Mrs. Allison Joanna Agnew Harris
The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kendrick and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Agnew. She is the sister of Bianca Mobbs and Clint Agnew of Summerville, and Matthew Payne of Jacksonville, Ala.
The groom is the brother of Cameron Hinton of LaFayette, and the father of Madison and Kaitlyn Harris of Summerville. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Young and William Hinton of LaFayette and the late Mrs. William Hinton.
The couple was married by the Honorable Judge Tambra Colston of Rome, in a double-ring ceremony under an arch built by the family, adorned with strands of small white lights and white draping tied back with olive green satin bows and wild flowers. The arch was surrounded by large ferns and fall mums.
The bride, given in marriage by her parents, was escorted by her father, Clinton Agnew. The scripture readings were done by Robert Agnew of Summerville, uncle of the bride, who also delivered the closing blessing. The bride’s uncle John Agnew of Summerville, presented the couple with a magnolia tree grown from a seed from a tree the bride’s father and uncles planted at their home in the early 1950’s to symbolize the presence of the late grandparents at the wedding. The bride and groom watered the tree together as a symbol of continuing the family spirit of love. John Agnew played the processional and recessional on the keyboard.
The bride chose a white satin gown with Alencon lace decorating the strapless bodice with a beaded sash at the natural waistline. The full A-line skirt flowed to the chapel length train that was adorned with covered buttons. She wore a simple fingertip length veil, a short length pearl necklace and matching earrings, a pearl bracelet made by her mother and her engagement ring. She wore a garter of blue ribbon and white lace and cowboy boots. The groom used the bride’s grandmother’s wedding band in the double ring ceremony. The bride carried an English garden bouquet of wild flowers, white garden roses, white Eskimo roses, zinnias, wheat, green button chrysanthemums, Mexican sage, and rosemary tied with an envy green satin ribbon.
The bride’s sister, Bianca Mobbs of Summerville, was the maid of honor and wore a sweetheart neckline strapless dress of envy green lush highlighted by the natural waistline and short pleated skirt. She also wore a pearl necklace and matching earrings, cowboy boots and carried a bouquet of wild flowers, red and yellow zinnias, wheat, green button chrysanthemums, gold wax flower, grain sorghum, Mexican sage and rosemary tied with envy green satin ribbon.
The groom’s daughters, Madison and Kaitlyn Harris of Summerville, served as junior bridesmaids and wore matching white lace dresses with envy green lush sashes, brown legging and cowboy boots and carried bouquets of wild flowers, zinnias, wheat, gold wax flower, green button chrysanthemums, Mexican sage and rosemary tied with envy green satin ribbon.
Kaylee Hinton of LaFayette, the flower girl and niece of the groom, carried a small galvanized pail with fall leaves adorned with zinnias, Mexican sage and rosemary. Her brother, Caiden Hinton, LaFayette, served as ring bearer and carried a small pillow of natural jute with a white satin ruffle and envy green satin ribbons.
The groom’s brother, Cameron Hinton of LaFayette served was the best man. Additional groomsmen were the groom’s uncles Tommy and Jaycee Young of LaFayette.
The groomsmen, groom and father of the bride wore blue jeans, white button-down shirts and vests which matched the maid of honor’s dress. The groom and father of the bride also wore matching neckties. All the men in the wedding party, grandfathers and the groom’s father and had boutonnieres of rosemary and white garden roses tied with envy green ribbon.
The groom’s mother and the bride’s mother and step-mother carried matching miniature nosegays of zinnias, garden roses, wheat, rosemary and Mexican sage. The grandmothers wore corsages of white garden roses, Eskimo roses and rosemary.
At the reception, the wedding cake featured three tiers of vanilla cake with buttercream icing simulating three rings of a tree with the bride and groom’s initials “carved” in a heart on the second layer. Each layer was adorned with fall flowers.
The bride and groom departed the reception in a borrowed early model Corvette convertible.
Following their honeymoon in Gatlinburg, Tenn., the couple resides in Summerville.