First Presbyterian Church was the setting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, for the marriage of Lauren Kelly Chandler and Joe Charles Keeton Jr. Will Choate of Argenta United Methodist Church officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Julie Chandler-Johnson and Jeffrey Johnson and John Kelly Chandler, all of Little Rock. She is the granddaughter of Agnes Virginia and Dr. Willard Edward Reed, also of Little Rock.
Parents of the groom are Vickie Lynn and Joe Charles Keeton of Pottsville. His grandparents are Katie Mae and Hancel Charles Keeton of Sherwood and William Oric LeMay of Cabot.
The chancel held a pair of gold urns filled with oversize arrangements of cream and ivory wedding flowers.
Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a sleeveless gown of ivory silk-jacquard with a tone-on-tone trailing leaf pattern. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of cream, ivory and tea-stained roses.
Lindsey Freeman of Maumelle was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Kara Branscum of Conway and Kellie Barnett of Wynne, sisters of the groom; Kaily Colla, Heather Copeland, Kara Kellerman and Stacey Martin, all of Little Rock; and Hannah Miller of Fayetteville. They wore Vera Wang crepe dresses with either one-shoulder or strapless bodices and carried a smaller version of the bridal bouquet.
Flower girls were Allie Kate Branscum of Conway and Sophie Barnett of Wynne, nieces of the groom, and Emma Belen Chandler of Little Rock, niece of the bride. Ring bearer was Griffin Arens of Wynne.
Serving as best man was Colton Churchill of Fayetteville. Groomsmen were Levi Arens of Wynne; Brett Thomas and Reed Chandler, brother of the bride, both of Little Rock; David Johnston of Oxford, Miss.; Gregory Meyers of Washington; Dr. James Roblee of San Francisco; and Dr. Ryan Wood of Nashville, Tenn. Guests were seated by Andy Chang, Ellis Copeland and Wes Martin, all of of Little Rock; and Issac Ripplemeyer of Fayetteville.
The bride is a graduate of Lipscomb University, Nashville, with bachelor's degrees in biology and family and consumer sciences. She is a nurse at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary.
The groom has a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas and a master's in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is a director of internal controls at Simmons Bank.
After a wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple will live in Little Rock.
High Profile on 08/26/2018