Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Charles Eagan leave the Oklahoma City Golf and Country after their wedding reception. (Photos provided).

Allison Elaine Klos and Matthew Charles Eagan were married on September 19 at Nichols Hills United Methodist Church.  Rev. Dr. Grayson L. Lucky officiated the ceremony.   A reception followed at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.

The bride is the daughter of Linda and Tom Klos of Oklahoma City.  The groom is the son of Kay and Tim Eagan of Metairie, La.

The bride wore an ivory silk satin dress with a strapless bodice embellished with tiny seed pearl crystals and jewels and a satin sash and cathedral train. She carried a nosegay of white hydrangeas, stephanotis, Virginia roses and freesia.

Jennifer Klos, twin sister of the bride, served as maid of honor.  The bride’s other attendants were Emily Eagan, Rachael Rudeen, Elizabeth Polk, Adele Shartzer, Blair Coin, and Anne Hucker. Bridesmaids wore  navy silk charmeuse dresses. They carred nosegays of blue and white hydrangeas, freesia and stephanotis.

House party attendants included Ashley Black, Leslie Stewart, and Margo Ward.

Eric Eagan, twin brother of the groom, served as best man.  The groom’s other attendants included Patrick Eagan, Jeff Klos, Bailey Edwards, Cole Claiborne, John Marshall, and Martin Olivier.  Ushers included David Buckley, Hoyt Doak, Justin Ferira, Robert Polk, Guru Raj, and Kyle Sturgeon. The groomsmen and ushers wore navy silk bowties  patterned with magnolia blossoms, the state flower of the groom’s home state, Louisiana.

Theme of the reception was “southern living,” inspired by the couple’s connections to and fondness for southern cities, including Chapel Hill, NC, Memphis, New Orleans (the groom’s hometown), and Charlottesville, VA. Waiters carrying silver trays presented the couple’s signature cocktail, “sip of the south,” a blend of Firefly sweet-tea, vodka, lemonade, and mint.

The bride’s five-tiered Bavarian cream cake, decorated after her  bridal gown, was on a floral pedestal of white hydrangeas, Virginia roses, and stock and Casablanca lilies.  The groom’s cake was a chocolate mock-up of the  Rotunda at the University of Virginia, where the couple met as undergraduates.

An Eagan’s Oyster House,” was set up with oysters and made-to-order catfish po-boys with Zapps potato chips and shrimp n’ grits.  The “oyster house,” serving Abita beer, resembled a New Orleans courtyard with black wrought iron lanterns accented with candles, greenery, and Spanish moss.

Guests also enjoyed an Oklahoma-themed dinner buffet that included beef tenderloin, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fried green beans, and a salad with Cattlemen’s Steakhouse dressing.

Dr. Larry “T-Byrd” Gordon Band of Dallas provided the  music for dinner and dancing.

The bride and groom gave as wedding favors Bedre chocolate cowboy boots and hats to honor the bride’s Oklahoma roots as well as the couple’s recent move to Dallas.  The favors were personalized with a cowboy saying: “Happy Trails to You!”

The evening before the wedding, the groom’s parents hosted a  rehearsal dinner at the Waterford Hotel.  Guests took home personalized M & M candies stamped with the bride and groom’s names.

The couple honeymooned in the Highlands of North Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, and then went to Hilton Head Island.  They live in Dallas, Texas.

The bride’s cake.

The bride and groom with the groom’s cake.

The bridesmaids.

Father of the bride and the bride.

The bride and groom at the church.

The bride and groom at the reception.

The menu for one of the food tables.

Southern comfort food.

OKLAHOMA CITY WEDDING

Christina Felton and Mat Thompson were married June 6th at the gazebo of Kite Park in Nichols Hills. Garlands of pink roses, lilies and daisies decorated the gazebo. (Photos by Mary Price).

Mr. and Mrs. Mat Thompson.

The reception was held in Ann Felton Gilliland and Bob Gilliland’s yard on Dorchester Drive where fried chicken, brisket, fried okra, green beans,  potato salad, biscuits and apple butter was served.

