St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans was the setting at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5, for the marriage of Kathryn Elaine Tooley and Jeffrey Charles Diguette. The Rev. Terence Hayden officiated.
Melissa and Michael Tooley of Little Rock are the parents of the bride. She is the granddaughter of Gloria and James Summerlin of Little Rock, the late Doris and Edmund Tooley III of Shreveport and the late Dorothy Tooley.
The groom is the son of Susan and the late Paul Diguette of Acton, Mass. His grandparents are the late Barbara and Charles Sweny of Arlington, Mass., and the late Rita and Joe Diguette of Clinton, Mass.
Music for the ceremony was by organist Jesse Reeks and St. Louis Cathedral Cantor Kathryn Matherne, who sang "Ave Maria." Readers were Michael Cullen of Oceanside, Calif., cousin of the groom, who also served as an usher, and Melanie Dancy of Little Rock, aunt of the bride.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory silk-organza ballgown. She carried a bouquet of white and ivory roses, white peonies and white dendrobium orchids.
Alison Paige Busco of New York was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Caroline Bruff of Austin, Texas; and Catherine McGibbony, Elizabeth Williamson and Jillian Wilson, all of Little Rock.
They wore rose-gold gowns and carried bouquets of hydrangeas, roses and ranunculus.
Serving as best man was Matthew Charles Ryan of Waltham, Mass., cousin of the groom. Groomsmen were Michael DeCesar of Charlestown, Mass.; Michael Melander of Newburyport, Mass.; and Robert Jones II and Oliver Wolf, both of Washington.
Guests were also seated by Brandon Thomas Oxner of Cambridge, Mass., cousin of the bride.
After the ceremony, the bride and groom led a traditional New Orleans Second Line parade to a reception at Marche. Guest tables held a mix of tall arrangements with sprays of white spirea and curly willow and gold-footed bowls with arrangements of roses and peonies. Music was by The Phunky Monkeys.
The bride graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication from Tulane University and with a master's degree in public service administration from The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. She is a certified yoga instructor at CorePower Yoga in Washington and is studying for her real estate license.
The groom has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from McGill University, Montreal, and is senior engineering manager of Clark Construction Group LLC.
The couple will take a brief honeymoon in Orlando, Fla., after the wedding and plan a wedding trip to Italy and France in the fall. They will make their home in Washington.
High Profile on 05/13/2018