Eden Abigail Baber - James Stephen Rust

Eden Abigail Rust
Eden Abigail Rust

The bride is the daughter of Eden and Dr. John Tyler Baber, 8 Longfellow Circle, and the granddaughter of Barbara and the late Dr. John Clement Baber Jr. of Little Rock and the late Mr. and Mrs. Leon Frazier Ferguson of Forrest City.

Parents of the groom are Gloria and James Rust of Garland, Texas. He is the grandson of the late Joyce and James Stephens of Lubbock, Texas, and the late Irene and Reeves Burge of Ranger, Texas.

Lanterns and candelabra lighted the church, which was decorated with garlands of magnolia leaves. Garden urns at the altar held cream, white and blush arrangements of peonies, full-blown roses and hydrangeas. Music was by The Hot Springs Four Seasons String Quintet. Readers were Mary Tipton Thalheimer, Jessica Marshall and Matthew Fernandez.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a custom gown of ivory silk with a strapless asymmetrically draped neckline and an origami-inspired train. She carried a cascade of peonies and phalaenopsis orchids along with a Book of Common Prayer carried by Ferguson family brides over the last 100 years.

Leslie Ford of Dallas was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Sarah Bellotti of Washington, Sarah Price of Fayetteville, Kelly Nosari of New York and Elizabeth Crafts of Shreveport. They wore champagne crepe column gowns by Vera Wang with draped skirts and cowl backs. Velvet sashes were tied at their waists and they carried hand-tied bouquets of roses, peonies and hydrangeas.

Best man was Clay Hudson of Dallas. Groomsmen were Dr. John Tyler Baber Jr. of Los Angeles, brother of the bride; Kyle Jett and Benjamin Ross, both of Dallas; Benjamin McQueen of Houston; and Jason Hall of Abilene, Texas. Guests were seated by Paul Williams of Houston; Matthew Fernandez of Plano, Texas; and Kyle Mandeville, David Short and Steven Morrow, all of Dallas.

Ring bearer was Guy Franklin Webb of Little Rock and bell herald was Grayson Gregory Seale of Springdale, cousin of the bride.

A reception at The Country Club of Little Rock followed the ceremony. Guest tables and food stations covered in champagne-beaded overlays held a mix of candelabra, antique family silver and arrangements of peonies, orchids, hydrangeas and English garden roses in white, champagne and blush. Music was by The Memphis Soulsations.

The bride has a bachelor's degree in finance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and attended the Sotheby's Institute of Art in London. She is an account manager for Christie's Auction House.

The groom graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Texas and a master's in business administration from SMU. He is a finance associate with Lincoln Properties, Dallas.

After a wedding trip to Mexico, the couple will live in Dallas.

High Profile on 11/16/2014

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