At the outdoor reception, wedding cake was served and Banana Seat  Band played. Everyone danced until midnight.  Sunflowers and daisies were on all the tables.

Ben and Paige Dougherty celebrate at their reception. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).

Paige Gordon and Ben Dougherty were married June 6 in Christ the King Catholic Church and a reception followed at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.

Father Richard D. Stansberry married the couple.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dougherty and Jan Hoepfner.

Callie Gordon was maid of honor and bridesmaids were Katie Allen, Ellen Carey, Lesley Crabbe, Allison Gould and Addie Triska.

Matt Boughton was best man and groomsmen were Andy Connelly, Erik Hoepfner, Craig McAuliff, Nick Patterson, Bryan Gordon, Will Luttrell, Danny Miles, Michael Reel and Brian Smith. Ushers were Bryan Beavers, Justin Dick, Ryan Eastman, Billy Khourie III, Stephen Sexton and Jordan Sibley.

Flower girls were Sydney Geiger and Emaline Shaw. In the house party were Whitney Caston, Laura Dumbell and Caroline Sullivan.

Dana and Chris Gordon enjoy the reception at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.

Ben serenades his bride with a beautiful song.

Katie Allen,  Addie Triska and Chelsea Sims.

Dana Gordon and Paige Dougherty talk at the reception.

The wedding cake.

Nancy Gordon snaps a few pictures.

If your feet got tired from dancing, there was a basket of flip flogs in all sizes for you to wear and take home.

The groom’s cake.

Sherry Sullivan Clark and Steve and Gaye Sherman enjoy the party.

JOANNA AND RYAN

Joanna and Ryan Nelson. (Photos provided).

Joanna Souders and Ryan Nelson were married recently at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas, Tx.

At the reception, the bride and her dad, Jim Souders, performed a dance routine to the music of “Put’n On The Ritz.”

Their parents are Susie and Dr. Jay Nelson, Oklahoma City, and Marilyn and Jim Souders, Plano, Tx.

The newly-weds honeymooned in Paris and are at home in Dallas where he is with the law firm of Hunton and Williams.

The bride and her dad.

Susie and Dr. Jay Nelson.

Steve Garrett welcomes guests to the wedding reception of his daughter and her new husband. (Photos provided).

Lizanne Holmes Garrett and Joseph Clark Reger were married April 25th at the Saint Alban’s Church in Washington, D.C.

The reception was held following the ceremony at The Cosmos Club.

Lizanne’s mother and father, Linda and Steve Garrett, provided  pictures of the joyous event. They are on the Parties Extra! social blog as follows:

The bride and groom.

The bride and her dad.

The cake.

Steve, Lizanne, Marion and Linda Garrett.

Bride and bridesmaids.

Braden and Betty Jane Garrett.

Waiting for the wedding to start.

Guests lighted sparklers as the bride and groom left the party.

Donald M. Smith and Krissa Smith at the wedding. ( Photo provided by Jeanette Darnauer).

Donald M. Smith of Smith Cogeneration and Smith Algae Biofuels & BioFeeds in Oklahoma City, and Krissa K. (Van Pelt) Halter, originally from Mitchell, S.D., were married  in Colorado recently.

They were married near a silver mine site in the ghost town of Ashcroft, 10 miles from Aspen.  The wedding had a Victorian theme so Krissa wore stovepipe boots, Italian leather riding slacks, a ruffled shirt, and a black cowboy hat.  Her Italian goat suede riding jacket  featured a bustle. She wore crocodile leather boots.

The groom wore an 1880’s style, formal, wing-collared shirt with a string bow tie and a long black frock coat.

Rev. Luke Back of St Paul’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City officiated.

Guests were brought to the wedding site in a 20-person sleigh.  Don, his two sons, Michael and Brian, and his best man, Mike Young, rode their quarter horses to the wedding site from up the valley in two feet of snow.

