28 • Thursday, June 27, 2013
Weddings & Engagements
Gaddy-Pate
Jaclyn Elise Gaddy and Russell Wayne Pate were married July 6, 2012 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Fla. The wedding took place at 6:30 p.m. on the Bayview Terrace overlooking the Choctawhatchee Bay. Mr. Adam Bennett, close friend of the groom and minister from Gulfport, Miss., officiated the ceremony. Dinner and dancing followed. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Allen Gaddy of Hoover. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Genie Paschal Harvey and the late Mr. Raymond Singletary Harvey and Mr. Rufus Herod Gaddy and the late Mrs. Louise Parker Gaddy, all of Aiken, S.C. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wayne Pate of Hoover. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lewis Russell Jr. of Tuscaloosa and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Troy Pate of Winfield. The bride was given in mar-
Chambers-Pickens
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry William Chambers of Hoover announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Kathleen Chambers, to Jason
riage by her father. The bride chose her sister-in-law, Tara Thompson Gaddy of Gulf Breeze, Fla., as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Brittney Elliott Pate of Atlanta and Sarah Ryan Pate of Hoover, sisters-in-law of the groom. Other bridesmaids were Mary Shaffer Bullington, Lauren Hart Cannon, Anna Katherine Mosher, Jillian Anne Adams and Leslie Wallace Carter, all of Hoover; and Brittany Roberts Fitzgerald of Nashville, Tenn. Alexandra Paige Gaddy, niece of the bride, of Gulf Breeze was the flower girl. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were brothers of the groom Barton Landon Pate of Hoover and Nicholas Sean Pate and Dustin Chad Pate, both of Atlanta. Other groomsmen were Jeffrey Ryan Gaddy of Gulf Breeze, brother of the bride; Jonathan William Hillard of Atlanta; Stephen McClain Cole of Dallas; John Andrew Payne of Jackson, Miss.; and Seth Miles McGuire Winchester of Madison, Miss. The bride is a graduate of Auburn University and is employed by Northwestern Mutual Financial Network as an associate financial advisor. The groom is a cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University and was awarded a juris doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He is employed by Southern Nuclear Operating Company as a regulatory affairs consultant. Following a honeymoon in Riviera Maya, Mexico, the couple lives in Hoover. Spencer Pickens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Pickens Sr. of Hoover. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Edward McMurray Sr. of Trussville and the late Mr. and Mrs. David Charles Chambers of Homewood. Miss Chambers is a 2006 graduate of Hoover High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of North Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Sarah Nickson of Eutaw and Mrs. Rebecca Pickens of Bessemer. Mr. Pickens is a 2005 graduate of Hoover High School and a 2009 graduate of the University of North Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in public communications. The wedding will be July 13.
Gaulden-Brandt
Thomas-Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michael Thomas of Mountain Brook announce
Smithey-Cranford
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy David Smithey of Vestavia Hills announce
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Glaze-Cox
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Sarah Elizabeth Gaulden and Alan Michael Brandt were married May 18 at Trinity United Methodist Church. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Andrew R. Wolfe. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Mike Gaulden and Ms. Linda Poole Gaulden, both of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. Mike Brandt and Ms. Jennifer Brandt, both of Birmingham. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by Jessica Leigh Repole of Oak Mountain as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Heather Britnell, sister of the groom; Brittany Bowman, Katie Daniel, Erin McGarrah and Laura Johnson, all of
Homewood; Mary Katherine Poole, cousin of the bride, of Dayton in Marengo County; and Lesley Newell of Birmingham. Mike Brandt, father of the groom, and Matthew Brandt, brother of the groom, of Birmingham were best men. Groomsmen were Page Martin, Robert Brudit, Drew Simmons and Clay Gaulden, brother of the bride, all of Homewood; Josh Britnell, brotherin-law of the groom, of Birmingham; Joey Pearse of Tuscaloosa; and Christian Simpson of Trussville. The ring bearer was Kylen Burns Newell of Birmingham. After a honeymoon trip to Cocobay Resort in Antigua, the couple live in Homewood.
the engagement of their daughter, Lane Ellen, to Graham Ronald Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Anthony Brown of Goose Creek, S.C. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frances Manly Ferrell of Birmingham and the late Harold Cleveland Manly Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Thomas Jr. of Birmingham. Miss Thomas is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Auburn University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders and a minor in psychology. She was a member of Delta Gamma sorority and was an AU student recruiter. She received a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders in 2009 from Radford University, where she was a resident director. She was presented at the
2005 Poinsettia Debutante Ball. Miss Thomas is a speech-language pathologist at Pitts & Associates, Inc. in Birmingham. Mr. Brown is the grandson of Mr. Joseph Armistead Neff of Charleston, S.C., and the late Mrs. Geraldine Ott Neff and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Herbert Brown of Cheshire, England. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Herndon High School in Herndon, Va., and Radford University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and was a resident director. He is a graduate of the Alabama Fire College and is a firefighter with the City of Vestavia Hills. The wedding will be Aug. 24 at Canterbury United Methodist Church.
the engagement of their daughter, Adrianne Elizabeth Smithey, to William Jefferson Cranford III, son of Dr. and Mrs. William Jefferson Cranford II of Charlottesville, Va. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary Fortner Walton and the late Mr. Samuel Amos Walton of Birmingham and the late Mrs. Geraldine Smithey Lee of Bessemer and the late Mr. Walter David Smithey of Bernice, La. Miss Smithey is a graduate of Auburn University. She worked with the International Mission Board serving in Nazareth, Israel, for 11 months. She was on staff at Lakeview Baptist Church at Auburn serving in its college ministry. Miss Smithey is employed as a youth minister at Second Presbyterian
Church in Memphis, Tenn. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Addie Joe Smart of Rutherford County, N.C., and the late Ms. Dorothy Louise Nicholson and the late Lt. Cdr. William Jefferson Cranford, USN, both of China Grove, N.C. Mr. Cranford graduated from the University of Memphis with a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations with a minor in German. He will attend law school at the University of Memphis in the fall and is also pursuing a master’s degree in international relations. The wedding is planned for Aug. 10 at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis.
Mrs. Kathryn Cooke Glaze of Birmingham announces the engagement of her daughter, Jessica Leigh Glaze, to David William Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dan Cox of Birmingham. Miss Glaze is the daughter of the late Mr. Timothy Charles Glaze of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Robert James Williams III of Orange Beach and Birmingham and the late Mr. Robert James Williams III and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Edward Glaze of Birmingham. Miss Glaze is a graduate of Northwest Rankin High School in Brandon, Miss., and the University of Mississippi. She received a bachelor’s
degree in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. She is a clinical consultant at SuccessEHS. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Henry Cox of Lafayette and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Riley Henson of Dunlap, Tenn. Mr. Cox is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Auburn University. He received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and served in the Marine Reserves. He is the owner of Wilcox Building Company, a Birminghambased construction company. The wedding is planned for Aug. 3.