Ivy Elizabeth Painter and Tolar Wood Purvis were united in marriage Saturday, March 9, in an evening ceremony at Paris-Yates Chapel in Oxford.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lamson Painter of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leo Marler of Fairhope, the late Diana Smith Marler of Gautier, and Mr. and Mrs. John Samuel Painter of Beaver, Utah.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paige Lynwood Purvis of Ridgeland. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Don Lynwood Purvis of Jackson, Judy Graham Wood of Meridian, and the late Dr. Eugene Gregory Wood and Carolyn Harpole Wood, both of Jackson.
The ceremony was officiated by the bridegroom’s great uncle, Reverend David Clinton Wood. Nuptial music was presented by Ceresa Caudill, Jason Derrick, Susan Gaston, and Arme Hong.
Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore her mother’s wedding gown, a vintage custom creation of ivory dupioni silk, featuring a scalloped hem and train, and embellished with pearls and beads. The veil was cathedral length. She donned her late grandmother’s pearl earrings complemented by her mother’s diamond earring jackets. Her sister and bridesmaid, Millicent Diana Painter, wore their late grandmother’s matching pearl necklace. The bride’s bouquet was a variety of white flowers, including roses, hydrangea, ranunculus, lisianthus, and freesia. The stems were wrapped with the bridegroom’s family heirloom handkerchief, following a tradition that began in loving memory of his late grandmother.
Anna Jordan Brata served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Chloe Kellum Ballard, Jada Sade Banner, Sarah Hale Okinedo, Millicent Diana Painter, Cecelia Hurt Thomas, and Erin Yumee Woo. Evie Grace Laney, cousin of the bridegroom, served as proxy bride.
The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Murry Cuthbert Falkner III, James Clayton Fondren, Anthony Gabriel Manor, John Thomas McReynolds III, Zachary Tyler Mixon, Blake Marler Painter, brother of the bride, Hunter Prestel Peeples, William Thomas Purvis, brother of the bridegroom, Joachim May Schmidt, Chandler Robert Sessums, and Blake Edward Slaughter.
Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted guests for dinner, drinks, and dancing at the Lyric. As guests entered the venue, they were greeted by a floral chandelier suspended over the bride’s cake. The traditional six-tiered bride’s cake was all white, piped with pin dots and decorated with fresh flowers. The bridegroom’s cake was a two-tier chocolate and chocolate hazelnut Mississippi-State-themed cake, in salute to his alma mater. The bar menu included a “Mae-garita” and “Gin Wrigley,” signature cocktails named after the couple’s beloved dogs, Mae and Wrigley.
Guests enjoyed music by The Party Jammers of Memphis. The couple’s first dance was to “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight & The Pips. The bride and her father and the bridegroom and his mother danced to “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty.
In lieu of a bouquet toss, the couple opted for an “anniversary dance.” The band invited all married couples to dance and throughout the duration of a song, asked couples to step aside based on the length of their marriage until only the longest-married couple remained on the dance floor with the newlyweds. In this case, the longest-married couple and winner of the bouquet was the bridegroom’s grandparents.
On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a cocktail hour and rehearsal dinner at The Mill in Taylor.
After a wedding trip to Jamaica, the couple is now at home in Flowood.
