24 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
Moody-Papapietro
Susan Lee Moody and Mauricio Silvio Papapietro were married Feb. 6, 2010, at St. Mary’s-on-theHighlands Episcopal Church. Rev. Huey Gardner officiated. A reception followed at Rucker Place.
Cooper-Smith
Sarah Elizabeth Cooper and Stephen Estes Smith were married Dec. 19, 2009, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. The Rev. Thomas P. Murray of WinstonSalem, N.C., and the Rev. Canon Joseph P. Warren of Birmingham officiated. A reception followed at Park Lane in Mountain Brook. The bride’s parents are Mr.
Baumgartner-Denton
Allison Hennen Baumgartner and William Timothy Denton Jr. were married June 12, 2010, at the Frank H. Kenan Chapel at
The bride’s parents are Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Moody of Birmingham. The groom’s parents are Dr. and Mrs. Silvio Papapietro of Birmingham. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Sally Baker, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Carolina Higginbotham, Patricia Craft, Amelia Maddox, Rebecca Allen and Maggie Baker. Lilly Moody, the bride’s daughter, of Birmingham, was the flower girl. The groom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Claudio Papapietro, David Higginbotham, Marcel Vargas, Brad Baker and Lee Shook. Allen Baker, nephew of the bride, and Josh Higginbotham, nephew of the groom, were ring bearers. After a wedding trip to Seaside, Fla., the couple will live in Birmingham. and Mrs. W. Nelson Cooper Jr. of Mountain Brook. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Smith of Pensacola, Fla. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Sarah Cecile Hess was the matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Margaret Day, cousin of the bride; Cheryl Smith Hinnen, sister-in-law; Jessica Juliano, Abi Wright and Meriwether Paxton of Birmingham; Anne Voltz Robertson of Orlando, Fla.; and Marjory Day, cousin of the bride, of Nashville, Tenn. Flower girl was Ella Dickerson, cousin of the bride. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Will Cooper and Jack Hinnen, brothers-in-law, and Sam Ford, all of Birmingham; Matt Williams and David Latshaw of Pensacola, Fla.; Jon Glass of Atlanta; and Alex Mentel of Ponte Vedra, Fla. After a wedding trip to the British Virgin Islands, the couple will live in Birmingham. Landfall, Wilmington, N.C. The Rev. Henry Corbett officiated. The bride’s parents are Ms. Dorothy Baumgartner of Leland, N.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baumgartner of Loundon, Tenn. The groom’s parents are Dr. and Mrs. W. Timothy Denton Sr. of Birmingham. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Bridesmaids were Sarah Baumgartner, sister of the bride, and Lacey Kaye Denton, sister of the groom. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Luke Anders Denton and John Everett Denton, brothers of the groom. Cole Stockman, nephew of the bride, was ring bearer. After a honeymoon trip to Maui, Hawaii, the couple reside in Birmingham.
WEDDINGS & ENGAGEMENTS
Stephenson-Slappey
Brittany Rachel Stephenson and Carter Eric Slappey Jr. were married July 31 at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Huntsville with the Rev. Ryan Moore officiating.
Johnson-Rediker
Julie Elizabeth Johnson and Michael Gordon Rediker were married Aug. 7, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. Officiating were the Rev. Dr. Conrad C. Sharps and the Rev. Frank William Sutterlin Jr., uncle of the bride. A reception followed at The Club.
