Lauren Ashley Graves became the bride of Christopher Michael Blaise Wilson at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Noah's Event Venue. Cranford Graves of Antioch Christian Church officiated.
Parents of the bride are Karen and Raymond Graves of Maumelle. She is the granddaughter of Mary Sue and Kenneth Hyman of Shirley, Mary Ann and the late Phil Benner of Bossier City, La., Janet and Roy Frazier of Hot Springs and the late Franklin Graves of Texarkana.
The bridegroom is the son of Patrica and Mike Wilson of Conway. His grandparents are the late Ruth Gordey and the late Hazzey and Richard Wilson.
The ceremony site was decorated with arrangements of white and ivory wedding flowers.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a ballgown with a strapless sweetheart bodice of floral lace.
Serving as maid of honor was Michelle Kerr of Conway. Bridesmaids were Felicia Head of Russellville, Bailey Bruning of Little Rock, and Lauren Rivers and Bethany Henderson, both of Conway. They wore navy gowns embellished with a floral design on the bodices.
Flower girl was Bentli Gordon of Rockwall, Texas.
Best man was Adam Conley of Conway and junior best man was Nathan Selles-Wilson of Conway, the bridegroom's son. Groomsmen were James Calvert, Zachary Broadway, Sean Engle and Josh White, all of Conway. Guests were seated by Logan Dockery of Conway and Adan Rea of Cabot.
A reception, also at Noah's Event Venue, followed the ceremony. Guest tables covered in navy and gold cloths were decorated with vases filled with pearls and white flowers.
The bride has bachelor's and master's degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and is a speech-language therapist at Arkansas Therapy Outreach.
The bridegroom has a bachelor's degree in accounting from UCA and is a service consultant for Arkansas Federal Credit Union.
The couple will reside in Conway, after a wedding trip to Negril, Jamaica.
High Profile on 07/24/2016