Wedding vows were exchanged by Erin Marguerite DeGostin and Howard Bryant Lytle at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church. The Rev. Eric Pohlmeier officiated.
Parents of the bride are Lucille and Robert John DeGostin Jr., 6505 Pleasant Place. Her grandparents are Lucille and the late William Thomas Kelly of Little Rock and Marguerite and the late Robert John DeGostin of Westport, Conn.
The groom is the son of Karen Healey of Vilonia and Jack Lytle, 7425 Shady Grove Road. He is the grandson of Billie Layne and the late Silas Grantham and the late Ester and C.J. Lytle, all of North Little Rock.
A pair of tall pedestal arrangements of snapdragons, larkspur, hydrangeas and roses in shades of garnet, amber and amethyst decorated the chancel. Nuptial music was by organist Lynn Bauman and vocalist Hope Sharp. Assisting with programs were Vanessa Couch, cousin of the bride, and Matthew Carey.
The bride, escorted by her father, wore an Empire strapless ivory gown with an Alencon lace bolero overlay. The beaded bodice had a sweetheart neckline. She carried an autumn-colored bouquet of garden roses, cockscomb, calla lilies, fern curls and hanging amaranthus.
Kelly DeGostin Marchand of Little Rock was her sister's matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Collins Davis of Jackson, Miss.; Ashley Peterson and Lillian Orr, both of Little Rock; and Lydia Smith of Richmond, Va., cousin of the bride. They wore cobalt blue sleeveless cocktail dresses and carried smaller versions of the bride's bouquet. Flower girl was Adele Marie Marchand of Little Rock, niece of the bride.
Serving as best man was John Robert Havel of Little Rock. Groomsmen were Jack Lytle Jr., brother of the groom, and Kevin Rains, Jason Simmons and Adam Davenport, all of Little Rock. Guests were seated by Bradley Klein, cousin of the bride, and Michael Marchand, both also of Little Rock.
A reception at Wildwood Park for the Arts followed the ceremony. The buffet held an arrangement of tall branches of crabapple, dahlias, roses, oriental lilies and chocolate sunflowers in shades of burgundy, amber, amethyst and orange. Guest tables held an eclectic collection of antique wooden boxes filled with succulents, kale, sedum, asters, zinnias and rose hips in autumn shades, and copper, gold and aged ceramic containers holding flowers, gourds and vines.
The bride graduated with a bachelor's degree in urban studies from Rhodes College in Memphis, where she was captain of the women's soccer team. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and is a licensed master social worker at Bridgeway Hospital.
The groom has a bachelor's degree in professional and technical writing and will graduate in December with a master's degree in the same subject from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is a writing instructor at UALR.
The couple will live in Little Rock and plan a December wedding trip.
High Profile on 10/11/2015