First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock was the setting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, for the marriage of Natalie Paige Brockinton and Heath Storey Moffitt. Officiating were the Revs. J.N. Holmes and J. Nathan Holmes II with the Rev. Roy M. Duke of First Church Nashville, Nashville, Tenn.
The bride is the daughter of Kim and S. Mark Brockinton of Little Rock and granddaughter of the Rev. Dwayne Earl and the late Patricia Annette Dycus of Mayflower and the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bruce Brockinton.
The groom is the son of Beverly and Thomas Storey Moffitt of Ripley, Miss. His grandparents are JoAnn and the late Hardy Daniel Moffitt, also of Ripley, and the late Helen and Henry Clayton Hemphill of Ackerman, Miss.
Blossoming cherry trees created an arbor at the sanctuary entrance. The chancel was decorated with crystal candelabra with peonies and two cathedral arrangements of hydrangeas, cherry branches, roses and peonies in shades of pink. Music was by vocalist Heather Headley, First Pentecostal Choir and musicians Kurt Kanhai, Josh Welsh, Colton Duty, Travis Dykes and Austin Keith, and a string quartet with Nicole Neely, Alicia Enstrom, Cara Fox and Katelyn Kelly.
The bride, given in marriage by her parents, wore a gown of silk organza and tulle embellished with embroidery, crystals and silk organza flowers. The princess bodice had a V-neckline and sheer beaded sleeves. She carried an Edwardian clutch of pink peonies.
Serving as maid of honor was Amber Silva of North Little Rock. Bridesmaids were Brittany Brewer and Whitney Smith, both of Sherwood; Blakely Edmund of Little Rock; Josylin Freeman-Davis of Memphis; and Kendall Sandifer of North Little Rock. They wore navy chiffon trumpet-style dresses with scoop necklines and carried gathered garden-style clutches of pink and white roses, seeded eucalyptus and ivy.
Also assisting the bride were Amber Dycus of St. Louis, cousin of the bride; Ashley Peach of North Little Rock; and Hannah Thomas of Little Rock
Best man was Zachary Wilbanks of Ripley. Groomsmen were Brock Brockinton of Little Rock, brother of the bride; Casey Darr of Dallas; Kyle Floyd and Mark McClinton, both of New Albany, Miss.; and Jase Wilbanks of Ripley.
After the ceremony, a reception was held in the church rotunda. Niches around the rotunda were filled with columns of hydrangeas, peonies and roses. Tables were decorated with various arrangements of crystal candelabra, candles and wedding flowers.
The bride graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a bachelor's degree in diagnostic medical sonography. She is a controller for SamSand LLC.
The groom graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in applied science and is employed by Builders First Source Inc. in Lebanon, Tenn.
After a wedding trip to Baja, Mexico, the couple will live in Nashville.
High Profile on 10/07/2018