Couple exchanges marriage vows
The bride is the daughter of Tim and Billye Hitchcock of McMinnville. She is the granddaughter of Leard and Emma Hitchcock of Rock Island, John and Claudda Barrett of Soddy-Daisy.
Parents of the bridegroom are Craig V. Hale of Knoxville and Jolayne Hale of McMinnville. His grandparents are Elgie and Ruth Hale of Brigham City, Utah, Milton and Grace Jones of Ukiah, Calif.
Officiant for the sacred sealing ordinance was Mr. Hale, High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the bridegroom’s paternal grandfather. There were 42 close friends and family members in attendance.
The bride was attired in a white satin gown. The chapel-length train was embellished with organza-backed cutwork, pearls, sequins and beaded lace. She wore diamond jewelry belonging to her mother and carried a bouquet of Vivaldi roses and ivy.
Attending the bride were Janel, Kathryn and Janae Hale, sisters of the bridegroom. They wore matching crepe gowns in sage green.
Junior attendant was the bride’s 6-year-old sister, Katherine Hitchcock, who was dressed in a white satin gown to imitate the bride.
Serving as best man was Mr. Hale, the bridegroom’s father. Groomsmen included Ammon and David Hale, brothers of the bridegroom; Jon Sampson and Russell Hitchcock, brothers of the bride, all of McMinnville.
The mother of the bride wore a taupe beaded gown with hand-painted lilies in lavender and sage hues. The bridegroom’s mother wore a vanilla cream silk suit with soutache trim.
At six o’clock that same evening, approximately 300 guests gathered for a reception honoring the bridal couple in the cultural hall of the McMinnville ward chapel on Old Daylight Road.
Attending the guest register was Hilary Hollis. Servers were friends and cousins of the bride: Lori Hitchcock, Emily Crawford, Amanda Hitchcock Crawford and Lindsey Willson Connolly.
The tiered wedding cake was decorated in a basket weave design and topped with a cluster of roses and petals matching the bride’s bouquet.
Miniature sliver bells were rung by the guests as the couple departed for their wedding trip to the Mexican Caribbean.
The bride is a 1997 graduate of Warren County High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in multi-disciplinary studies from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. She is a teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the couple now resides.
The bridegroom served a mission for the LDS Church from 1999 to 2001 in Bogata, Columbia, South America. He is a graduate of LDS Business College in Salt Lake City and is pursuing a master’s degree in international business management from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.