Comeaux-Saia
Mr. Walter Louis Comeaux II and Ms. Kathleen Noel Smith, both of Baton Rouge, La., announce the engagement of their daughter, Allyson Kathleen Comeaux, to Samuel Graves Saia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony Saiia of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Clifford C. Comeaux
Broughton-Reeves
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ashford Broughton III and Mrs. Nan Chandler Broughton of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Virginia Anthony Broughton, to John Grady Reeves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Andrew Reeves of Troy. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Ashford
Watson-Roy
Mr. and Mrs. James Andrew Watson of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Blake Watson, to Michael Patrick Roy, son of Ms. Marianne Griffin of Birmingham and Mr. and
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Sr. of Baton Rouge and the late Dr. Comeaux and Mrs. W.D. Smith of Shreveport, La., and the late Mr. Smith. Miss Comeaux is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders and the University of Memphis with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. She is employed with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as a speech-language pathologist. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. Samuel Anthony Saiia and the late Ms. Lillian Virginia Saiia of Birmingham as well as the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Russell Graves of Birmingham. Mr. Saia is a graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business with a master’s degree in business administration. He is employed in real estate development at Yellowhammer Investments. The wedding will be Jan. 24. Broughton Jr. and the late Mr. Thomas Ashford Broughton Jr. of Dallas, Mrs. Josephine Bush Chandler of Shreveport, La., and Dr. and Mrs. John David Chandler Sr. of Gilbertsville, Ky. Miss Broughton is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Alabama. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi and was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball. Miss Broughton is a third year law student at the University of Alabama School of Law. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Homer Reeves of Troy, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herbert Hundley of Lufkin, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Hudson Phillips of Pensacola, Fla. Mr. Reeves is a graduate of Charles Henderson High School and Troy University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is a third year law student at Thomas Goode Jones School of law. The wedding will be Dec. 28. Mrs. Kevin Roy of Vancouver, B.C. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Joseph Thornton of Birmingham and Mrs. Frances Hart Watson and the late Mr. Watson of Brewton. Miss Watson is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Georgia, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She is employed in Birmingham at United Way of Central Alabama. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griffin of Tulsa, Okla., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cecil Roy of Winthrop, Mass. Mr. Roy is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He is employed in Birmingham at Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services. The wedding will be Jan. 25.
Thomas-Brown
Lane Ellen Thomas and Graham Ronald Brown were married on Aug. 24 at Canterbury United Methodist Church. The Rev. DeWitt Thomason Bell Jr. and the Rev. Samuel Lee Williamson officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michael Thomas of
Schroepfer-Frederick
Leah Justine Schroepfer and Matthew Riley Frederick were married July 13 in Delaware, Ohio. Pastor Mark Artrip and Pastor Todd Tracy officiated the ceremony.
Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frances Manly Ferrell of Birmingham and the late Mr. Harold Cleveland Manly Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Thomas Jr., all of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Anthony Brown of Goose Creek, S.C. He is the grandson of Mr. Joseph Armisted Neff of Charleston, S.C., and the late Mrs. Geraldine Ott Neff and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Herbert Brown of Cheshire, England. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Allison Brooke Westlake served as her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Evan Ashley Alderson, Melissa Manly Bonds, Stephanie Jean Cannon, Leslie Myer Crawford, Kori Louise Harrow, Rebecca Marguerite McCaleb, Laura Margaret Steul and Ashley Austin Vibert. Flower girls were Hallie Kay Head and Sara Frances Head. The groom’s brother, Jonathan Neff Brown, served as his best The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Schroepfer of Powell, Ohio. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Frederick of Homewood. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her sisters, Lauren Evans as matron of honor and Elise Schroepfer as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Marti Frederick, sister of the groom; Mary London Carswell; Madie Shelton; Megan Kauffman; Lindsey Petrel and Morgan Meyers. The groom’s father served as his son’s best man. Groomsmen were Chase Inman, Richie Fordham, David Hayes, Ronald Nored, Justin Carter, Matt Watford and Josh Reebals. Lincoln Evans, nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer. After a honeymoon trip to Kauai, Hawaii, the couple lives in Opelika.
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man. Groomsmen were Jay Jeffrey Brown, Steven Michael Kimmel, Steven Michael Lloyd, Shawn Patrick McGregor, Christopher Marcus Mitchell, Scott Aaron Stanley and Kirk Michael Thomas, brother of the bride. Music was provided by Dr. Lester Seigel, Kristi Tingle-Higginbotham and David Higginbotham. The bride wore an ivory French Alencon lace V-neck Augusta Jones gown with a ruched silk taffeta cummerbund at her waist. The plunging V-back was accented with satin covered buttons and a full chapel-length train. Her waltz-length veil of ivory illusion was edged with lace and was handmade by the bride’s great-grandmother, Frances Kirk, for the bride’s mother to wear in her 1982 wedding. Her cousin, Melissa Manly Bonds, also wore it in her 2010 wedding. After a honeymoon trip to Jamaica, the couple lives in Birmingham.
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