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Hawley-Long
Alice Jennings Hawley and Henry Sprott Long III were married June 28, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Jon Shannon Webster, senior pastor. Readings were provided by Lillian Askins Lalo, cousin of the bride, and Laura Peed Strange. A reception followed at the Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Kirkland Hawley of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. William Lawrence Hawley of Birmingham and Mr. Clifford Aubrey Lowry and the late Mrs. Clifford Aubrey Lowry
Dressler-Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lee Dressler of Birmingham announce
Sevier-Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Sevier of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter,
weddomgs & engagements of Cullman. The bride is a graduate of Indian Springs School and was presented at the Ball of Roses and the Heritage Ball in Birmingham. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Colorado. The bride works in private practice as a counselor in Mountain Brook. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprott Long Jr. of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mrs. Henry Sprott Long and the late Mr. Henry Sprott Long of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. James Earl McGinnis of Meridian, Miss. The groom is a graduate of Indian Springs School and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, a juris doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law and a master of laws in taxation from New York University. The groom is an attorney in practice with the Butler Snow, LLP in Birmingham. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory silk shantung formal bridal ball gown by Lazaro. The ballerina sweetheart bodice of the gown was cinched with a ruched cummerbund accented with a hand-beaded
freshwater pearl brooch. Silk flowers cascaded down the back of the full gathered skirt with chapel-length train, and she wore an ivory chapellength veil with silk trim. The bride was attended by her sister and matron of honor Mary Catherine Hawley Thornton of Birmingham and maid of honor Sandra Caterina Georgescu of Portland, Ore. Bridesmaids were Virginia McGinnis Long, sister of the groom; Lillian Askins Lalo and Eleanor Hodges Tolbert, cousins of the bride; Dana Michelle Jaffe, Jessica Warren Studin and Anna Ellis Unkenholz, all of Birmingham; Laura English McLean of Washington, D.C.; Leah Catherine Tharpe of Boulder, Colo.; and Molly Ann Bahr and Julia Trechsel Davis of New Orleans. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen included brothers of the bride Benjamin Gaines Hawley of Birmingham and Charles Kirkland Hawley of Atlanta; cousin of the groom Thomas Edward Kitsmiller Jr.; John Douglas Lloyd, Jeffrey Thomas Tolbert Jr., Taylor McQueen Smith and Jesse Stuart Unkenholz, all of Birmingham; and Luther Johnson Strange IV of Washington, D.C. After a honeymoon trip to Saint Lucia, the couple live in Mountain Brook.
the engagement of their daughter, Emily Kathryn, to Paul Vanterpool Simmons, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gary Thomas Simmons of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Aubrey Elton Howard and the late Mr. Howard of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hill Dressler Jr. of Birmingham. Miss Dressler is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2011 graduate of Auburn University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She received her master of accountancy degree from Auburn University in 2012. Miss Dressler is employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in
Nashville, Tenn. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Donald Vanterpool Simmons and the late Mr. Simmons of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Edward John Lovett Sr. and the late Mr. Lovett Sr. and the late Mr. Alva Boyd Howell of New Orleans. Mr. Simmons is a 2007 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2012 graduate of Auburn University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He received a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Tennessee in 2014. Mr. Simmons is employed with AMEC Foster Wheeler in Nashville. The wedding is planned for July 11 at Brookwood Baptist Church.
Jennifer Lyndal, to Mr. Daniel Hendrick Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Everett Walters III of Vestavia Hills. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Landers Sevier III and the late Mr. Landers Sevier III of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Louis Simenson of Huntsville. Miss Sevier is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a cum laude graduate of Auburn University, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she finished in the top 5 percent of her class and was named to the UAB Chancellor’s List for students with the highest academic distinction. She
was presented at the Ball of Roses, the Heritage Ball and the Redstone Ball. Miss Sevier is employed at EBSCO Creative Concepts. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Milton Gilmore Hauser and the late Mr. Milton Gilmore Hauser of Sherman, Texas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Everett Walters Jr. of Vestavia Hills. He is a graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and received a bachelor’s degree in business marketing. Mr. Walters is currently the vice president of Charles E. Walters and Company, Inc. The wedding is planned for July 11 at Church of the Highlands Chapel in Birmingham.
