Yiannas-Jones, Pinkley-Jones and Jones-Bloomfield Weddings

Virginia Diane Yiannas of Bentonville, Ark. and Charles Nathaniel Jones of Conway were united in marriage at Pratt Place in Fayetteville, Ark. at 4 p.m. on June 10, 2013.

The bride is the daughter of Frank Yiannas and Diane Yiannas of Bentonville, Ark. She is the granddaughter of Daisy and Bobby Yiannas of Clermont, Fla. and Norman and Margie D’Amico of Michigan.

The groom is the son of Bert F. Jones, Jr. and Deborah A. Jones of Conway.

He is the grandson of Bert F. Jones, Sr. and Opal Jones of Heber Springs, Ark. and Terry and Elizabeth Reeves of Pine Bluff, Ark.

The bride was escorted by her father, and Robert Yiannas, uncle of the bride, officiated the double-ring ceremony. Mari Alison Murray provided violin music. The bride wore a Vera Wang A-line gown of ivory satin. The subtle netting overlay of the dress and sash was embroidered with a pattern of ferns, the product of silk and metallic thread delicately stitched with intricate beading.

Over 100 satin-covered buttons traced a line down the back of the dress and along the entire length of its cathedral train.

Marie Dai of Fort Smith, Ark. and Lisa Seltzer of New Jersey were the maids of honor; serving as bridesmaids were Elizabeth Mierta Lee of Greenville, S.C., Mari Allison Murray of Dallas, Texas and Katie Jones of Conway, sister of the groom. Each of the ladies wore Boutique Blush dresses.

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The dogs belonging to the couple each participated in the wedding; Romeo was the ring bearer and Mocha was the flower girl.

Michael May of Jonesboro, Ark. was the groom’s best man; Nathan Peters of Russellville, Ark., Jeff Arnold of Dallas, Texas, Andy Jones of Conway, brother of the groom, and Keith Webb of Conway were groomsmen.

The wedding was ushered by Josh King of Conway and John D’Amico of Michigan.

The wedding reception, held in the barn of Pratt Place, featured a setting with serving tables draped with burlap, moss and lace, with vases of flowers and baby’s breath.

Before returning to their new home together in Blacksburg, Va., the couple enjoyed a wedding trip to Hawaii. The groom’s brother and his bride took their vows less than two months later.

Laney Lea Elizabeth Pinkley of Prairie Grove, Ark. and Andrew Seth Jones of Conway were wed at 6 p.m. on August 3, 2013.

The bride is the daughter of Donald Pinkley and Kimberly Carter Pinkley of Prairie Grove, Ark. She is the granddaughter of Shirley and Don Pinkley, Patricia Clark and Leonard Carter and Betty Carter, all of Prairie Grove, Ark.

The groom is the son of Bert F. Jones, Jr. and Deborah A. Jones of Conway. He is the grandson of Bert F. Jones, Sr. and Opal Jones of Heber Springs, Ark. and Terry and Elizabeth Reeves of Pine Bluff, Ark.

The double-ring ceremony, officiated by Jason Molitor of Russellville, Ark., was held at Stables on the Hill in Fayetteville, Ark. Guests arrived to a rustic-themed setting; Back Porch antiques, antique quilts, lace and furniture were the main decor, while bales of hay and checkerboards were situated in the pasture alongside horses and a trellis thick with climbing roses.

The bride wore a white strapless fit-and-flare Vera Wang gown. The dress’ crinkled chiffon, frayed edging and layers of diagonally-cut fabric of the lent the bride a textured, ethereal look as she was escorted down the aisle by her father.

The bride’s niece, four-month-old Lottie Pinkley, was the flower girl, escorted by her daddy, Mason. Both hail from Prairie Grove, Ark.

Bridesmaids were Sarah Ellis of Farmington, Ark., Anna Newton of Harrison, Ark., Bethany Pinkley of Prairie Grove, Ark. and Katie Jones of Conway, sister of the groom; Faith Newton of Harrison was the maid of honor.

All wore strapless flowing gowns with swaths of chiffon in a shade of soft blue, and each bridesmaid carried a bouquet of white roses.

Ethan Frye of Fayettevile, Ark., Caleb Turner of Little Rock, Nathan Jones of Blacksburg, Va. and Kevin Moore of Siloam Springs, Ark. served as groomsmen, and Josh King of Conway was best man.

