The Cathedral of St. Andrew was the setting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, for the marriage of Lauren Crawford Stough and Kyle Justin Kittelson. The Rev. Matthew Garrison officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Gayleen and Derek King, 13415 Christopher Drive, Little Rock, and Kirby Stough of Hot Springs. She is the granddaughter of Melanie and the late Conrad Wilson and Geraldine and the late Dr. D.B. Stough III, all of Hot Springs.
Parents of the groom are Deborah and Rick Kittelson of Coppell, Texas. He is the grandson of the late Amelia and George Kleitz of Dallas and the late Margaret and Lloyd Kittelson of Winfield, Kan.
The chancel was decorated with arrangements of bells of Ireland, roses, Fuji chrysanthemums and English ivy. Music was by organist Allan Pieroni and vocalist Jaimee Jensen.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory satin mermaid-style gown with an asymmetrical cathedral train. The pleated fitted bodice was embellished at the waist with Swarovski crystals and seed pearls. She wore her mother's cathedral-length, lace-edged wedding veil and carried a bouquet of orange calla lilies, pin cushion protea, roses, bells of Ireland and orchids.
Matron of honor was Sarah Dudley of Houston, cousin of the bride. Bridesmaids were Tara Johnson of Fayetteville, Marissa Hartwell of San Antonio, Meagan Uekman of Conway, and Breanna Pelkey and Cassie McGee, both of North Little Rock. They wore one-shoulder gowns of champagne chiffon with a crossover pleated bodice and carried fall-colored flowers.
Flower girl and ring bearer were Katelyn Hunter of Hot Springs and Sam Walls IV of Little Rock, cousins of the bride.
Serving as the groom's best man was Chris Alexander of Grapevine, Texas. Groomsmen were Kyle Stough of Little Rock, brother of the bride; Jon David Dudley of Houston, cousin of the bride; Jeremy Walcker of Little Elm, Texas; Austin Goolsby of Grapevine; and Ryan Mergen of Chicago.
Guests were seated by Evan Button and Adam Hunter, both of Hot Springs, Jeb Roberts of Charlotte, N.C., and Jake Whisenhunt of Malvern, all cousins of the bride.
A reception at the Little Rock Marriott followed the ceremony. Guest tables covered in ivory linens were centered with orange cube vases filled with orange gerbera daisies, fall-colored roses, orchids and bells of Ireland.
The bride is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a bachelor's degree in communications. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She is employed as a client market specialist at Ecova in Richardson, Texas.
The groom graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual design from UA, where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho. He is director of quotations at Value Lighting Inc. in Carrollton, Texas.
The couple will reside in Flower Mound, Texas, after a honeymoon in Saint Lucia.
High Profile on 11/02/2014