1213 Peters-Watson Wedding
Sara Kristen Peters and Joseph Ellis “Tripp” Watson III married at 5:30 p.m. on June 29 at the First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C. Dr. David Hughes officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Randy Alan Peters of Winston-Salem. Her grandparents are Mrs. Clyde Johnson Eggleston and the late Mr. Clyde Johnson Eggleston of Bassett, Va., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wayne Peters. The groom is the son of Mrs. Joseph Ellis Watson Jr. of Birmingham, and the late Mr. Joseph Ellis Watson Jr. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Todd of Trussville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ellis Watson of Luverne, Ala.
The bride was escorted by her father. She wore a Monique Lhuillier modified trumpet gown with double layered Alencon and chantilly lace. Her finger-tip length veil was edged in Alencon lace. She carried a bouquet of white hydrangea, lisiathus, freesia, calla lilies, Eskimo and pink akita roses.
The maid of honor was Kathryn Gerding of Nashville. The bridesmaids were Bess Watson and C.J. Watson, sisters of the groom, along with Sarah Bruch of Richmond, Va., Lindsay Beach of Washington, D.C., and Megan Yeatts of Birmingham.
The best man was Mr. Roy Darrell Lamb Jr. of Auburn. The groomsmen were Stephen Peters, brother of the bride, of Portland, Ore., and Trey Booth and Carter Manuel, both of Birmingham, along with Alex Newton and Jackson Owens of Atlanta. The program attendants were Sarah McNeely and Rachel Little, and the guest register was Anna Mallard. The readers were Ben Blackerby and Sarada Rao.
A rehearsal dinner was held at The Millennium Center, and the wedding reception was at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. After a honeymoon to Bora Bora, the couple resides in Birmingham.
