Anne Marie Hastings and Joseph Walker Doramus exchanged marriage vows at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5, in the Cathedral of St. Andrew. The Rev. John Marconi officiated.
Parents of the bride are Libby and Lee Hastings III of Little Rock. She is the granddaughter of Rosalyn and Harry Hastings Jr. of Little Rock and Allen and the late Joann Webb of Benton.
Laura and Mark Doramus of Little Rock are the parents of the groom. He is the grandson of John and Patsy Laker of Houston and the late Bill and Jan Doramus of Little Rock.
Urns filled with white and blue hydrangeas and white peonies were on each side of the sanctuary's back aisle. Music was by organist Beau Baldwin, cantor Logan Phillips and the Arkansas Symphony String Quartet. Readers were Bailey Hefley of Nashville, Tenn., cousin of the bride, and Kelly Lamb of Little Rock.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory silk-charmeuse gown by Vera Wang with a halter-style bodice embellished with velvet roses on the back of the neckline. She carried a bouquet of white roses, blue hydrangeas, white peonies and dusty miller.
Matron of honor was Margaret Langford of Kansas City, Mo. Bridesmaids were Jillian Hastings, Mary Katherine Hastings, Nikki Hastings, Blair Baskin, Olivia Geels, Erin Hearnsberger, Amelia Ray and Meredith Thomas, all of Little Rock; Ellen Bookout of Houston, sister of the groom; Allie Bullock and Hannah King, both of Nashville; Grace Doramus of New York; and Laura Harrod of Jonesboro. They wore sheaths of light gray crinkle chiffon and carried smaller versions of the bridal bouquet. Honorary attendants were Katherine Davis of Little Rock; Juliana Griffin and Wesley Wilson of Dallas; and Grace McAllister of Houston.
Flower girls and ring bearers were Mary Hardin Hastings, Ellen Blair Hastings and Huette Mae Hastings, nieces of the bride, and Harry Lee Hastings V and Charles Hardin Hastings, nephews of the bride.
Serving as the groom's honor attendants were his father and his brother, Mark Christopher Doramus Jr. of New York. Groomsmen were James Bookout of Houston; Josh Eure of Crofton, Md.; Robert Moery, Bob Paquette, Sam White and Lee Hastings IV, Andrew Hastings and Grant Hastings, brothers of the bride, all of Little Rock; Collier Jones of Philadelphia; John Makris of Pine Bluff; and William Meason of Atlanta. Guests were seated by Murray Benton of Jonesboro and Richard Blank III and Ante Jazic, both of Little Rock.
A floral arch decorated the entrance to a reception held at the Country Club of Little Rock. Guest tables held blue and white porcelain vases filled with arrangements of roses, hydrangeas, peonies, magnolia, lavender and rosemary. Music was by the Atlanta Allstars.
The bride has a bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she was a member of Chi Omega. She is vice president of sales at Arkansas Bolt Co.
The groom graduated from UA with a bachelor's degree in financial management and investments and was a member of the Razorback Golf Team. He is an investment banking analyst at Stephens Inc.
The couple will live in Little Rock after a honeymoon in Argentina.
High Profile on 05/13/2018