JAMIE LYNN COONCE WILLIAM BENJAMIN COLLINS
Jamie Lynn Coonce and William Benjamin Collins were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in Second Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Lindy Vogado officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Jane and Mark Coonce of Little Rock. She is the granddaughter of Diane and the late Larry Orlicek of Magnet Cove.
Parents of the bridegroom are Somers and Andrew Collins of Little Rock. He is the grandson of the late Judge Richard Adkisson and the late Lila Matthews Adkisson, both of Little Rock.
The altar held two large arrangements of hydrangeas, roses, tulips, stock and seeded eucalyptus. Music was by organist Adam Savacool.
The bride, given in marriage by her parents, wore an off-white gown of Mikado silk with a sweetheart neckline and trumpet-style skirt and cathedral train. She carried a bouquet of large hydrangeas, stock, tulips and garden roses.
Serving as the bride’s honor attendants were Stacy Gibson of Malvern, sister of the bride, and Taylor Cole of Little Rock. Bridesmaids were Jennifer Peters of Fayetteville, cousin of the bride; Allie Arnone, Melissa Austin, Samantha Burnside, Meghan Collins and Lila Collins, sister of the bridegroom, all of Little Rock; Calli Verkamp of Chicago; and Ellyn Brown of San Jose, Calif. They wore mist-blue chiffon gowns in different styles and carried a smaller version of the bride’s bouquet.
Flower girls were Brooklynn Adams and Alexis Adams of Little Egg Harbor, N.J., and Charlotte Stull of Paw Paw, Mich. Ring bearer was Evan Johnson of Royal Oak, Mich.
Andrew Collins of Little Rock served as his brother’s best man. Groomsmen were Korosh Saba and John Murphy, both of Little Rock; Billy Jack Gibson of Malvern; Michael Corr of Dallas; Jeff Modisett and Phil Bickel, both of Washington; Alex Hall of Richmond, Va.; Brady Hooper of Philadelphia; and Patrick Farno of New York. Guests were seated by Matthew Smith and Daniel Ford, both of Little Rock; Drew Bailey of Fayetteville; and Ross Cooper of Napa, Calif.
A reception was held at the Clinton Presidential Center. Long guest tables on each side of the room were decorated with garlands of foliage and hydrangeas. Other guest tables held tall arrangements of hydrangeas, orchids, stock, tulips and garden roses. Music was by Al Paris & The Heartbreakers.
The bride has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is a pharmacist for Walgreens.
The bridegroom has a bachelor’s degree in history from Wake Forest University and is director of real estate at Cypress Properties.
The couple will live in Little Rock after a wedding trip to Greece.