KRISTEN NICOLE GLOVER JOHN BARRETT BELEW
Kristen Nicole Glover and John Barrett Belew exchanged marriage vows at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in Fellowship Bible Church with the Rev. John O’Leary officiating.
Mary and Keith Glover of Stuttgart are the parents of the bride. She is the granddaughter of Helen Glover and Bobby Glover, both of Carlisle, and the late Tillie and Carmon Williamson of Little Rock.
The groom is the son of Suzy and Jay Belew of Phoenix. His grandparents are Patricia and Richard Milliken of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the late Kay and J. Guy Belew of Hot Springs.
Two large white and yellow pedestal arrangements of gladiolas, hydrangeas, roses and tulips decorated the chancel. Music was by pianist Bethany Bell, violinist Maggie Ashburn and soloists Bethany Whitfield and Leslyn Jacks.
Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a white douppioni silk mermaid-style gown with a strapless sweetheart bodice and an over-skirt of silk illusion embellished with hand-beaded lace. She carried a nosegay of white hydrangeas, yellow roses, white miniature calla lilies, dusty miller, seeded eucalyptus and chocolate geranium.
Ashley Glover of Little Rock served as her sister’s maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Leslyn Jacks of Bryant; Whitney Moore of Sheridan; Brooklyn Pruett and Lauren Lefler, both of Conway; Christina Watkins of Cabot; and Brooke Glover and Morgan Newton, both of Little Rock. They wore sleeveless knee-length dresses of navy lace and carried bouquets of white hydrangeas, yellow freesia and roses, dusty miller, chocolate geranium and seeded eucalyptus.
Flower girl was Addison Brooke Glover of Little Rock, niece of the bride. Ring bearer was Will O’Brien of Atlanta, cousin of the groom.
Slater Belew of Chattanooga, brother of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were Harry Peterson of Farmington, Mo.; Eric Schweiss of St. Louis; Toler Shepherd of Dallas; Blake Jacks of Little Rock; James Gammill of Hollywood, Calif.; Matt Rhodes of Chicago; and John Warren of Jacksonville, Fla. Guests were seated by Ben Rosenheck of Tulsa; Brandon DeGroat and Mark Glover, brother of the bride, both of Little Rock; and Scott Brantingson of Bethlehem, Pa.
A reception at Chenal Country Club followed the ceremony. Guest tables, covered in ivory cloths with blue table runners, held arrangements of yellow wedding flowers in tall glass vases and vases of various heights and shapes holding fresh lemons and floating candles.
The bride is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia and has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She was Miss Arkansas 2011. She is a student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and is a pharmacy intern at Rhea Drug in Hillcrest.
The groom is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting. He is a certified public accountant at Deloitte & Touche.
The couple will make their home in Bryant.