Jessica Leigh Marquart and Adam Tyler Howard Aultz exchanged marriage vows at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at an outdoor ceremony at Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The Rev. Tony O'Donovan officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Cecelia Marquart of Huntsville, Texas, and the granddaughter of Doris and Edward Pasket of Anderson, Texas, and the late Ruth and Walter Marquart of Fort Myers, Fla.
Parents of the groom are Paula and the late Andrew Aultz of Little Rock. He is the grandson of June and the late Cecil Aultz of Lexington, Ky., and the late Judy Putt of North Little Rock.
Two gold rectangular stands holding tall white arrangements of roses, hydrangeas, peonies, stock and baby's breath marked the ceremony site. Music was by harpist Haley Hodson.
The bride, who walked down the aisle with her brother John Marquart, wore a mermaid-style gown of crepe and tulle embellished with re-embroidered lace appliques and carried a loose bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas and baby's breath with succulents and eucalyptus.
Tara Nolan of Baton Rouge served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Lauren Blass of Fayetteville; Adriana Pasket of Huntsville, Texas, and Kaitlyn Pasket of Gainesville, Texas, cousins of the bride; and Alexis Stool of Dallas. They wore black gowns in the style of their choice and carried a smaller version of the bridal bouquet.
Geoffrey Aultz of Dallas served as his brother's best man. Groomsmen were Drew Tappan, Dr. Gray Millsap, John Hiller and Brandon Dinwiddie, all of Dallas; Alex Blass of Rogers; and Danny Jumblatt of New York. Guests were seated by Willy Brehm of Dallas.
A reception at the Arboretum's Rosine Hall was held after the ceremony. Guest tables alternated tall and short arrangements of white roses, peonies and stock in gold urns. The head table held 3-foot tall arrangements of wedding flowers on gold rectangular stands. Music was by Professor D of Dallas.
The bride graduated cum laude and with bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance and business administration from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. She is a certified public account and is the controller at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
The groom has a bachelor's degree in management and a master's degree in finance from Tulane University in New Orleans. He is vice president at real estate private equity firm TriGate Capital LLC.
The couple will reside in Dallas after a wedding trip to Maui and Lanai, Hawaii.
High Profile on 09/30/2018