Jordan Hurlburt of Farmington, Ark. presided at the bride’s book.

Colton Ray of Moore, Okla., Seth Hathcock of Malvern, Ark. and Michael Gaffigan of Rogers, Ark., served as ushers at the reception that immediately followed at the Stable on the Hill barn.

Its interior was bedecked with a juxtaposition of burlap and lace; the tables were candlelit, and sewing notions that had belonged to the bride’s great-grandmother, along with gloves, purses and hats, and glass tower vases filled with family watches, pearls and antique notions were topped with baby’s breath.

Melia Hooten, Patty Hooten, Pam Coyle, Cheryl West and Natalie Bartholemew, all of Prarie Grove, Ark., served the wedding party at the reception.

The couple enjoyed a wedding trip in Naples, Fla. before returning to their new home together in Maumelle, Ark.

The most recent wedding in the family has been that of Charles’ and Andrew’s sister Katie, who was wed less than a year later at the Lodge at Mt. Magazine State Park.

Kaitlin Elizabeth Jones and Matthew Thomas Bloomfield, both of Conway, spoke their vows of matrimony in a double-ring ceremony at 4 p.m., May 10, 2014.

The bride is the daughter of Bert F. Jones, Jr. and Deborah A. Jones of Conway. He is the grandson of Bert F. Jones, Sr. and Opal Jones of Heber Springs, Ark. and Terry and Elizabeth Reeves of Pine Bluff, Ark.

The groom is the son of Barry Bloomfield and Kara Bloomfield of Conway. He is the grandson of Tom and Path Murphree and Jenada Ellis, all of Hot Springs Village, Ark.

The wedding was held on the Terrace of the Lodge at Mount Magazine, set against the expanse of the Petit Jean River Valley and Blue Mountain Lake.

The railings of the terrace itself were twined with wildflowers and set off by arrangements of white roses; ferns lined a stone wall.

Kyle Hoffman of Little Rock and Sam Reddin of Conway played cello.

The bride was escorted by her father, and Pastor Ken Wilson of Fellowship Bible Church in Conway officiated the ceremony.

The bride wore a Casablaca ball gown, a strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline and layers of organza over satin.

Below the neckline, the dress was patterned with lace appliqué and dappled with Swarovski crystal bead accents and sequins for a maximum light-catching effect; a trail of crystal buttons lined the back of the dress from bodice to hem, ending in a semi-cathedral train.

Kassi Lowry of Conway was the maid of honor. Becca Hoffman of Little Rock, Kayla Peyton of Conway, Laney Jones of Maumelle, Ark., sister-in-law of the bride, and Laura Beth Bloomfield of Conway, sister of the groom, served as bridesmaids.

Each wore Blush Boutique dresses and carried bouquets of antique roses with cameo brooches.

The groom’s father served as best man.

Ringbearers were Jase Johnston of Tontitown, cousin of the bride, and Grant Biggers, a cousin of the groom.

Greta Cowan of Little Rock, a cousin of the bride, and Leah Biggers of Russellville, Ark., a cousin of the groom, were the flower girls, and Cody Carter of Atkins, Ark., a cousin of the bride, carried a sign announcing “Here Comes the Bride” on its front; “And They Lived Happily Ever After” was declared on the other side.

Brad Bloomfield and Jeffrey Bloomfield of Conway, both brothers of the groom, Ryan Howell and David Bolen, also of Conway, and Daniel Hubbs of Fort Smith, Ark. served as groomsmen.

Ushers were Nathan Jones of Blacksburg, Va., brother of the bride, Andy Jones of Maumelle, Ark., brother of the bride, Josh King of Conway, Dustin McDonald of Conway and Christopher Carter of Atkins, Ark., cousin of the bride.

The Lodge Ballroom housed the celebrants for the wedding reception that followed. The tables were decorated with flowers in tall vases situated on tree cookies.

Candles and antiques were part of the décor, and atop a Drexel Heritage Table were photos of the bride’s and groom’s parents and grandparents at their own weddings, along with the wedding dresses of the mothers of the bride and the groom.

The couple left for a wedding trip to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. before returning to their home together in Conway.

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