The bride is the daughter of Marti and Dr. Clinton Harley Henson of Hot Springs. She is the granddaughter of Shirley Watson of Little Rock, Gladys and Osie Eugene Watson of Hot Springs and Harlene and the late James Walter Henson of Clarksville.
Kay and John Eldon Williams of Fort Smith are the parents of the groom. His grandparents are Elaine and Seibert Ungemach of Norfolk, Va., and Katherine and William Williams of Richmond, Va.
The altar held large arrangements of white hydrangeas, roses, lilies, large pine cones and blue spruce cedar. Music was by organist Lynn Bauman, violinist Rachel Herman and vocalist Hope Sharp.
Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a sleeveless ivory ball gown of washed silk organza embellished with crystal and pearls. The skirt had a ruched silk taffeta band at the waist and a cathedral-length train. She carried a cascade of white dahlias, ranunculus roses and tulips with seeded eucalyptus and blue spruce cedar.
Serving as the bride's honor attendants were her sisters, Emma Elizabeth Henson of Austin, Texas, and Eleanor Grace Henson of Hot Springs. Bridesmaids were Dina Epstein, Renee Powell and Maggie Wilson, all of Little Rock, and Kelly Williams of Fayetteville, sister of the groom. They wore strapless champagne-colored gowns with sweetheart necklines and carried smaller versions of the bridal bouquet.
Flower girl was Mckinlee Henson of North Little Rock, niece of the bride, and ring bearers were Marshall Williams of Rogers and Reid Williams of North Little Rock, nephews of the groom.
Jonathon Williams of Rogers and Chris Williams of North Little Rock served as their brother's honor attendants. Groomsmen were Kevin Barber, Matt Kern and Mike Marchese, all of Little Rock, and Johnny Neubauer of Tempe, Ariz. Guests were seated by David Lee and Brock Warford, both of Little Rock.
A reception at the Country Club of Little Rock followed the ceremony. Tables were centered with silver urns holding arrangements of white wedding flowers, blue spruce cedar, seeded eucalyptus, pine cones and white branches.
The bride graduated summa cum laude with bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and anthropology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where she was a Bodenhamer Fellow, a Distinguished Governors Scholar and a UA Football Homecoming Queen. She is a senior medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The groom was a Chancellor's and Governors Scholar at UA and graduated summa cum laude with bachelor's degrees in biology and anthropology. He also is a senior medical student at UAMS.
The couple will live in Little Rock after a wedding trip to Maui, Hawaii.
High Profile on 12/28/2014