McKinney-Ratliff Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robinson Taylor III of Birmingham and Mr. Lewis Carlyle McKinney Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Tanner McKinney, to Mark Philip Ratliff, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Acker Ratliff of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Stanley Mackin of Birmingham and the late Mr. and … [Read more...]

Gessler-TwittyKristen Grace Gessler and George Bradley Twitty Jr. were married Feb. 9 at Seaside Chapel in Seaside, Fla. The Rev. Bob Dean officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony. The wedding reception was held at Lyceum Lawn in Seaside.The bride is the daughter of Dr. Carl John Gessler Jr. and Mrs. Sarah Gessler of Huntsville. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. … [Read more...]

Jane Randolph Vann and Jesse Wey Sheue were married Dec. 23 at Morado Beach, Islamorado, Fla. The Rev. Charles Cannon of St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church officiated the 4:30 p.m. ceremony. A reception followed at Pierre's Morado Bay.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Oliver Vann of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wey Sheue of … [Read more...]

Mr. and Mrs. John Halverson of Brandon, Miss., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Angela Christine Halverson, to Dr. Christopher Howard Canales of Birmingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Canales of Huntsville.The bride-elect is a summa cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and the University of Alabama at … [Read more...]

Murray-BernsteinMr. and Mrs. Jim Calvert Murray of Wichita, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Julianne Ashley, to Scott Joseph Bernstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy David Bernstein of Mountain Brook.Miss Murray is a 2004 graduate of Wichita Southeast High School and a 2008 graduate of the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in finance and … [Read more...]