Grandeur House was the setting at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, for the marriage of Rachel Kathryn Culp and Graham Caughman Talley. The Rev. Greg Schick of St. James United Methodist Church officiated.
Parents of the bride are Roxane and John Allen Culp of Little Rock. Her grandparents are Martha and the late Roland Culp of Little Rock and the late Meta and Arvel Keeling of Clinton.
The groom is the son of Julia Talley of Little Rock and the grandson of Bobbie and Dr. Marion Caughman of Orangeburg, S.C.
Two large arrangements of hydrangeas, delphiniums, roses, stock, and rice flower in shades of blush and white marked the aisle. Vows were exchanged in front of a ring covered in foliage, white hydrangeas, blush stock and blush and white roses.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a silk ballgown with a strapless sweetheart bodice and full skirt extending to a chapel-length train. She carried a bouquet of white hydrangeas and lisianthus and blush and white garden roses and peonies.
Haley Culp Smith of Tichnor was her sister's matron of honor. Maid of honor was Susan Van Ness of Fayetteville. Bridesmaids were Alex Talley, sister of the groom, and Abby Talley, sister-in-law of the groom, both of Little Rock; Brittany Marsh, Caroline Robbins, Erica Akel, Courtney Lambert, Kathryn Gadberry, Abby Blevins and Emma Grace Bradley and Kelsey Kidd, both cousins of the bride, all also of Little Rock; Holly Roblee of San Francisco; Emily Newport of Atlanta; Mallory Rowe of Houston; Robin Miller of Monterey, Calif.; Emily Noland of Dallas; and Jillian Langston of Charlotte, N.C. They work black crepe gowns and carried a smaller version of the bridal bouquet.
Flower girl and ring bearer were Kenlie Kathryn Smith and John Winn Smith of Tichnor, niece and nephew of the bride.
Best man was Nate Talley of Little Rock, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Curtis Arnold, Brian Rich and Ross Dunn, all of Fayetteville; Buddy Morrison of Memphis; Dr. Blake Plyler and Alex Bennett, both of Little Rock; Aaron Ball of Dallas and Daniel Smith of Tichnor.
A reception at the Grandeur House was held after the ceremony. Guest tables were centered with arrangements of hydrangeas, roses, delphinium and lisianthus. Music was by the DMP Band of Memphis.
The bride has a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She is a pricing analyst at Maverick Transportation Inc.
The groom has a bachelor's degree in political science from UA and graduated summa cum laude with a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Law Review. He is a lawyer with Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
The couple will live in Little Rock after a honeymoon in Tulum, Mexico.
High Profile on 03/31/2019