Sheets, Wilson wed in Murfreesboro
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Sheets of Sevierville. Mr. Wilson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wilson.
As guests arrived, they signed a ceramic wedding platter adorned with pink and brown polka dots, hand-painted by the bride?s mother. A string quartet played music softly as Matt Crim of Hendersonville seated guests in the arbor area where the ceremony was presented.
Beautiful pink Oriental lilies, Anna roses, Italian ruscus and bells of Ireland, accented with rich magnolia leaves adorned the arbor. Musical selections included ?Ode to Joy,? ?Jesu Joy of Man?s Desiring,? ?Canon in D,? as well as ?Trumpet Voluntary,? to which the bride was escorted down the aisle. Julie Cobble, friend of the bride, sang ?I Will Be Here.? Special pieces selected by the bride and groom were read by Chastity Wilson, sister-in-law of the groom, and by the bride?s father.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a unique halter-style, ivory A-line gown with a chapel train. The bodice and hemline were embroidered with white and silver thread, and adorned with pearls and crystals. Her halter straps tied with beaded tassels that could be seen through he shoulder length veil held in place with a vintage swarovski crystal and pearl Grace comb.
Her bridal bouquet, carried in honor of her late grandmother, Eula Grace Amonett, consisted of pink and white peonies. The center held a lapis lazuli and diamond ring, belonging to the grandmother, served as the bride?s ?something blue? for her special day.
The attendants wore brown satin, cocktail length dresses trimmed with soft pink organza, as well as pink organza bows tied at the waist. Pink pearl earrings and pearl and organza necklaces complimented their attire. Friends of the bride, Megan Clarke of Murfreesboro, and Courtney Sweasy of Richmond, Va., served as matrons of honor.
Bridesmaids included sisters of the bride, Suzanne Frost of Clarksville, and Katie Sheets and Allison Sheets of Sevierville. Additionally Aminee Murdock and Kasi Forgey of Chattanooga served as bridesmaids. Lindsey Glasper was chosen as an honorary attendant. Ashley Pridemore, niece of the bride, wore an organza ecru colored tea length flower girl dress with a pink sash tying at the back. The attendants carried elegant, hand-held bouquets, consisting of pink and white lisianthus tied with pink ribbons.
Travis Wilson served his brother as best man. Groomsmen included Lee Martin, Charlie Clarke and Robbie France of Murfreesboro; George Oleksik of Hixson, Andrew Thompson of Cleveland and Clint Johnson of Nashville. They wore tuxedos with chocolate brown ties and vests complimenting the bridesmaids? dresses. Each wore a pink lisianthus boutonniere wrapped with pink and brown striped ribbon. The groom wore his in honor of the late Heath ?Opie? Morris.
Westen Wilson and Wyatt Wilson, nephews of the room, along with Gavin Frost, nephew of the bride, acted as ring bearers. They were dressed identical to the groomsmen.
Following the brief ceremony, guests enjoyed hors d?oeuvres and the bride?s unique three-tiered cake. The round strawberry cake with cream cheese icing was decorated with whimsically placed pink and brown butter nougat polka dots. A square middle tier of chocolate brown fondant ribbon stripe was nestled between thin pink fondant stripes. The couple?s initials were displayed on the top layer. A golf theme tiered cupcake tower served as the groom?s cake. A hard candy shell surrounded each chocolate cupcake with pink and brown pennant shaped golf flags. The tower was topped with a flag with the newlywed?s names.
The couple honeymooned in Kona, Hawaii and now reside in Murfreesboro, where the bride practices as a speech-language pathologist and the groom works as a clinical research associate.