McMillan-Sims
Ann Dial McMillan and William Comer Sims II were married June 26, 2010, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Chapman Carlisle on Lake
OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Russell Stephenson of Huntsville and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Morrow of Florence and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ulysses Stephenson of Decatur. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Carter Eric Slappey Sr. and the grandson of Mr. James Wilson Snipes and the late Mrs. Lillian Shermer Snipes and Mrs. Donald Hugh Slappey and the late Dr. Donald Hugh Slappey Sr., all of Birmingham. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor was Amy Elizabeth Vance. Bridesmaids were Meredith Slappey Halcomb and Adrienne Slappey Moore, sisters of the groom, Caitlyn Jayne Berkowitz, Sarah Alyson Byers, Sarah Elizabeth Kimrey,
Annie Waldrum Moore, Jacquelynn Kristine Parks, Rebecca Ann Paxton, Margaret Shults Whitaker, Erin Edna Sims, Lauren Marie Valavicius and Erin Marie Vines. The best man was the groom’s father. Groomsmen were Blake Russell Stephenson, brother of the bride, Kevin Todd Halcomb, Jeremy Hunter Hall, Robert Hunter Harris, John Logan Johnston, Robert Hudson Moore, William Luttrell Moore, Matthew Scott Robertson, Andrew Cobb Saunders, Stanley Ryan Viner, Daniel Taylor Whitaker and Mark Thomas Williams. A reception was held at the Huntsville Depot Roundhouse. The rehearsal dinner was held at The Ledges Country Club. After a wedding trip to Great Exuma, Bahamas, the couple will live in Tuscaloosa.
Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christopher Johnson III of Chattanooga, Tenn. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Fredrick Preston Heath Jr. and the late Mr. Heath of Selma and the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christopher Johnson Jr. of Chattanooga. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Rediker of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mrs. John James Gordon and the late Mr. Gordon of Harrisburg, Pa., and the late Mrs. Tinsley White Rucker IV and the late Norris Rediker of Birmingham. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor was Caroline Aurore Estabrook of Chattanooga. Bridesmaids were Susan Dobbins Harris, Virginia Paynter Rediker, Katherine Kelly Scott and Dorothy Louisa Walsky of Birmingham; Erin Elizabeth Straub of Seattle, Wash.; and Catherine Elaine Womack of Dallas. Flower girl was Virginia
Pendleton Slaughter, goddaughter and cousin of the groom, and ring bearer was Arthur John Balfour Slaughter, cousin of the groom, both of Birmingham. Program attendants were Lydia Grace Ruotolo and McKenna Marie Sutterlin. Acolyte was Theodore Robert Roe. Best man was James Eaton Rediker, brother of the groom, of Birmingham. Groomsmen were Winston Ellis Bradley III, Arthur Page Sloss Crenshaw, Daniel Wilson Jones and James Rollin Snow of Birmingham; Christopher Scott Johnson, brother of the bride, of Chattanooga; John Bowron Rediker, brother of the groom, of Vail, Colo.; and Victor Thomas Sherrel of New Orleans. A scripture reading was given by the groom’s father. Music was provided by Amy Campbell Murphy, soprano, and Nathan Mann, who played the bagpipes. After a trip to Hawaii, the couple will reside in Birmingham.
Martin in Alexander City. The Reverend Bobbie Epting officiated. A reception followed at the Carlisle home. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan Hastie McMillan Jr. of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bennice Roper Dial of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan Hastie McMillan of Auburn. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Lee Sims Jr. of Dadeville. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Sidney Banks of Jackson’s Gap, the late Mrs. Evelyn Funderburk Sims of Dadeville and the late Mr. Louie Lee Sims of Dozier. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The matron of honor was Mimi Major Bittick of Atlanta. Bridesmaids were Taylor
Storm Baird of Mobile and Stacy Sokol Cohen of Atlanta. The flower girl was Margaret Haygood Bittick, goddaughter of the bride, of Atlanta, and the ring bearer was Thomas Banks Sims, nephew of the groom, of Dadeville. Rebecca Warner Strang, cousin of the bride, of Atlanta was the reader. William Alexander Major VI of Birmingham was the musician. The best man was the father of the groom. Groomsmen were Louie Lee Sims III, brother of the groom, of Dadeville; George Duncan Hastie McMillan III, brother of the bride, of Birmingham; and Allen Copeland Anderson of Waverly. Following a honeymoon trip to Cashiers, N.C., the couple is at home in Dadeville.
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