Sarah Elizabeth Lukacs became the bride of Todd Jakely Dunn at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27, in St. Edward Catholic Church. Monsignor Lawrence Frederick officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Tammy and Joseph Lukacs of Little Rock. Her grandparents are Beverly and Ed Lukacs, also of Little Rock, and Betty and Jerry Lindsey of Pocahontas.
Parents of the bridegroom are Deena and Paul Dunn of Van Buren. His grandparents are Freda and the late David Dunn and Arnold and the late Karen Bogner, all also of Van Buren.
The altar was decorated with large arrangements of hydrangeas, roses, gladioli and larkspur in gold containers. Music was by pianist Steven Shook, violinist Qinqing Yang and vocalists Cass Martin and Reagan Allen.
The bride -- given in marriage by her father -- wore an ivory gown embellished with beaded lace appliques. The sleeveless fitted bodice had a sweetheart neckline and the A-line skirt and chapel-length train had a scalloped hem embellished with a wide band of Alencon lace. She carried a white, blush and mauve bouquet of dahlias, hydrangeas, garden roses and ranunculus.
Maid of honor was Hannah Lukacs of Little Rock, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Megan Adams, Dominque Hamby and Tiffany Chiu, all of Little Rock; Grace Kellner of Denver; and Amanda Williams of Trumann. They wore silver-gray gowns of beaded lace and chiffon and carried smaller versions of the bride's bouquet.
Best man was Christian Hesslen of Springdale. Groomsmen were Cody Myers of New York; Ethan Guffey of Little Rock; Ty Dunn and Brett Dunn, both of Van Buren and brothers of the bridegroom; and Michael Lukacs of Little Rock, brother of the bride. Guests were seated by Matthew Sawyer of Little Italy, cousin of the bride; and Brandon Moore of Fayetteville and Chase Moore and Jake Bogner, both of Van Buren, all cousins of the bridegroom. Ring bearer was Maddox Fry of Van Buren, also a cousin of the bridegroom.
After the ceremony, a reception was held at the Clinton Presidential Center. Guest tables alternated tall gold urns and low vases holding arrangements of hydrangeas, roses, peonies and stock in shades of white, ivory, blush and pink. Smaller guest tables and bistro tables held gold rhinestone orbs with candles.
The bride attended the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, majoring in biology before entering pharmacy school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she graduated in May with a doctorate of pharmacy. She is a pharmacist.
The bridegroom has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in teaching from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is a secondary mathematics teacher and assistant tennis coach at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock.
After a wedding trip to Mexico, the couple will live in Little Rock.
High Profile on 06/04/2017