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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Moulton-Curtis
Catherine Anne Moulton and Alan Ellis Curtis Jr. were married on June 28, 2014 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham. The Very Reverend Andrew Pearson Jr. officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony. A reception followed at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Russell Moulton II of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy LeBold Harbert of Birmingham, who were also married on June 28, 1952, exactly 62 years earlier. She is also the granddaughter of Mrs. John Lewis Moulton and the late Mr. Moulton, formerly of Albany, Ga. The honorary grandmother of the bride is Mrs. Anne Michaels of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ellis Curtis Sr. of Birmingham. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wilson Dent Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Christopher Curtis Sr., all of Tuscaloosa. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Lela Rose crepe cap sleeve gown featuring intricate lace appliquéd on the bodice and hem. She wore her mother’s cathedral-length,
Scott-Fair
Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart Scott III of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter, Bonnie Jill Kathleen, to Mr. Raymond Patrick Fair of Hoover, son of Mr. James Leon Fair Jr. of Gordo and Ms. Mary Alice Roberts of Gadsden. Miss Scott is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jackson Wilson Sr. of Mountain Brook and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart Scott Jr. of Bucks County, Pa. Miss Scott is a 2004 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and
lace-trimmed veil during the ceremony and a ring of flowers in her hair for the reception. The bride carried a bouquet of peonies, freesia, hypericum berries, ranunculus and lavender wrapped in her great-grandmother’s handkerchief that was monogrammed with her initials and the wedding date. Music during the ceremony was performed by the Stratford String Quartet and Dr. Stephen G. Schaeffer, organist emeritus, and Sadie Frazier, soprano soloist. The Atlanta Show Stoppers provided music at the reception. The bride was attended by her sister, Lacey Moulton Downing, as her matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Meredith Stinson Carter, Lauralee Nevins Charles, Joy Elizabeth Cornay, Haley Miles Dykes, Hannah Weston Dykes, Catherine Curtis Eickholt, Jennifer Fowler Hartsfield, Claire Foster Martin, Lauren Elizabeth Sakmar, Courtney Terry Sanek, Katelyn Ann Snyder and Katherine Fowler Wasden. Flower girls were Elizabeth Walker Eickholt, Virginia Ellis Eickholt and Julia Caroline Eickholt, nieces of the groom, and Anne Floyd Hartsfield and Elizabeth Anne Wasden, nieces of the bride. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Joel Chase Ajlouny, John Morgan Amos, Christopher Steven Eickholt, Joseph Jenkins Gribbin Jr., Charles Beck Hall, Charles Andrew Hartley Jr., Blake Carol Helveston, Billy Harbert Moulton, James Beasley White and Joshua James Young. Hannah Catherine Downing and Lacey Mann Woodruff were lay readers. Program attendants were Sarah Manning Gordon, Emma Taylor Gordon and Kate Elizabeth Sinclair. Wedding book attendants were Madison Victoria Murrell and Julia Anne Sinclair. After a wedding trip to Bali, the couple live in Telluride, Colo. a 2008 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama’s Honors College, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications and advertising. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority as well as ODK, Golden Key International, Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa Tau Alpha national honor societies. Miss Scott is a mass media specialist for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Irene House and the late Mr. Raymond House of Reform, Mr. James Leon Fair Sr. of Gordo and the late Mrs. Jean Martin of Gordo as well as the late Miss Beatrice Jones of Reform. Mr. Fair is a 2004 graduate of Fayette County High School and was a 2008 cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama’s Honors College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in finance and was a member of Golden Key International Honor Society. Mr. Fair is employed with Regions Bank. An early evening ceremony is planned for May 9 at Brookwood Baptist Church in Mountain Brook with the reception immediately following at The Club atop Red Mountain.