26 • Thursday, March 20, 2014
WEDDINGS & ENGAGEMENTS
Bair-Thistle
Doctors Steven Lowell Bair and Renée Allen Peacock of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Callen Jordan Bair, to Mr. William Theodore Thistle II, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sanford Thistle of Decatur. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Willard Bair of Birmingham and the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Glenn Peacock. Mr. Thistle is the grandson of Mrs. Margaret Thistle of Decatur, the late
Cox-Higginbotham
Mrs. Alice London Cox and Mr. John Charles Cox of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Dorsey Cox, to Tyler Ross Higginbotham, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Higginbotham of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Helen Dugger London of Birmingham, the late Mr. John London of Tuscaloosa and the
Mr. William Theodore Thistle and the late Mr. and Mrs. Irving Washington Bankston. Miss Bair is a 2001 graduate of Indian Springs School in Birmingham and graduated from Princeton University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in art history. She received a juris doctorate with honors from Emory University School of Law in 2011 and is currently employed by Leitman, Siegel, Payne & Campbell, P.C. The prospective groom graduated as the valedictorian of Decatur High School in 1998. He earned a bachelor’s degree in science from Birmingham-Southern College, summa cum laude, in 2002 and received a master’s degree in tax accounting from the University of Alabama in 2003. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a certified public accountant. He obtained a juris doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 2008. Mr. Thistle is currently employed by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. The wedding is planned for March 22 at Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham. late Mr. and Mrs. Wilmore Pearson Cox of Birmingham. Miss Cox is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Mississippi, where she received a bachelor’s degree in business. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority and was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball, the Ball of Roses and the Carnival Memphis. She is employed with Sterne Agee in Birmingham. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Morris Cullen Higginbotham and the late Mr. Higginbotham of Birmingham, the late Mrs. Laura Poe Haupt of Birmingham, the late Mr. Charles Alfred Haupt of Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. Charles Alfred Haupt of Pensacola. Mr. Higginbotham is a graduate of Shades Valley High School and the University of Alabama, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in accountancy. He is employed as a certified public accountant with JH Ranch. A May wedding is planned.
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Watson-Lukasiewicz
Amy Elizabeth Watson and Adam Macgregor Lukasiewicz were married May 18 at Brookwood Baptist Church. Dr. James Randolph Barnette officiated the ceremony. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeForest Watson III of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Ms. Kathleen
Blalock-Sanford
Ashley Elizabeth Blalock and Joshua Kyle Sanford were married Sept. 14 at First United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa. The Rev. Mary Benefield officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Harry Blalock of Hoover and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lyle of Delta, Ms. Dorothy Lyle and Ms. Jeannette Blalock, both of Homewood, and the late Mr. Pugh Blalock. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Clapp and Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Sanford of Fayette. He is the grandson of Mrs. JoAnn Hayes and the late Mr. Billie V. Rasbury of Winfield and Ms. Louise Sanford and the late Mr. Jack Sanford of Fayette. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her sisters, Abbey Blalock of New York and Shelby Blalock of Hoover, as maids of honor. Bridesmaids were Bevin Lyle Ellenburg and Katie Smith of Hoover, Regan Lyle of Vestavia Hills, Chelsea Aldred of Oxford, Megan Poss of Athens and Amy Sanford of Fayette. Groomsmen were Eddy Sanford, Carl Clapp, Clark Sanford, James Mcalpin, Brian Guzewicz, Milton Bailey and Jose Martinez. After a honeymoon trip to St. Lucia, the couple live in Northport.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Anne MacDonald and Mr. Peter Jan Lukasiewicz of Toronto, Canada. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of ivory lace by New York designer Judd Waddell. The re-embroidered French Alencon gown had a V-neckline with a low V-back and tiny covered buttons at the center back. The fit and flared dress swept to a chapel-length train. Completing her ensemble was a chapel-length veil of ivory illusion inherited from the bride’s maternal family and redesigned for the bride. Pinned to the bride’s bouquet was a 100-year-old brooch originally belonging to the groom’s maternal great-grandmother. As “something blue,” the bride carried a handkerchief with blue embroidery that originally belonged to her maternal greatgrandmother and that the bride’s mother also carried in her wedding. Her earrings were inherited from her paternal grandmother. The bride was attended by Sarah Elizabeth McKibben and Genevieve Adelle Purcell as maids of honor.
Askins-Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. David Glennis Askins Jr. of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Jordan Elisabeth Askins, to Christopher Edward Lawrence, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edward Lawrence of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Col. and Mrs. William Kenneth Jordan of Athens, Ga., and the Rev. and Mrs. David Glennis Askins of Cullman. Miss Askins is a 2008 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2012 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She was a member of Phi Mu sorority, the University of Alabama Honors College, Kappa Delta Pi education honor society, Blue Key and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Raymon Joseph Freeman and the late Mr. Raymon Joseph Freeman Jr. of Clanton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude Elton Lawrence of Antioch. Mr. Lawrence is a 2008 graduate of Briarwood Christian High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He is a project manager with Forestry Environmental Services in Birmingham. The wedding will be March 29.
Bridesmaids were Emma Halina Lukasiewicz, Catherine Noel Morris, Sarah Elizabeth Morris, Laura Morgan Sims and Mary Kendal Spires. The best man was Stephen Cheng Dobeck. Groomsmen were John Wasyl Grunyk, Graham Alexander Hood, Benjamin Matthew Lukasiewicz, Ritchell Roberto Jose VanDams Jr. and John DeForest Watson IV. Ushers were James Austin Hughston, Watson Edward Hughston, Matthew Scott Morris and John Randle Morris. Honorary ushers were Andrew Sparks Watson and James William Watson. Readers were Halle Harris Lukasiewicz, Julia Sophie Lukasiewicz and Gregory Steven Morris. Greeters and program attendants were Anna Kathleen Hughston, Sarah Kathryn Hughston, Katherine Jean Morris and Rebecca Nan Morris. After a honeymoon trip to Maui and Kauai, Hawaii, the couple live in New Haven, Conn.