Olivia Anne Katherine Hussman - Joseph Alan Ramsey

Olivia Anne Katherine Ramsey
Olivia Anne Katherine Ramsey

The bride is the daughter of Robena and Walter E. Hussman Jr. of Little Rock. She is the granddaughter of the late Mary and Fred Albert Kendrick of Water Valley, Miss., and the late Betty and Walter Edward Huss­man of Camden.

The groom is the son of Cathy and Norman Rockne Vantine of Bentonville and the late Dean Alan Ramsey of Harrison. He is the grandson of Janet Watkins of Fayetteville, the late John Joseph Watkins of Harrison, the late Joseph James Wright Jr. of Tulsa and Rita and Charles Ode Ramsey of Harrison.

The outdoor ceremony was held under a floral canopy of white garden roses and pale pink Dutch hydrangeas. Two large urns on columns at the altar held white and soft pink flowers. Music was by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Quapaw Quartet and readers were Allison Anthony, Addison Anthony and Anna Douglass, all of Little Rock.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a fitted A-line ivory silk radzmir gown. The bodice had a tulle illusion neckline and back embellished with a hand-embroidered filigree-and-crystal design. The full-length skirt extended into a chapel train. She carried a bouquet of white hydrangeas, roses and gardenias.

Matron of honor was Mary Eliza Louise Hussman Gaines of Little Rock, the bride's twin sister. Bridesmaids were Laura Bryan and Clarise Partee, both of Little Rock; Madeline Callander and Krisanna Oopik, both of San Francisco; Cristina Carnazzo of Monterey, Calif.; Katherine Hanes, Samantha Ho and Allison Reed, all of New York; Sara Hofman of Washington; CeCe Quinn of Fresno, Calif.; and Anne Shwedo of Charlotte, N.C. They wore sleeveless gowns of aubergine silk chiffon and carried bouquets of pale pink hydrangeas.

Flower girls were Lucy Isabel Lea and Taylor Kendrick Lea, cousins of the bride, and Ella Josephine Tucker, all of Little Rock. Ring bearers were Thadeus Palmer Hussman, nephew of the bride, and Robert Williams Tucker III, godson of the bride, both of Little Rock.

Marcus Wright Ramsey of Fayetteville served as his brother's best man. Groomsmen were Nathan Bowers and Zack Roth, both of Fayetteville; William Bowers of Manzanillo, Mexico; Cody Estes and Jared Horton, both of Harrison; Daniel Smith of Sherwood; Michael Wieland of Springdale; and Alec Gaines; Taylor Marshall; Patrick Young; Palmer Hussman, brother of the bride; and Matthew Satterfield, cousin of the groom, all of Little Rock.

A tented garden reception at the home of Helen Porter and James T. Dyke followed the ceremony. Guest tables were covered in driftwood-colored silk with sheer ivory and gold metallic embroidered overlays and centered with arrangements of white and soft pink roses and purple hydrangeas. Dinner music was by Billy Valentine and dance music was by the Atlanta Showstoppers.

The bride graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and was a member of Chi Omega. She is a kindergarten teacher at eStem Elementary.

The groom has a bachelor's degree in history from Arkansas Tech University at Russellville and a juris doctorate with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. He is a lawyer.

After a wedding trip to Hawaii, the couple will make their home in Little Rock.

High Profile on 09/28/2014

Upcoming Events