Haley Nicole Creason and Brady Douglas Bowling of St. Louis were married at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in a double-ring ceremony at Hodge Presbyterian Church in Trenton. Rev. Steve Merrin performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Lee and Dana Creason of Trenton. She is also the granddaughter of Bob and Marie Campbell of Laredo, Richard Creason of Trenton and the late Venita Creason.
The groom is the son of Donna and Gary Scruggs of Kirksville and Richard and Phylis Bowling of Lancaster. He is the grandson of Don Patterson of Kirksville, Joyce Reynolds of Lancaster, the late Carol Patterson and the late Larry Reynolds.
The bride was given away by her parents and wore an ivory, fitted lace, trumpet gown with a detailed buttoned back with a heavily beaded sash and a sweep train.
Her bridal bouquet consisted of white garden roses, succulents, blue thistle, spider mums, baby’s breath, seeded eucalyptus and lambs ear with a handkerchief that belonged to her late grandmother, Venita Creason, tucked in.
The matron of honor was Lindsay Ripley, sister of the bride. The bridesmaids were Liz Moss, Elizabeth Rehfeldt, Keaira Schilling and Alexis Fender, all friends of the bride. They wore soft mesh halter dresses with slim sashes in spa. They carried smaller versions of the bride’s bouquet.
The best man was Austin Mathis, friend of the groom. The groomsmen were Ted Preuss and Ezra Butcher, friends of the groom, and Brian Bowling and Andy Sundblad, brothers of the groom. The groom, groomsmen and the ring bearer, Ashten Fairly, nephew of the groom, all wore matching gray tuxedos with spa vests and spa bow ties.
The bride carried out the tradition of something old (a garter made with lace from her mother’s wedding dress), something new (her dress), something borrowed (a bracelet from her sister, Lindsay Ripley), something blue (a bow on her garter) and a sixpence in her shoe.
The guest book and gift attendant was Millie Scruggs, sister of the groom. All the corsages and boutonnieres were in various sizes of aqua and white colors and were made by Dianna Fox, aunt of the bride.
A dinner and dancing reception was held at the NEMO Multipurpose Building in Kirksville. A meal was served along with cupcakes, made by Laurie Stevenson. Wedding and reception attendants were Lisa Campbell, aunt of the bride, Sabra Ferguson and Andrea Merrin.
The bride is a 2012 graduate of Trenton High School and 2015 graduate of Truman State University. She is currently employed as an account specialist with Conference Technologies in Maryland Heights.
The groom is a 2012 graduate of Kirksville High School and is currently employed as a project manager with Woodard Cleaning and Restoration of St. Louis.
The couple took a honeymoon trip to the Riviera Maya in Mexico and are now at home in St. Louis.