SPROTT - HERINGER
Wedding Announcement
October 17, 2002
Sarah Elizabeth Sprott and Ryan Wesley Heringer
Sarah Elizabeth Sprott and Ryan Wesley Heringer were married at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12 (2002) at the First Baptist Church in Harrison; Dr. Rob Davis officiated.
Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. James Daniel Sprott of Harrison. The bride is the granddaughter of Maxine Greene of Lead Hill, formerly of Forrest City, and the late Garland Greene and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Huntsville.
Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Maria Heringer III of Jonesboro. The groom is the grandson of Barbara Broadaway of Jonesboro and the late Stanley Broadaway and Jean Heringer of Jonesboro and the late Al M. Heringer Jr.
After a honeymoon to Las Vegas and Hawaii, the couple will be at home in Jonesboro.
The outside doors of the church were adorned with large white bows. The bride's book was placed on a table covered in white cloth in the atrium. Candles in silver candleholders with crystal bud vases were arranged on the table along with cloth embroidered with sparkling gold threads. The center-sectioned pews were accented with white satin bows and the outer pews were accented with yards of moirÈ fabric swaged between the pews and accented with matching bows. The bride's chosen flowers were in an arrangement of ivy, springeri, Italian ruscus with accents of millot, hypericum berries, winterberries, moncbresha pods, black-magic roses and orange unique roses filled the baptistery. Around the place of ceremony stood two eight-foot tall columns, two six-foot tall columns, and two four-foot tall columns, arranged in a Greek theatre style setting. Atop each column was a cascading arrangement, featuring a mixture of the bride's chosen flowers. At center-focal point among the columns was the unity candle table which was covered in white cloth with the unity candle placed in the center on a 12-inch tall silver candleholder. The bride and groom's candles, in crystal bud vases atop silver candleholders, were on either side of the unity candle and five light candelabras were on either side.
Mothers of the couple carried tussy mussy filled with black-magic roses and fall berries. The grandmothers wore corsages of white roses.
Honorary guest and brother of the bride, Daniel Matthew Sprott, joined his parents and grandparents in the front pew for the ceremony.
The pianist/organist, Steve Lawrence of Forrest City, and violinist, Amy Briggs of Harrison, played music as guests began arriving. "Trompette Voluntary" (Purcell) played as mothers and grandmothers entered and Dr. Ellis Morgan Collins Jr., uncle of the bride of Forrest City, sang "Throughout the Years" (Youmans) after the lighting of the bride's and groom's candles by the fathers of the couple.
The house party, followed by the bridesmaids, entered to "Canon in D" (Pachelbel) and "Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin" (Wagner) played as the bride and her father walked down the aisle. "The Lord's Prayer" (Malotte) was sung by Dr. Collins as the couple lit the unity candle and Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Wesley Heringer left the altar to "Wedding Marche" (Mendelssohn).
The bride wore a white, strapless gown with fitted bodice, embellished with pearls, bugle beads, crystals and sequins in a floral design amongst embroidered schiffly lace. It featured a Basque waistline highlighting an inverted pleat which ran down the front of the satin skirt. White buttons cascaded down the back of the dress into a pleated, chapel-length train. Her veil was elbow-length with multi-layered tulle. She carried a bouquet of two dozen natural stemmed black-magic roses, hand tied with French sheer ribbon.
Maid of honor was Emily Ann Sprott of Harrison, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Keri York Wilkinson of Fayetteville, Anna Carrie Johnson of Chicago, Ill., Sarah Elizabeth Morton of New York, N.Y., Sarah Elizabeth Holt of Harrison, Casey Godbehere McBride of Shreveport, La., and Kristin Lynn Markell of Little Rock.
In the house party were Melissa Kastner Brown of Fayetteville, Melissa Burns Choate of Conway, Melissa Renae Egert of Houston, Texas, Heather Dawn Thompson of Marked Tree, Andrea Lynn Shaffer of Dallas, Texas, and Kimberly Carley Bowman of Little Rock.
Best man was Winfred Isaac Coleman of Batesville.
Groomsmen were Albert Maria Heringer IV and Bradley Clayton Heringer, brothers of the groom, Kyle Davis Rees, Brandon Heath Finch and Clark Allen Tyson, all of Jonesboro; and Brett Joseph Crowson of Little Rock.
Ushers were Adam Scott McPike and Brett Ashley Overman of Jonesboro, Bryan Hill Cooper and Robert Edward Cherry of Fayetteville, and Gregory Kent Smith of Siloam Springs.
The Harrison Trolley, decorated with white bows on front and back, arrived at the Comfort Inn to transport the wedding party to and from the wedding at the church.
The reception was held at the Comfort Inn Convention Center in Harrison.
The bride's cake was placed in the gazebo on a large silver cake stand. The cake, filled with a burgundy raspberry filling, consisted of four round tiers with pearl-like dots and black-magic roses, berries and ivy on top. The groom's cake was a square two-layered chocolate cake with chocolate filling. It was decorated with dark and light chocolate leaves.
The couple enjoyed their first dance to "You Look Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton and the bride and her father danced to their favorite tune, "My Girl." Classical music was played for dancing.
An assortment of colorful rose pedals were tossed as the bride and groom left the reception in a decorated limousine.
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Pre-nuptial parties included:
In April, a family announcement party in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Larry James, uncle and aunt of the groom of Jonesboro and a "Meet Ryan Party," hosted by Jim and Jan Sprott at their home in Harrison; in June, at Jonesboro, a wine and cheese party held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Finch and a tea party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Jim Schrantz.
In July, a couples' Mexican Fiesta was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Crowson in Jonesboro and a bridal shower held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Maland in Harrison.
September activities included a family brunch at the home of Sen. and Mrs. Jerry Bookout in Jonesboro; a barbecue tool and yard shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cooper in Jonesboro; a bed and bath shower at Sassafras in Fayetteville, hosted by the bride's mother's childhood friends, Mrs. Jim Machem, Mrs. Buddy Billingsley of Forrest City and Mrs. Woody Castleberry of Batesville.
A bachelorette party was held in Dallas hosted by the bride's Delta Delta Delta sisters and a bachelor party was held in Memphis and Tunica, Miss., for the groom, hosted by his best man.
A lingerie shower was held at the home of Lindsey Clendenen Garman in Fayetteville, hosted by the bride's Razorback Pom squad friends, and a bridesmaids' luncheon was at the Benton House in Harrison, hosted by the bride's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Garland Greene, and aunts, Mrs. Morgan Collins of Forrest City and Mrs. Tom Melton of Houston, Texas.
A rehearsal dinner was hosted by parents of the groom at Big Cedar Lodge in Branson, Mo.
