Meredith Lindsay DeRosa and Jeremy Daniel Carter were married Oct. 9 at Swann Lake Farm. Jonathan Taylor Owen officiated. A reception followed at Swann Lake Farm.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph John DeRosa. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry V. Bragg of Huntsville and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph DeRosa of New York.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Carter of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilkinson of Birmingham and Mrs. Hoyt Carter and the late Mr. Carter of Birmingham.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. He escorted her down the aisle to “Nessun Dorma,” one of her grandfather’s favorite songs. She wore three strands of pearls: her own, her mother’s and her grandmother’s. Her dress was ivory silk faced satin by designer Amsale Aberra. French hand-crafted lace adorned the top of the gown. The silk duchess satin pleated ball gown skirt flowed into a chapel-length train. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of cream garden roses, white peonies, ranunculous, iris, mini callas and Star of Bethlehem.
John Henry DeRosa, brother of the bride, of Birmingham served as man of honor. Bridesmaids were Sandra Abigail Falls, Rachel Denise Jones, Emily Bryding Henley, Kristin Nicole Riley and Alison Batts Smolin, all of Birmingham, and Katherine Jane Sherer, cousin of the bride, of Spanish Fort.
Each bridesmaid selected a different style charcoal chiffon floor-length gown by Amsale. They carried hand-tied bouquets with white orchids, pink garden roses, mini callas, berries and Star of Bethlehem.
Groomsmen were David Robert Bloomberg; James Daniel Carter, father of the groom; Ryan David Carter, brother of the groom; William Caleb Chancey; Joshua Philip Hausen; Trevor Jeffery Little; and Patrick Lee Meadows, all of Birmingham; and Neil Hayes Sherer, cousin of the bride, of Spanish Fort.
After a wedding trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico, the couple live in Birmingham.
