Palmer, Lynch exchange vows

Mrs. Bradley Marcus Lynch

Miss Nan Carol Palmer became the bride of Bradley Marcus Lynch 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 13, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church in Waynesboro.

Dr. Bill King officiated the small family ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Campbell Palmer III of Waynesboro and the granddaughter of Mrs. Jesse Palmer Jr. of Waynesboro, the late Mr. Jesse Palmer Jr., Mrs. Ed Hughs Jr. of Gainesville and the late Mr. Ed Hughs.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barry Lynch of Laurens, S.C., and the grandson of Mrs. Janelle Lynch of Laurens, the late Mr. John Lynch and the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Terry, all of Laurens.

The sanctuary of the small historic church was decorated with bouquets of wheat, tropicana roses, rose colored cockscomb and green hypericum berries hand tied from each pew with wide ecru satin ribbon.

The antique iron kneeling bench and flanking candelabras were given by the bride's greatgreat grandmother in memory of her daughter Clifford McElmurray Lewis, greatgrandmother of the bride.

The candelabras held tall burning ivory tapers and identical bouquets at the pews.

Music was provided by Mrs. Jean Barefield, pianist; Mr. Mark Phillips, violinist; and Mr. Wes Lawson, trumpeter.

The sanctuary was filled with praise music featuring the congregational hymn Holy Ground.

Miss Rachel Townes served as the bride's maid of honor. She wore a strapless dress of brown dupioni silk and carried a bouquet of tropicana roses, rose-col- ored cockscomb, green hypericum berries and purple aster hand tied with ecru satin ribbon.

Flower girls were Sydney and Anna Clair Thompson, nieces of the groom.

They wore matching ankle length dresses with brown plaid dupioni silk skirts and brown velvet bodices and carried baskets of fall leaves to scatter down the aisle.

The groom's father served as best man. He, the groom and the father of the bride wore bronze blazers, with deeper walnut brown slacks and orange silk ties.

David Thompson, brother-inlaw of the groom, and Cannon Bixler, Neill Martin, Christopher McCall, Stuart Parker, Allan Ward and David Wilson, all friends of the groom, served as ushers.

The bride, given in marriage on the arm of her father, wore a gown of antique white silk satin. The strapless gown was fashioned with a fitted bodice and natural waistline. A full skirt fell from the natural waistline to a chapel length train, and the back of the dress featured covered buttons from the neckline to the hemline. An alecon lace jacket was worn over the gown. The fitted jacket was waist length with a scalloped v-neckline and short sleeves. The ensemble was enhanced with a champagne silk charmeuse sash which was knotted at the waist of the gown. Antique gold, turquoise and pearl earrings, given as a wedding present by a special friend, were the bride's only accessory.

She carried a large bouquet of ivory roses mixed with miniature spray roses and tied with ecru ribbon.

Reception

The bride's parents entertained a large number of friends and family with a reception at the First Liberty Market in Waynesboro.

The bride and groom arrived at the reception in a Rolls Royce owned by Mr. and Mrs. Rex Gerlinger.

Guests were served a delicious southern buffet. Large antique watering cans with a copper wash anchored the buffet table each filled with tropicana roses, rose-colored cockscomb and green hypericum berries. Antique army navy clothes fell from burlap underskirts on the serving tables. Carved pumpkins with the couple's initials and large glass cylinders with tapers lit the market.

Homemade banana pudding was served from an antique buggie. The three-tiered square wedding cake featured a basket weave butter cream icing and was topped with a gold bird nest and a pair of wood and bark birds.

Dancing was enjoyed under an adjoining white tent with music provide by Soul Dimension.

Following a honeymoon in Los Cabos Mexico, the couple made their home in Augusta.