Arender & HalfordAlisha LeAnn Arender and Wesley Alan Halford were united in marriage on June 5, 2010

Alisha LeAnn Arender and Wesley Alan Halford were united in marriage on June 5, 2010 at 1 o’ clock in the evening at Scotland Baptist Church in Bentonia, MS. Reverend Glen ALlen officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexis L. Arender of Yazoo City. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. June Munn of Yazoo City and the late Guy Warren Arender and Mr. and Mrs. David Wigley of Vicksburg. She is also the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Mildred (Bill) Winsted of Lexington. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd A. Mathison. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ellington of San Antonio, TX and the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Halford. The Bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore an elegant white gown fashioned with a strapless beaded metallic lace bodice, the bodice featured an inverted V-empire and laced up the back. The taf-feta shirt had a sweep train. Her fingertip length veil was white silk. The bride wore were a pair of drop pearl earrings given to her by her mother. She carried a bouquet of ten white roses and eight white calla-lillies, a spray of baby’s breath. The stems of the flowers where adorned with a white satin ribbon. Nuptial music was provided by the pianst, Clair Helms, friend of the bride, and soloist Drew Audirsch, friend of the bride, who sand “Butterfly Kisses,” “The Ring” and “I am Here.” Toni Ballared, friend of the bride, directed the wedding. Kimberly Wigley, aunt of the bride, was the photographer for the wedding. Serving the bride as the maid of honor was Amber Arender, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids included Jessica Bills, friend of the bride, Lisa Smith, sister of the groom, Jill Davis, sister of the groom. They wore black strapless taffeta bubble hem dresses. The junior bridesmaid was Summer Blanton, niece of the groom. All of the maids carried

bouquets of white roses and calla-lillies with variegated greenery tur-quoise satin ribbon was wrapped around the stems to give an accent. The flower girl was Macy Griffin, niece of the groom. Cody Davis, nephew of the groom served as the ring bearer. The groom’s father, Cloyd Halford, served as best man. Groomsmen were Matt Thomas, Steven Dean, Phillip Ross and Matthew jones, all friends of the groom. Ushers were Matthew Tompkins, cousin of the bride and David Ferguson, friend of the bride. Program attendants were Brynn Daniels and Adrianna Davis, both nieces of the groom. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception in the church fellowship hall. The gues register table was adorned with a tall glass cylinder and a basket of rocks each guest was asked to sign a rock and place it into the cylinder for the bride and groom to be used in their new home. The tables where draped with white and black table cloths with turquoise accents along with a variety of candles. Guest enjoyed smoked beef brisket, pork loin, chicken teorizorie and fried chicken, many different side dishes, vegetables, fresh fruits and an assortment of cheeses and dips. The bride’s cake was a four-tier white cake with butter cream icing and small icing pearls, each tier were trimmed with a turquoise rib-bone around each layer. The bride’s cake was a creation by Jan Williams. The groom’s cake was a chocolate firefighter themed cake. On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner for the wedding party and family at the Stone Pony in Canton. Following a wedding trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., the couple is at home in Mathiston. The bride is a teacher at Threadgill Elementary School in Greenwood and the groom is a gergeant at the Grenada Fire Department.

20 Weddings Etc. 2011