OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Jones-Sims
Mrs. Robin Burgess Jones and Mr. Kim Douglas Jones of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Christine Jones, to Robert Elliott Sims, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Ehrlich – Winston
Mr. and Mrs. James Ehrlich of Valparaiso, Ind., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mariana Dawn, to Jordan Eugene Winston, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Winston of Vestavia Hills. Miss Ehrlich is the granddaugh-
Weed-Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edgar Weed of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Leslie Lauren, to Scott Dillman Baker, son of Ms. Debbi Baker and Mr. Richard Baker of Michigan City, Ind. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frances Billingsley and the late Mr. Robert
Jemison Sims of Talladega. The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. Judy Taylor of Montevallo and Mr. Michael Burgess of Birmingham and Mrs. Melvin Jones and the late Mr. Jones of Birmingham. She is the greatgranddaughter of Mrs. Robert Lee Burgess and the late Mr. Burgess of Talladega. The groom is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Carl Turnbull of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dark Sims of Talladega. Miss Jones is a graduate of the University of Alabama. She is employed with the Shelby County school system. Mr. Sims is a student at Jacksonville State University. He is employed at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. The wedding is planned for Oct. 23, 2010. ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald Everest Ehrlich of De Motte, Ind., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Don Federico Gomez Estrada of Gomez Palacio, Mexico. She is a 2005 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and psychology. She is employed as a critical care nurse at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Mr. Winston is the grandson of Mr. William Alexander Winston Jr. and the late Eugenia Coin Winston of Montgomery and the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Harrod of Athens, Ala. He graduated in 2002 from Vanderbilt University and received his doctor of medicine from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2006. He works as a hospitalist at Scripps Encinitias Hospital. The wedding will be Sept. 11 at Mount Soledad Park in San Diego, Calif. After a honeymoon in Costa Rica, the couple will live in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ray Billingsley of Senatobia, Miss., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Weed Sr. of Jackson, Miss. Dr. Weed is a magna cum laude graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and the University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham. She is completing her residency in anesthesiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia, Mo. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Wilmeth Westphal and the late Mr. Rex Westphal and the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baker of Michigan City. Dr. Baker is a magna cum laude graduate of George Washington University and George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his residency in urology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and has joined the practice of Wake Urological Associates in Raleigh, N.C. The wedding is planned for Oct. 23, 2010, at the Mansion on Forsyth Park in Savannah, Ga.
WEDDINGS & ENGAGEMENTS
Watson-Brandon
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Eugene Watson of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Marleah Watson, to Paul Matthew Brandon, son of Mr. Glenn Edward Brandon Jr. and Ms. Marianne Battaglia Brandon of Birmingham. Miss Watson is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Horace Eugene Watson of Nashville, Tenn., and Mr. Howard Kitchings and the late Mrs. Kitchings of
Forsythe-Partlow
Molly Long Forsythe of Florence and Kevin Cornelius Partlow of Tuscaloosa were married Saturday, June 19, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham. Rev. David Carboni officiated. A reception followed at The Club in Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Alan Forsythe of Florence. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Charles Dana Long and the late Mr. Charles Dana Long III of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Turner Forsythe of Center Hill. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Cornelius Partlow III of Tuscaloosa. He is the grandson of Mrs. Lovic Pierce Hodnette Jr. and the late Major General Hodnette and Dr. and Mrs. Rufus Cornelius Partlow Jr. and the late Theresa “Ditsy” Ford Partlow, all of Tuscaloosa. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white, fully laced gown designed by Heidi Elnora. Maid of honor was Michelle Forsythe, sister of the bride, of Florence. Bridesmaids were Lauren Jill Bledsoe and Maria Elizabeth
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Birmingham. She graduated summa cum laude from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010 in interior and furniture design. She is the 2010 SCAD Atlanta salutatorian and member of the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society and Who’s Who Among American Students. She was also the recipient of an Alabama Hunter Jumper Scholarship and an artistic scholarship from Savannah College of Art and Design. Mr. Brandon is the grandson of Mrs. James Hatley of Birmingham, Mr. Glenn Edward Brandon Sr. of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. and Mrs. Paul Battaglia and the late Mr. Battaglia of Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2007 in communication management. Mr. Brandon is the principal of Vehicle Media, an interactive web company in Atlanta. The couple became engaged in December 2009 in Atlanta. The wedding is planned for Oct. 30, 2010, at 7 p.m. at Cathedral of St. Paul. Powell, both of Tuscaloosa; Emily Susanne Burns, cousin of the bride, Maryanna Jane Dill and Caycee Ann Wilson, all of Florence; Natalie Edwards Carruth of Memphis, Tenn.; Bailey Partlow Chambers, sister of the groom; Haley Brooke Gentry, Molly Kathryn Hilyer and Karen Leigh Marshall, all of Birmingham; Elizabeth Pouncey Fraser of Fairhope; Margaret Pendleton Jordan of Fort Collins, Colo.; Kathleen Flournoy Pease of Atlanta; Elizabeth Burdette Rice of Washington, D.C.; and Adrienne Tidwell Remmert of Houston. Scripture readers were Georgia Ann Bennett of Fort Walton, Fla., Chelsea Reagan Prestridge of Florence and Tracy Elaine McClure of Aliceville. Program attendant was Savannah Heathcock of Florence. The father of the groom served as the best man. Groomsmen were Ralph Roundtree Banks IV of Eutaw; Colgan Hobson Bryan III of Washington, D.C.; Derek Benton Cassels, Michael Addison Chambers, Dayton Foster Hale III, Coleman Jaudon Jamison, Daniel Woodrow Kibbey, James Neal Balfour Phifer, cousin of the groom, and Hollis Stuart Maxwell, all of Tuscaloosa; Andrew Porter Chambers, brother-in-law of the groom, Andrew Ross Chapman, Robert Boteler Herndon and John Milner McCary Jr., all of Birmingham; and Peter Owens Thompson of Mobile. Ushers were cousins of the bride Jason Todd Burns of Florence, Jonathan Patrick Long and Thomas Charles Long, both of Houston. Crucifer was Andrew Walden Long of Houston, cousin of the bride. Following a honeymoon in Belize, the couple reside in Clarksville, Tenn.
Tell Us Your Love Story Everybody loves a good story, and we want to hear all about yours! Over The Mountain Journal is now offering a new way for engaged and newlywed couples to share their good news with family and friends via our website, www.otmj. com. Starting this fall, Over the Mountain Journal will offer a video package that allows couples to tell their “how we met story” to our online readers. Here’s how it works: • Interested Couples can contact the Over the Mountain Journal to schedule a time for their video interview. • We’ll conduct a short interview (15-20 minutes) that will then be edited down to a 3-minute video highlighting how you met. • The video will be posted on our website under the weddings section for you to share with families and friends. • For more information or pricing, contact the Journal at (205) 823-9646 or editorial@otmj.com