Jillian Herrick Wilson became the bride of Samuel Randolph Jackson at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. Judge Susan O. Hickey officiated.
Parents of the bride are Jennifer Wilson Harvey and John Elliot Harvey of Little Rock and the late Robert Martin Wilson Jr. Her grandparents are Jane Wilson and the late Robert M. Wilson of Little Rock and Jill and the late Jerry Watkins of El Dorado.
The bridegroom is the son of Leslie and Randolph Charles Jackson of Fort Smith and the grandson of Juanita and the late Julian Dyrhood of Fort Smith and Eloise and the late Hilliard Jackson of Fayetteville.
Vows for the outdoor ceremony were exchanged in front of a floral wall. Four large arrangements of roses, hydrangeas, orchids and dahlias also decorated the ceremony site. Music was by Central Arkansas Strings.
Given in marriage by her stepfather, the bride wore a beige gown with an appliqued lace overlay. The skirt extended to a chapel train and had a sash at the waist embellished with Swarovski crystals. She carried a hand-tied mix of roses and hydrangeas in blush, cranberry and white with a cascade of orchids.
Serving as matron of honor was Liz Choate of North Little Rock. Bridesmaids were Hannah Cheek of Fayetteville and Cassie Dyer of Bentonville, both sisters of the bridegroom. They wore dusty-blue chiffon one-shoulder gowns and carried orbs of roses and hydrangeas.
Flower girls were Brady Dale of San Antonio, cousin of the bride, and Eloise Dyer of Bentonville, niece of the bridegroom.
Best man was Josh Wilson of Brooklyn, N.Y. Groomsmen were Robbie Wilson of Little Rock, brother of the bride; Walker Dyer of Bentonville; and David Cheek of Fayetteville. Guests were seated by Elliott Bickell of Fayetteville and Gray Edwards of Denver, both cousins of the bridegroom.
A reception, also at the hotel, was held after the ceremony. Chandeliers were draped with orchids and guest tables covered in velvet held wedding flowers in a variety of arrangements. A long king's table was centered with an elaborate floral runner. Music was by D.J. Mr. Fine Wine of Brooklyn.
The bride graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and cum laude with a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law. She is a lawyer at Wilson & Associates P.L.L.C.
The bridegroom has a bachelor's degree in economics from Hendrix College and a juris doctorate from UA law school. He is a deputy prosecuting attorney for Pulaski County.
The couple will make their home in Little Rock after a honeymoon in Ixtapa, Mexico.
High Profile on 11/27/2016