DEVAN LEIGH COPELAND WILLIAM ANDREWS BALDWIN
Nuptial vows were exchanged by Devan Leigh Copeland and William Andrews Baldwin at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at avenue in Nashville, Tenn. Jason Smith of Martha Lake Baptist Church in Martha Lake, Wash., officiated.
Parents of the bride are Cathy Copeland of Maumelle and David Copeland of Little Rock. She is the granddaughter of Charlotte and Bill Copeland and Beth and the late George Hirscheider, all of Little Rock.
Marsha and Bill Baldwin of Whites Creek, Tenn., are the parents of the groom. His grandparents are Millie and Josh Wilder of Nashville, the late Bill Baldwin and the late Sue Baldwin, both of Birmingham, Ala.
The ceremony site was lighted with candles in vases and bistro globes.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a strapless ivory shantung-taffeta gown with a bow and brooch at the waist. She carried a bouquet of white tulips, roses, peonies and dahlias.
Bridesmaids were Samantha Copeland of Little Rock and Leslie Tusieseina of Maumelle, sisters of the bride, and Lindsey Farris, cousin of the bride, also of Maumelle. They wore strapless gowns of dark navy chiffon and carried bouquets of white tulips and freesia.
Groomsmen were Dr. Rush Davidson of New York; Chris Williams of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; and Ben Proctor of Nashville. Guests were seated by Davis Copeland of Maumelle, brother of the bride.
A reception at avenue followed the ceremony. Tables held black wrought-iron candelabras, vases with candles and arrangements of tulips.
The bride has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. She is a claims manager at Cigna Healthcare in San Francisco.
The groom has a bachelor’s degree in concrete industry management from the university. He is a quality assurance manager at Walter & Wolf in Fremont, Calif.
After a wedding trip to Todos Santas, Mexico, the couple will live in Berkeley, Calif.