by The Cahaba River Strings of Birmingham, and the flowers were provided by Melanie Hughes with The Pink Pear. Following a honeymoon through Europe and the groom’s separation from the Army, the couple moved to Houston. In August, the couple will move to Ithaca, N.Y., where O’Kelley will begin studies toward a master’s degree in business administration at Cornell University.
daughter of Mrs. Edwin James Ryder and the late Mr. Ryder of Scarborough, Ontario, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes Floyd Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Vanis Corr Jr. of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mrs. Pennie Strickland Dempsey of Meridian, Miss., Mr. and Mrs. James Vanis Corr of Atlanta and the late Mrs. Robert Bartholow Hays Jr. of Birmingham. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Her maid of honor was Frances Claire Harris of Birmingham. Bridesmaids were Mary Katharine Elizabeth Eoff, Katherine Martin Floyd, Lauren Beno Russo, Caylen Nevins Schlitz, Dorothy Katherine Smythe, Krisha Blair Yanko and Kelley Halbrooks Zinder, all of Birmingham; Rachel Wilson Mason of Durham, N.C.; Lauren McDowell Moultrie of Wichita, Kan.; Kimberly Barton Robbins of Montgomery; and Jessica Lee Stowell of Nashville, Tenn. The flower girl was Bradford Elizabeth Williams of Birmingham. Mr. Corr served as his son’s
best man. Groomsmen were Stroud Strickland Corr, brother of the groom; Paul William Holmes Floyd, brother of the bride; Robert Lewis Hahnemann, Robert Tod Key, John Hartwell Houston Mooney, Thomas Ladd Tucker and Thomas Allen Twitty, all of Birmingham; William Lewis Glenn of Greenville, S.C.; William Bonner Hall of Richmond, Va.; Jason Daniel Kloess of Austin, Texas; and John Webster Wells of Atlanta. Trevor Joseph Lankford, nephew of the bride, of Prospect, Ky., served as usher. Scripture was read by Amy Sprayberry Rambo of Marietta, Ga., and Vivian Xiong of Chongqing, China. Musicians were Anna Lu Hemphill, Ethan Asters, Joanna Little and Lee Dressler, all of Birmingham. Program attendants were Anna Kinsey Martin and Margaret Anne Hightower, both of Birmingham, and Madelaine Grace Lankford, niece of the bride, of Prospect. Following a honeymoon trip to Antigua, the couple live in Birmingham.
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Selman-French
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Young Selman of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Kate Elizabeth Selman, to Andrew Corran French, son of Mr. Mike French of Beaumont, Texas, and Mrs. Amy Bertling of Austin, Texas. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huland Moore of Gardendale and the late Dr. and Mrs. Jackson Wiley Selman of
Welden-Woodring
Mr. and Mrs. William Bowen Welden of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Elisabeth Smith Welden, to Warren Whitacre Woodring Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whitacre Woodring of Atlanta. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pulliam
Jacksonville. Miss Selman is a 2008 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Alabama, where she received a bachelor’s degree in communicative disorders and was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She was presented at the 2010 Poinsettia Debutante Ball. Miss Selman was employed at Liberty Park Middle School and will attend graduate school in the fall. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Doris Etheredge French of Beaumont and the late Mr. Glen Albert French of Beaumont as well as the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corran of San Antonio, Texas. Mr. French is a graduate of Austin High School and Concordia University in Austin, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and lettered in baseball, cross-country and soccer. He is employed with Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., as an assistant baseball coach. The wedding is planned for Aug. 16 at Canterbury United Methodist Church. of Jasper and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Victor Welden Jr. of Birmingham as well as Ms. Jane Bowen Welden of Birmingham. Miss Welden is a 2009 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Alabama, where she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball and the Ball of Roses. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Albert Woodring of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. William Thomas Stumb of Nashville and the late Mr. William Thomas Stumb. Mr. Woodring is a 2009 graduate of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he received a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a specialization in sales and was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He is employed with Gresham and Associates, LLC. The wedding will be Sept. 6.