Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church was the setting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, for the marriage of Stacey Elaine Jarrett and Wesley Joseph Martin. The Rev. Zach Martin of Fellowship Bible Church in Benton, brother of the bridegroom, officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Laurie and Charles Jarrett of Overland Park, Kan. Her grandparents are Shirley and the late Walter Petring of St. Louis and the late Barbara and Charles Jarrett of Evansville, Ind.
The groom is the son of Jeannie and Tim Martin of Bryant and the grandson of Vicki and John Martin of Maumelle and the late Nancy Bell and Joe Mays of Marshall.
Pews were decorated with bouquets of hydrangeas tied with ivory and gold ribbon. Music was by pianist Jenna Martin and trumpeter David Jarrett, uncle of the bride.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless ivory ballgown with an empire waist embellished with pearls and crystals. The skirt extended to a chapel-length train. She carried a bouquet of garden roses, dahlias, hydrangeas and astilbe.
Maid of honor was Lisa Dinse of Kansas City, Mo. Bridesmaids were Dana Coleman and Mallory Forst, both of Kansas City; Taylor Meehan of Washington; Katharine Murphy of Boston; Kate Raymond of Charlottesville, Va.; and Eronia Melesse of Arlington, Texas. They wore cocktail-length dresses of navy douppioni and carried bouquets of cream roses and astilbe.
The flower girl was Sophie Sikes of Little Rock.
Serving as his brother's best man was Zach Martin of Bryant. Groomsmen were Robert Williamson and Garrett Holt, both of Springfield, Mo.; Brett Pytel of Cleveland; Brian Fellows and Daniel Jarrett, brother of the bride, both of Kansas City; Jack Torno of St. Louis; and Ryan Nichols of Bryant.
Guests were seated by Ryan Pigg of Florence, Ala.; Adam Whitten of Dallas; and Aaron Kleekamp of St. Louis.
A reception at The Country Club of Little Rock followed the ceremony. Guest tables were decorated with arrangements of white hydrangeas in round vases.
The bride graduated with honors and a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Missouri, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She is an advertising merchandise coordinator for Dillard's Inc.
The groom graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in finance from Missouri, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He is a commercial real estate broker for The Hathaway Group.
After a wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple will live in Little Rock.
High Profile on 09/07/2014