Weddings In Arkansas
Alicia + Luke
Pangburn // April 28, 2018
Alicia Hamilton and Luke Moore had dated for close to four years when they began to talk about marriage. “Luke and I had talked about getting engaged for about six months prior to him proposing. I am very difficult to surprise, so I believed I would know when he was proposing,” Alicia says….
Hailey + Daniel
Greenwood // June 2, 2018
You could say that Hailey Flatte and Daniel Wilkinson have had chemistry from the start. The two first met in a high school chemistry class in their hometown of Greenwood. They hit it off while working on several group projects and began dating a few months later….
Stephanie + Patrick
Little Rock // November 4, 2017
Stephanie Maxwell and Patrick Newton have their mutual friend, Colleen, to thank for their introduction. “I was living in London when Patrick moved to Little Rock for a job,” Stephanie says. “Colleen had kind of taken Patrick under her wing to introduce him to friends around town, and she emailed me to say I needed to meet him when I moved back.” Once Stephanie was back in her hometown, the two met at Colleen’s birthday/Sugar Bowl party. They hit it off, began hanging out, and eventually started dating several months later….
Jenni + Aaron
Rogers // February 24, 2018
It’s rare that dads of the bride and groom serve as matchmakers, but Jenni Goodwin and Aaron Owen initially crossed paths because of their fathers. “We met at a scholarship day at a college that neither of us ended up going to. Our dads recognized each other from their time together at the University of Arkansas, where they lived next door in the dorms,” Jenni recalls. The couple, who both chose to attend the University of Central Arkansas, ended up in the same group of friends and began dating during their sophomore year….
Nealy + Adam
Little Rock // May 20, 2017
Some things are just meant to be. That was the case for the wedding day of Nealy Morton and Adam Wells, who met while tailgating on the War Memorial Golf Course before an Arkansas Razorbacks football game at the neighboring namesake stadium….
RUPAL + JASON
Little Rock // October 6, 2017
For Rupal Bhakta and Jason Grammer, one of the most exciting aspects of planning a wedding was anticipating having all of their loved ones together to celebrate. “This was the first time that all of our friends from every stage of our lives were able to come together in one location,” Rupal says. “We wanted our wedding to be a small and intimate ceremony in our front yard with very close friends and immediate family, but we also wanted a large party for our friends!”…
KIRSTEN + CHASE
Fayetteville // August 5, 2017
Fayetteville natives Kirsten Blowers and Chase Morman had “known of” each other for many years; however their paths had only crossed more recently. One Memorial Day weekend on Beaver Lake with friends, Chase asked Kirsten to be his date to see an upcoming Doobie Brothers concert. “To this day, he says he asked me on a boat so I couldn’t say ‘no.’ Otherwise, it would be incredibly awkward for everyone else,” Kirsten laughs….
KARA + GARY
Paron // July 1, 2017
After a meeting at a mutual friend’s home brought Kara Halverson and Gary Jones together, the pair were inseparable. “We stayed up talking and watching You’ve Got Mail,” Kara recalls. “Gary told me he needed help with the projector TV; little did I know at the time how tech savvy he was.”
After almost two years of dating, Gary popped the question during the finale of the Labor Day fireworks show on Lake Hamilton. As Train’s “Marry Me” played in the background, he knelt down on one knee to ask for her hand. “After the show all of our friends and family exclaimed, ‘She said yes!’ and all the surrounding boats celebrated with us by honking their horns and flashing lights,” Kara says….
CAROLINE + BRAD
Little Rock // September 16, 2017
Mutual friends saw a match in Caroline Torian and Brad Davis before the two even knew one another. These astute friends set up the pair for drinks, and it wasn’t long—just a little over a year and a half—before they became engaged. For the proposal, Brad planned a special dinner at Table 28 followed by a celebration with friends and family at The Burgundy Hotel, and four short months later, they were married at Little Rock’s Goodwin Manor….
JESSIE + JOHN
Little Rock // November 4, 2017
When Weddings in Arkansas staffer Jessie Russell and John Fuchs started planning their wedding, they knew they wanted to strike a balance between traditional and relaxed. They set this tone right away with an invitation suite designed by the bride herself. “I wanted to give our guests a hint of what our wedding would be like—formal and regal, but not stuffy.” The suite’s gold foil and edging, classic calligraphy, and velvet ribbons paired with playful watercolors—including a portrait of the couple’s Golden Retriever, Emma, on the response card—hints at their fun and easygoing personalities….