Mary Claire Estess and David Kenneth Blackmon were married Jan. 7 at Brookwood Baptist Church. The 6 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Dr. Jim Barnette.
A reception followed at The Club.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Elton Estess Jr. of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Glenn Elton Estess Sr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. Estess, the late Mrs. Mary Ann Blanton Barr and the late Mr. James Thomas Tatum Jr., both of Huntsville.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edwin Blackmon of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mrs. Leon Albert Blackmon of Birmingham and the late Mr. Blackmon, Mr. Thomas Randolph Uzzell Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mrs. Uzzell.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Judd Waddell Chantilly fit and flare gown with Alencon appliquéd tulle overlay featuring an illusion neckline. She wore a Cathedral-length illusion veil with an Alencon lace border.
Sarah Ann Estess, sister of the bride, of Madison was the maid of honor and Elizabeth Eddleman Estess, sister-in-law of the bride, of Birmingham was the matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Mary Jo Blackmon, sister of the groom, of Montgomery; Cady Minor Karras, Courtney Kyzar Parrish, Abigail Kathryn Rieger, Katherine Cain Sims and Anne DeWitt Thompson, all of Birmingham; Tabitha Wood Bice of Huntsville; and Maria Adell DiCarlo of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Evelyn Marelle Estess and Amelia Mayton Estess, nieces of the bride, of Birmingham were the flower girls.
Jonathan Taylor Blackmon, brother of the groom, of Birmingham was the best man. Groomsmen were John Grantham Estess, brother of the bride, Patrick Daniel Bonovitch and Edward Howard Whatley III of Birmingham; Paul Lynn Barber of Huntsville; Kenneth Sellers Jackson of Montgomery; Micah Christian Mills of St. Louis, Missouri; Stephen James Smith of Fayetteville, Georgia; and James Joel Butler of New York City. Junior groomsman was David Grantham Estess, nephew of the bride, of Birmingham.
Scripture Readers were Eugenia Maxwell Thompson and Mary Riley Deer of Birmingham. Program Attendants were Mallory Elizabeth Wilson and Anna Kinsey Martin, cousins of the bride, of Birmingham. Catherine Marie Martin of Birmingham was the soloist and the musicians were Katherine Sims on violin, Melinda Dressler on organ and Brent Reeves on piano.
After a honeymoon trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple live in Birmingham.
