The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pete McDonald of Rome. She is the granddaughter of Frank Norment of Rome, Ollie McDonald of Greensboro, the late Jean Norment the late Clarence McDonald.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Burnham of Doerun and Tommy Hitt of Donalsonville. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alva Jackson McCorkle and the late Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hitt.
A program of wedding music was provided by pianist Joe Holder of Rome. Selections included many Celtic hymns and ?We Gather together.? The wedding party was escorted into the chapel by bagpiper, James Stephens of Carrollton, cousin of the bride, playing ?Love Divine.? The bride entered to a bagpipe and piano duet of ?Highland Cathedral.? The recessional was ?Scotland the Brave?.
Gary Batchelor performed the Scottish double ring ceremony before an altar flanked by standing candelabras. The aisles were marked with wrought iron candle stands decorated with fresh thistle, hypericum berries, ruscus and tartan ribbon. The stands on the bride?s side were marked with McDonald tartan ribbon, while those on the groom?s side were marked with McLeod-Harris tartan ribbon.
Guests were greeted by the bride?s cousin Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Pinson of Birmingham, Ala. The chapel doors were adorned with two tartan banners embroidered with the Scottish lion. One was embroidered with the McDonald name and the other with the McCorkle name. The banners were designed and made by the bride?s aunt, Nan Stephens of Carrollton.
The bride, given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, chose a formal gown of diamond white chiffon over bridal satin accentuated with a wide waist band of crystal and pearl beading over lace. The sleeveless gown featured an off the shoulder, V-neck empire surplice bodice. The back of the gown had a deep V-neckline ending with a long row of chiffon covered buttons from her mother?s wedding dress. The full skirt flowed in a chapel length train. She wore a cathedral length veil with crystal edges held in place with a pearl and diamond barrette borrowed from Mrs. Cooper Pinson.
The bride wore drop pearl and diamond earrings that belonged to her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Frank Norment. Lace from her mother?s wedding dress embellished the bride?s tartan garter. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of fresh blue thistle, red mini calla lilies, red roses, mini red carnations and red hypericum berries tied with silk McDonald tartan ribbon. In addition, the bride carried a white handkerchief, originally fashioned as her christening cap.
Jessica Burr of Nashville, Tenn., was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Ashley Biggs of Daytona, Fla., Stephanie Rushworth of Savannah and Rebecca Stephens, cousin of the bride, of Carrollton. They wore formal-length gowns of black taffeta featuring off the shoulder necklines and a dropped Basque style waistline. The gowns featured a full skirt, black taffeta petticoat, and a McDonald tartan panel extending down the corseted back. They were designed and made by the bride?s aunt, Nan Stephens. The bridesmaids carried pillar candles wrapped in McDonald tartan ribbon and decorated with fresh thistle, red berries and ruscus.
John McDole of Atlanta was best man. Groomsmen were John May of Atlanta, Thomas Hitt of San Diego, Calif., brother of the groom, and Austen McDonald of Palo Alto, Calif., brother of the bride. The groomsmen, in formal black kilts with red ties, wore boutonnieres of fresh thistle and red hypericum berries. The groom wore a formal kilt of his family tartan, McLeod-Harris, with a black Prince Charlie jacket.
Following the ceremony a dinner reception was held at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
The bride and groom cut an oversized red velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing decorated with iridescent pearls and displayed on a walnut pedestal designed and made by the bride?s maternal grandfather, Frank Norment. Guests enjoyed various flavored cupcakes that were a gift and made by Mrs. Mark Jester.
A candy-bar was set up in the foyer for guests to make their own favor.
The night before the ceremony, the groom?s mother hosted a rehearsal dinner at Bella Roma. A dessert party followed the dinner at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The dessert party was hosted by the bride?s aunts, Susan Sapp and Nan Stephens of Carrollton, and Elizabeth Barnes and Ann Pinson of Rome. Other prenuptial parties included a miscellaneous shower hosted by Colleen Jester, a couple?s barbecue hosted by the Lisa Hitt of Sylvester, a miscellaneous shower hosted by friends at Silver Creek Presbyterian Church, a shower hosted by the groom?s mother in Albany, a bachelor weekend in Las Vegas hosted by Thomas Hitt, a bachelorette weekend in Savannah hosted by Jessica Burr, a lingerie shower and weekend in Savannah hosted by Caroline Rekowski and Shelley Burgess.
The couple resides in Savannah.
Source: http://romenews-tribune.com/bookmark/17026822
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