Brigid Colleen DeCoursey - Ely Pua Bondoc

Brigid Colleen Bondoc
Brigid Colleen Bondoc

Parents of the bride are Sandra and Dennis DeCoursey, 7 Scarlet Maple Court. Her grandparents are Ann and Warren Smith of Little Rock and the late Ann and William DeCoursey of Overland Park, Kan.

The groom is the son of Lily and Nicodemus "Jun" Bondoc Jr., 13712 Napoleon Road. His grandparents are Lucilla Padolina Bondoc of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Nueva Ecija, Philippines, and the late Nicodemus Bondoc, of Nueva Ecija, Philippines, and the late Paulina and Henry Pua of Manila, Philippines.

Music for the garden ceremony was by the Little Rock String Quartet.

Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a strapless champagne trumpet-style gown with a sweep train. The gown was embellished with lace appliques and pearl beading, and belted with a satin sash. She carried a bouquet of creamy white hydrangeas, ivory roses, lisianthus and items collected from the farm.

Dr. Esther Nakagawara of Raleigh, N.C., was maid of honor. Serving as the bride's attendants were Annie DeCoursey of Little Rock, sister of the bride; Emily DeCoursey of Little Rock and Cassandra DeCoursey of North Little Rock, sisters-in-law of the bride; and Brett DeCoursey of Little Rock and Jason DeCoursey of Baltimore, brothers of the bride. The women wore knee-length dresses of gold lace over champagne slips and followed a Filipino tradition of collecting flowers from guests as they walked down the aisle.

Best man was Walter Redd of Little Rock. The groom's attendants were Geoffrey Nash, Vincent Suha, Lindsey Moore and Olivia Carpenter, all of Little Rock; and Jess Dugan of St. Louis.

After the ceremony a cocktail hour was held on the front lawn of the farmhouse under a large oak tree strung with vintage-style bulb lights. Dinner was in an open air tent, also lighted with strings of vintage-style lights and large rustic metal chandeliers decorated with foliage from the property. Rustic farm tables with golden burlap runners held towering candelabras and arrangements of hydrangeas, roses and lisianthus. Music was by Blue Silk from Memphis.

The bride has bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and environmental policy from the University of Tulsa, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Alpha Theta. She received her juris doctorate from Stanford Law School with pro bono distinction. She is a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington.

The groom has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and completed the registered nursing program at Baptist Health Schools Little Rock. He is an operating room nurse in general surgery at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va.

The couple will live in Alexandria, Va., and plan a wedding trip to the South Pacific, including the Philippines, at a later date.

High Profile on 10/04/2015

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