Julie Elizabeth Johnson and Michael Gordon Rediker were married Aug. 7, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. Officiating were the Rev. Dr. Conrad C. Sharps and the Rev. Frank William Sutterlin Jr., uncle of the bride. A reception followed at The Club.
Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christopher Johnson III of Chattanooga, Tenn. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Fredrick Preston Heath Jr. and the late Mr. Heath of Selma and the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christopher Johnson Jr. of Chattanooga.
Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Rediker of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mrs. John James Gordon and the late Mr. Gordon of Harrisburg, Pa., and the late Mrs. Tinsley White Rucker IV and the late Norris Rediker of Birmingham.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor was Caroline Aurore Estabrook of Chattanooga. Bridesmaids were Susan Dobbins Harris, Virginia Paynter Rediker, Katherine Kelly Scott and Dorothy Louisa Walsky of Birmingham; Erin Elizabeth Straub of Seattle, Wash.; and Catherine Elaine Womack of Dallas.
Flower girl was Virginia Pendleton Slaughter, goddaughter and cousin of the groom, and ring bearer was Arthur John Balfour Slaughter, cousin of the groom, both of Birmingham. Program attendants were Lydia Grace Ruotolo and McKenna Marie Sutterlin. Acolyte was Theodore Robert Roe.
Best man was James Eaton Rediker, brother of the groom, of Birmingham. Groomsmen were Winston Ellis Bradley III, Arthur Page Sloss Crenshaw, Daniel Wilson Jones and James Rollin Snow of Birmingham; Christopher Scott Johnson, brother of the bride, of Chattanooga; John Bowron Rediker, brother of the groom, of Vail, Colo.; and Victor Thomas Sherrel of New Orleans.
A scripture reading was given by the groom’s father. Music was provided by Amy Campbell Murphy, soprano, and Nathan Mann, who played the bagpipes.
After a trip to Hawaii, the couple will reside in Birmingham.
