Margaret Loyd Stone and Samuel Perry Given III were married April 25 at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Mountain Brook. The Rev. Warren Leslie Nash officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony. Scripture readings were provided by Sydney Stevens Weber and Matthew Thomas Helton. A reception followed at the Country Club of Birmingham.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ira Stone of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jerry Nelson Johnson of Birmingham, Mr. James Luther Johnson of Huntsville, and Mr. Willis Walton Stone and the late Mrs. Edith Hunt Stone of Birmingham.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Perry Given Jr. of Birmingham. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myron Raley of Montgomery, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Perry Given of Birmingham.
Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown she designed in collaboration with Heidi Elnora. The scalloped bodice was handmade with Italian Alencon lace to the natural waist. The slightly gathered skirt had a delicate organza ruffle detail at the waist that was repeated at the hem. The tiny straps at the bodice finished with a “V” at the back, drawing the eye to a large perfect bow. She wore her mother’s lace-trimmed veil.
The bride was attended by her sister as matron of honor, Callie Stone Nash. Bridesmaids were Caroline Carter Given and Margaret Allyn Pratt Given, sisters of the groom; Kaitlin Patricia Barton; Mary Henderson Cole; Sally Claire McKenzie; Anna Page Minor; Virginia Hagan Moore; Margaret Burg Norton; Rebecca Alexandra Stefanek; Lauranne Cash Stephens; and Jordan Easter Taylor.
The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Robert Sommerville Wilkerson Given Jr., cousin of the groom; Jeffrey Walton Stone, brother of the bride; John Wilson Nash, brother-in-law of the bride; Clayton Lee Bartlett; Roberts Clark Benton; Clay Penton Cook; William Howell Crosby; Virgil Davis Hunt III; James Lawrence Lynde III; Carter Harrison Tucker Jr.; and Warner Sutphen Watkins IV.
Flower girls were Ann Harper Nash, niece of the bride, Elizabeth Stewart Ainsworth and Berkley Page Barnes. The flower girls wore dresses previously worn by the bride when she was a flower girl. Ringbearers were Bennett Leslie Barnes and Zachary Tate Barnes. Acolytes were Virginia Grace Gourley and Audrey Rose Johnson, cousins of the bride. Torchbearers were Caroline Brianne Davidson and Leigh Ellen Logan. Program attendants were Elizabeth Lacey Jeffcoat and Katherine Tracy Jeffcoat.
After a wedding trip to Little Dix Bay, the couple live in Birmingham.