Krissa, her mother Gertrude Van Pelt, her daughter Heather Van Pelt, and her bridesmaid, Holly Gomez, rode to the wedding site in a small sleigh pulled by Clydesdales.

After the ceremony, they rode by horseback through the snow to the Blue Mirror Saloon, a 130-year-old log structure in Ashcroft, for the reception. On the party menu was hot cider and champagne.

The couple have planned  a trip to Egypt to ride Arabian horses in the desert .  They will live at DuckSmith Farms in Logan County, Oklahoma, and at the Lazy O Ranch near Aspen, Colorado.

WEDDING VOWS EXCHANGED

Denise Duong Seikel and Matt Seikel and the wedding party. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).

Denise Duong and Matt Seikel were married April 11th in a  6 p.m. small family wedding and then celebrated with friends at a wedding reception at the Asian Restaurant. Joy Reed Belt was the officiant at the ceremony.

The colorful Asian Restaurant was filled with people.  Following the Vietnamese tradition, the bride and groom and their families went to each table and  welcomed all the guests who were there for the eight course dinner. Toasts were given for the couple’s happiness and  etched champagne glasses were used for the toasts and were also party favors for the guests.

There was a photo booth for guests and pictures taken that night were put in the couple’s memory book.

The bride wore a white suit that she designed herself. She also created the beaded hat that she wore. Bridesmaids wore lilac dresses covered with lace overlays. Groomsmen wore tuxes with silk cream shirts with purple medallions. In the wedding party were Tina Duong, Trayc Tran, Natalie Mai, Emily Seikel, Beau Brand, Thomas Elliot Bowman, Dereck Duong and Nick Mettry.

On the menu was Asparagus crab meat soup, Vietnamese Lotus Salad, Stuffed Crab Claw with Shrimp, Barbecued Quail, Fried Salted Shrimp, Seafood in Bird’s Nest, Steamed Fish, Yang Chow Fried Rice and Fresh fruit and wedding cake.

The three tiered wedding cake had different flavors, strawberry/green tea, peaches and cream and cherry brandy. It was covered in fondant icing and top layer had the invitation art re-created in icing. (Denise designed the wedding invitation). The groom’s cake was a chocolate drum cake.

Parents of the couple are Jeary and Mike Seikel and Nhan and Rang Duong.

The wedding cake featured peacock plumes.

Mother of the groom Jeary Seikel and sister of the groom and bridesmaid Emily Seikel enjoy the party.

Dr. Kent Cohenour and Patty Cohenour were at the dinner.

Table settings included chopsticks.

Ron and Linda James are ready for the champagne toasts.

Dr. Mike Seikel and Brian Tibbs celebrate the wedding.

Denise designed the wedding invitation and it was printed both in English and Vietnamese.

November 7, 2008

 PICTURE PERFECT

Joel Gavin, Angi Bruss Gavin, Melinda and Dave Morris, Carole and Ed Kelley were at Faculty House for the party. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).

The Nov. 1 wedding reception of one of NewsOk’s video hosts, Angi Bruss Gavin, and Joel Gavin  was at the University of Oklahoma Faculty House. The couple was married at a family wedding in September in Tulsa at the Post Oak Lodge.

The bride wore a beautiful silk purple dress with a tie belt.

Framed pictures of the wedding were on the tables and a wedding video was shown.Two white wedding cakes had icing pictures of the bride and groom.

Among the guests were Carole and Ed Kelley, Amy McRee, Divina and Brian Bruss, Cheryl and Monty Gavin, Brianne and Ben Gavin, Lyndsey and Nathan Gavin and  Sherrel Jones. Hosts for the party  were the bride’s parents, Ann and Dwight Bruss.

Andrea and Brad Belyeu arrive at the reception. (Photo by David Faytinger).

One of the special cakes at the reception. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).

 Monty and Cheryl Gavin, Joel Gavin, Angi Bruss Gavin, Ann and Dwight Bruss (Photo by David Faytinger).

The Gavins after their wedding. (Photo of one of their wedding posters at the reception by Helen Ford Wallace).

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