Rachel Marie Paris and William Adamson Pritchett were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on May 26, 2012, at the Paris-Yates Chapel on the University of Mississippi campus.
The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Alan Judson Cochet.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Henry Paris II of Jackson and is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bardin Redditt of Greenwood and the late Mrs. Patricia O’Neal Redditt and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Paris of Indianola.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goodwin Miller of Nashville and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Manley Pritchett II of Nashville, and the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Edward Hugh Martin and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Manley Pritchett.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory duchess satin couture gown with a modified square strapless neckline adorned with ribbon corneli lace appliques embellished with pearls, sequins, rocals and bugle beads.
It featured a fitted bodice accented with covered buttons down the back with a flare skirt with a scalloped hem of the chapel train.
The bride carried a bouquet of white phaeleonopsis orchids hand tied with ivory lace with pearls replicating the bouquet carried by her mother in her parents’ wedding in 1980.
Guest were greeted outside the Paris-Yates Chapel doors with a guest registry table adorned with an all white blossom topiary and an all white flower monogrammed “P” wreath hung on the chapel door.
Vivian Bardin Paris, of Jackson served her sister as maid of honor.
The bridesmaids were Sarah Rose Buchanan of Jackson, cousin of the bride; Barbara Martin Pritchett of Atlanta, sister of the groom; Miranda JoAnn Shields of New York; and Katie Pritchett Tutor-Thomas of London, England, sister of the groom.
The bridesmaids wore light silver taffeta short gowns featuring a V-neckline with a soft ruffle.
Each bridesmaid carried various all-white blooms hand tied with light silver ribbon inlayed with pearls.
The honorary attendants included Meredith Jeanne Monsour, Olivia Mitchell Billingsly and Alison Ann Cofrancesco all of Nashville; Aden Ashley Hardison of Katy, Texas; Elizabeth Parsons Jack of Belzoni; Ashley Holifield Kershaw of Gulfport; Sara Hart Rosenblatt Fellows and Grace Gore Sturdivant of Jackson; and Leslie Ann Waring of Oxford.
Each honorary bridesmaid carried a freshly-cut magnolia.
Thomas Manley Pritchett II of Nashville served his son as best man.
Groomsmen included Thomas Manley Pritchett III of Nashville, brother of the groom; Henry Paris II of Memphis, brother of the bride; George Edward Malone of Nashville; Andrew William Tudor-Thomas of London, England, brother-in-law of the groom; and James Randolph Dade III of Alexandria, Va.
Ushers included William Oliver Floyd IV, Bryan James Billips, Paul Rye Steele, Jeffrey Michael Scobey, Edward Delbridge Coble, William Cochrane Jamison, James Brent Blane, and Joseph Goodin Miller all of Nashville.
The ring bearer was Edward Tutor-Thomas of London, England, nephew of the groom.
Serving as the bride’s proxy was Brittni Francesca Wrentmore of Memphis.
The Scripture readers were Kathryn Elizabeth Hamill and Kendra Elizabeth Pickerill, both of Nashville.
Nuptial music was provided by Jason Derrick, of New York, N.Y., Ora Reed of Jackson, and Bill Brown, Gena Everitt and David Marchetti, all of Jackson, performing the benediction by Rutter.
Program attendants were the bride’s cousins: Kendall Causey, Sykes Connell, Francesca Redditt and Lucia Redditt.
Registry attendants were Mary Carlisle Causey and Pauline Causey, also cousins of the bride.
Following the marriage ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception in the ballroom of the Inn at Ole Miss.
Guest enjoyed dancing to the music performed by the Dance Street Band of Memphis.
On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a dinner at the Oxford University Club.
A wedding day brunch was given for the wedding party, friends and family at the Delta Gamma House, where the bride’s grandparents, Rose and Henry Paris, exchanged vows in 1954. The bride’s parents, Lisa and Lee Paris, met there on Nov. 2, 1978.
The bride and her attendants were honored at a luncheon the day before the wedding at Boure on the historic Oxford Square.
Following a wedding trip to Jamaica, the couple is at home in Nashville, where the bridegroom is associated with the mortgage banking firm, Farmington Financial Group.
