Laura Kathryn Johns and John Caldwell Guin were married June 6 at Independent Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Susan A. Clayton and Mr. David Seamon officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Douglas Johns of Atlanta. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Franklin Martin, the late Mr. Harry Joseph Johns and the late Mrs. Maudie Johns Sprankel.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Jonathan Guin of Vestavia Hills. He is the grandson of Judge and Mrs. J. Foy Guin, Mr. John Senter Farrar and the late Mrs. Mary Jo Eftink Farrar.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline by designer Martina Liana. It featured all-over French Alencon lace with intricate glass beading and embellishments draped over an ivory dolce satin underlay. The chapel-length veil had a satin edging. She carried a bouquet of white hydrangeas, roses, freesia and stock with pale pink peonies wrapped in ivory braided satin.
Jamie Geyer Henderson and Ansley Stephens Martin attended the bride as matrons of honor.
Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Pouncey Fraser, Emily Claire Guin, sister of the groom, Emily Deeter Haisten, Elizabeth Reynolds Hicks and Christen Wright Thorpe. Honorary bridesmaids were Emily Hix Dothard, Brittney Barlow Meador and Emily Grace Weihsmann.
The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Tyler Caldwell Guin, Bryan Edward Holladay, Matthew Douglas Johns, brother of the bride, Philip Brooks Powell, Matthew Collin Sapp, Robert Louis Shaul and Peter Douglas Watt.
Ushers were Brett Alexander Janich, Alexander Raymond Pappas and Benjamin Robert Rust.
Readers were Elizabeth Pouncey Fraser and Ansley Stephens Martin. Soloist Christen Wright Thorpe sang “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”
After a honeymoon trip to St. Barthelemy, the couple will live in Birmingham.
