Jessica Ellen Smith - Isaac Benjamin Holley

Jessica Ellen Holley
Jessica Ellen Holley

Wedding vows were exchanged by Jessica Ellen Smith and Isaac Benjamin Holley at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Goodwin Manor. Russ Holmes of the Church at Rock Creek officiated.

Parents of the bride are Alisha and Chad Crabill of Alexander and the late Jerome Smith of Shreveport. Her grandparents are Druetta and the late James Arlin Craig Jr. of Little Rock, Carol and Larry Crabill of Maumelle and Ascension Smith of Shreveport.

The bridegroom is the son of Janice and Michael Clark of Troy, Tenn., and Linda and Morris Holley of Olive Branch, Miss.

The ceremony site was decorated with two urns on marble pedestals and filled with bells of Ireland, hydrangeas, amaranthus, dahlias and garden roses. Music was by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra String Quartet.

Escorted by her stepfather, the bride wore an off-white gown of floral beaded English net over several layers of nude organza. The fitted bodice had a deep V-neckline embellished with beaded illusion and long, jeweled sheer sleeves. The trumpet skirt and chapel train were hemmed with silver threaded scalloped lace. She carried a gathered cascade of burgundy and blush dahlias, garden roses, astilbe and ranunculus.

Ashley Smith of Alexander served as her sister's maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Cameran Crabill of Searcy, stepsister of the bride, and Catherine Ford of Cabot. They wore off-the-shoulder wine-colored gowns. The maid of honor carried a single red rose in honor of their late father and the bridesmaids carried nosegays of hydrangeas, amaranthus and dahlias.

Flower girl was Lexi Holley of Maumelle, daughter of the bridegroom, and Cayden Jennings of Little Rock, stepson of the bridegroom.

Blake Hassell of Farmington was best man. Groomsmen were Kenneth Witt of Jacksonville and Joe Noe of North Little Rock. Guests were seated by Rod Bowen, uncle of the bride, and Joshua Bowen, cousin of the bride, both of Hot Springs.

A reception, also at Goodwin Manor, was held after the ceremony. Tables were centered with lanterns and fresh flowers and a spiral staircase was decorated with a garland of wedding flowers. Assisting were Alexis Leitch and Olivia Bowen, cousins of the bride.

The bride is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. She is a candidate for a doctor of pharmacy degree in May from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and is a pharmacy intern at HealthCare Pharmacy.

The bridegroom has a bachelor's degree in music from Delta State University, Cleveland, Miss., and is a staff sergeant and marksmanship training center instructor in the Arkansas National Guard.

The couple will live in Maumelle after a wedding trip to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

High Profile on 10/22/2017

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