The Church at Rock Creek was the setting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, for the marriage of Hannah Elizabeth Hunter and Blake Howard Bryant. Mark Evans officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Joan and Larry Hunter of Bryant. Her grandparents are Alta and Wesley Oliver of DeValls Bluff and Verna and Victor Hunter of Warren.
Parents of the groom are Shyrll and Kevin Bryant, 5121 Talley Road. His grandparents are Shirley Martin and Ernestine and Sam T. Bryant, all of Little Rock.
The sanctuary was decorated with Christmas trees and two candelabras on both sides of the chancel.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a strapless ivory ball gown of organza and tulle with a sweetheart neckline. The fitted bodice was beaded with crystals and the soft waterfall skirt extended to a chapel train. She carried a bouquet of white roses and hydrangeas embellished with antique Christmas brooches from her collection.
Alexa Eddy of Goshen and Michelle Mays of Arkadelphia were the bride's honor attendants. Bridesmaids were Bernita Pearson of Edmond, Okla.; Alysson Lefler and Maddi Duncan, both of Fayetteville; and Jenny Evans of Little Rock. They wore knee-length black satin dresses and carried bouquets of red roses.
Flower girls were Carson Curry and Cameron Curry of Little Rock and Zoey Nugent of Benton. Ring bearers were Wyatt Hunter of Bauxite, cousin of the bride, and Wyatt McMullen and Karter Ratliff, both of Benton and cousins of the groom.
Best man was Austin Evans of Little Rock. Groomsmen were Jack Bryant of Little Rock and Matthew McMullen of Benton, cousins of the groom; Wesley Oliver, cousin of the bride, and Logan Bradley, both of Conway; and Seth Campbell of Little Rock.
Guests were seated by Jake Hunter of Bauxite, cousin of the bride, and Gary Jones of Memphis.
A reception in the Town Square at the church followed the ceremony. Tables were covered with black linen tablecloths and centered with glass vases filled with Christmas ornaments and white roses. Assisting were Allyson Oliver, cousin of the bride, and Madison Howard, cousin of the groom, both of Conway; Ashtyn Gwatney of Cabot and Caroline Bryant of Little Rock, both also cousins of the groom.
The bride graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, where she was a member of Kappa Delta Pi. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Oakbrooke Elementary School in Sherwood.
The groom graduated from OBU with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. He is a sales associate at Bass Pro Shops of Little Rock.
After the wedding the couple will spend a weekend in Eureka Springs followed by a Caribbean cruise in December. They will make their home in Maumelle.
High Profile on 11/30/2014