Emily McIntosh Douglass and William Bailey Murdock were married July 7 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn. The Rev. William Stacey Croft officiated the 6:30 p.m. ceremony. Dinner and dancing followed at The Hermitage Hotel.
The bride is the daughter of Ms. Ruth Van Auken Douglass of Sisters, Ore., and Mr. Sam Preston Douglass Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas. She is the granddaughter of the late Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William Lansing Van Auken Sr. of Austin, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Preston Douglass and Ms. Marylyn Ballinger Douglass of Houston.
The groom is the son of the Hon. and Mrs. Glenn Murdock of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mr. Billy Alford Murdock of Enterprise and the late Mrs. Marguerita Huey Murdock and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Gilchrist of Hartselle.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an ivory ball gown of silk taffeta with a sweetheart neckline and chapel length train, accented by a ruffled bodice, silk buttons down the center back and strands of pearls encircling her waist. Her ivory chapel-length veil featured re-embroidered lace from her mother’s wedding gown. Both the gown and veil were designed and created for the bride by Laura Gonzalez of Austin.
The bride carried a bouquet of white roses and peonies tied with a handkerchief belonging to her late maternal grandmother, Mrs. Jane McIntosh Van Auken, for whom the bride is named.
Maid of honor was Sarah Park Douglass, sister of the bride; matron of honor was Emily Murdock Menendez, sister of the groom.
The groom’s father was best men. Groomsmen were John Taylor Murdock, brother of the groom; Matthew Becker Menendez, brother-in-law of the groom; and Sam Preston Douglass III, brother of the bride. Matthew Becker Menendez II was the ring bearer.
The bride and groom are both graduates of Vanderbilt University.
After a honeymoon in the British Virgin Islands, the couple will move to Charlottesville, Va., where the groom will begin law school at the University of Virginia.
