McFarland - White (2003-07-22)
Janelle McFarland is engaged to marry David White at 1 p.m. CST Aug. 23 at Otter Creek Church of Christ, Nashville. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
The future bride is the daughter of Ron and Evelyn McFarland of Dover, Del. She is the granddaughter of Sue Alexander Barnes of Newnan, Ga., and John and Ruth Rucker of Nashville.
The future bridegroom is the son of Diane White of Maryville and the late Hugh White. He is the grandson of the late Charles and Blanche White, the late Edward Weime and the late Myrna Beck.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School in Dover, Del., and Harding University in Searcy, Ark. She is a corporate trainer for AmSouth Bank.
The bridegroom-to-be is a graduate of William Blount High School and Harding University. He works for the Burgundy Group Advertising in Nashville as a researcher and media buyer.
Kineman - Stucker (2003-07-22)
Kacie Jo Kineman of Maryville is engaged to marry Seth Lee Stucker of Chittenango, N.Y., at 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Blount Christian Church. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
The future bride is the daughter of David and Vivian Kineman of Maryville. She is the granddaughter of Reba Stinnett of Maryville, the late C.J. Stinnett, Lanis Kineman of Anderson, Ind., and the late Kathryn Kineman.
The future bridegroom is the son of Bill and Glenda Stucker of Chittenango, N.Y. He is the grandson of the late William and Alice Stucker, Gladys Guilford of Fayeville, N.Y., and the late John Guilford.
The bride-to-be attended Johnson Bible College and is now preparing for nursing school. She is employed by Fairpark Health Center.
The bridegroom-to-be attended Johnson Bible College and is also preparing for nursing school. He is employed by Fairpark Health Center.
McCool - Irwin (2003-07-22)
Kelly M. McCool is engaged to marry Brian Irwin at 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at Southwestern Baptist Church, Johnson City, in a private ceremony.
The future bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Shannon McCool of Johnson City. She is the granddaughter of Ruth McCool and Jeanelle Templeton, both of Johnson City.
The future bridegroom is the son of William "Bill" Irwin and Gissell "Jody" Irwin of Maryville. He is the grandson of the late Oscar and Rena Irwin, the late Joy Lee Hurst and Wetonia Hurst.
The bride-to-be is a 1991 graduate of Science Hill High School and a 1998 graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Music degree. She is employed by the Fallon Group as a research assistant.
The bridegroom-to-be is a 1993 graduate of Alcoa High School and a 1995 graduate of Roane State Community College with an associate's degree in environmental health & safety, industrial hygiene, health physics, waste management options. He is currently attending East Tennessee State University pursuing a bachelor's degree in safety. He is employed by BAE Systems as a safety inspector in Kingsport.
Thurman - Bradburn (2004-06-01)
Dreams really do come true, and their colors will be the cobalt blue of hydrangeas in the wedding of Heather Thurman and Michael Bradburn.
"We each had dreams and fantasies about what our future spouse would be like," wrote Thurman. Neither she nor Bradburn imagined spending the rest of their lives together when they both attended the same high school, but fate brought them together in an after school program where each was working to help pay college expenses.
Emotions began taking over, even though Thurman kept telling herself, "I can't let myself love him." She found that this was not possible, and the couple have been together for three years.
Along with finding the perfect soul mate, both dreamed of an outside wedding, but "since we are both worriers, we couldn't chance the rain," the bride-elect wrote. "After having some major discussions about where to have the wedding, a church ceremony was the only way to go."
They decided to get married at First Baptist in Alcoa, but then faced a dilemma about where to have the reception.
"Again, we were blessed when some friends offered to host the reception at their home," Thurman wrote. "As the wedding plans progressed, we continued to feel like we are dreaming because details began to fall into place. After consulting a talented invitation maker, we designed and created invitations which turned out exactly like we envisioned. We discussed and researched ideas for our wedding cake and another dream became reality. We discussed the use of flowers on the cake and found some pictures to create the perfect cake, and after consulting our caterer, we created the perfect wedding cake."
Choosing the flowers was easy, Thurman wrote.
"Hydrangeas were the first and only flower we discussed and we chose the color of cobalt blue because it was eye catching and memorable," she wrote. "The bridesmaid dresses were found to match the color that we had already selected with a variety of names such as cobalt, cornflower and royal. In our minds we had a specific picture of what we wanted our flower girls to wear. After searching for several months and unable to find dresses that would match our ideas, Michael's mother made the dresses."
The couple plan a two-week honeymoon in Hawaii, creating the perfect ending to the dream that will come true on June 5, Thurman wrote.
"As this dream becomes reality, we are hopeful for the future as we begin our life together as one," she wrote.
Heather Thurman of Alcoa, daughter of Rick and Karen Thurman of Alcoa, will marry Michael Bradburn of Maryville, son of Mike and Christy Bradburn of Maryville, at 6 p.m. June 5 at First Baptist Church, Alcoa. John Lowe will officiate.
Nuptial music will be provided by musicians Jeff Jensen of Maryville, Tyler Patterson of Alcoa and Bethanie Mayes of Alcoa.
Heather Youngblood of Knoxville will be maid of honor. Bridesmaids will be Sarah Anderson and Trish Bradburn, both of Maryville, and Ashley Murr of Alcoa. Flower girls will be Lauren Magill and Kaelee Roberts, both of Maryville.
Jason Magill of Maryville will be best man. Groomsmen will be Chad Sims of Walland, Jacob Deal of Rogersville and Andrew Thurman of Alcoa.
A reception will be held at 7 p.m. at the home of Denny and Cindy Mayes.
A wedding trip is planned to Hawaii.
The future bride received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Maryville College. She is a kindergarten teacher at Middlesettlements Elementary School.
The future bridegroom received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee. He is a kindergarten teacher intern at Fort Craig Elementary School.
