The bride is the daughter of Mary Jane and Jeff Silva of Fayetteville. She is the granddaughter of Rudy and the late Bessie Silva of Farmington and the late Earl and Erin Cates of Hogeye.
Parents of the bridegroom are Clarence E. "Corky" Patton and John Gaudin of North Little Rock and Barbara and Farris Womack of Raleigh, N.C. His grandparents are the late Eva and Clarence Patton of Bono and the late Laverne "Bernie" and Coker Sanderlin of Dumas.
The church vestibule was decorated with arrangements of red roses and blue hydrangeas. Music was by organist Ralph Wilcox.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless tulle ballgown. The floral lace bodice had a sweetheart neckline and a grosgrain ribbon band at the waist, tied in a simple bow at the back. The full skirt, with a scalloped lace hem, extended to a sweep train. She carried a bouquet of red roses, blue hydrangeas, dark blue thistle, red alstroemeria and gold chrysanthemum buttons.
Matron of honor was Katrina McQuay of North Little Rock. Bridesmaids were Abby Hendricks of Aurora, Ill.; Alicia Silva of Fayetteville; Lilly Patton of Hot Springs, daughter of the bridegroom; and Laura Conner, also of Fayetteville, and Chrystal Patrick of Farmington, cousins of the bride. They wore short strapless dresses of navy crinkle chiffon and carried bouquets of red roses, dark blue thistle and red alstroemeria.
Flower girl and ring bearer were Cate Schafer of El Dorado, great-niece of the bridegroom, and Gibson Ricketts of Fayetteville, nephew of the bride.
The bridegroom's honor attendants were his sons, Caleb Patton of Conway and Coker Patton of Fayetteville. Groomsmen were Jordan Silva, also of Fayetteville, and Evan Silva of Farmington, brothers of the bride; Richmond Ross of Nashville, Tenn.; and Bruce Harris of Washington. Guests were seated by John Wells of Monticello, cousin of the bridegroom, and Joseph Brajcki of North Little Rock.
A reception at Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock followed the ceremony. The space was decorated with white Chinese lanterns and arrangements of red gerbera daisies. Music was by Brown Soul Shoes.
The bride has bachelor's degrees in history and political science from Arkansas Tech University at Russellville and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She is executive director of Preserve Arkansas.
The bridegroom has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi at Oxford and is employed with Argenta Wealth Management.
The couple will live in North Little Rock after a wedding trip to St. Lucia.
High Profile on 09/25/2016