Hailey Vincent becomes Mrs. Robert Russo

Miss Hailey Paige Vincent and Mr. Robert Salvatore Russo exchanged vows of marriage during a ceremony in the historic St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, La. At half past six o’clock, on Saturday, May 21, 2016, Reverend Keith Landry joined the couple in holy matrimony.
The bride, Hailey Vincent, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Vincent of Kaplan, La. The mother of the bride is the former Dawn Frederick, daughter of Conley James Frederick and Myrna LaBry Frederick, of Kaplan, La. Marie Jacqueline Greene Vincent of Kaplan, La. and the late John Francis Vincent, Sr. are the parents of the bride’s father.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Russo, Jr. of Abbeville, La. The mother of the groom is the former Tracy Newman of McAllen, Tx., daughter of Sue Etchison Meek and the late Paul Meek of Kerrville, Tx. and the late Mr. Roy Chiles Newman, Jr. of Dilley, Tx. Joyce Hebert Russo of Abbeville, La. and the late Robert E. Russo, Sr. are the parents of the groom’s father.
Serving as the wedding music ensemble were Tommy Guidry - organist, Madeline Magnon – vocalist, Jared Gray and Brett Babineaux – trumpeters, Anton Zholondz and Iuliia Alyeksyeyeva - violinists, and Ray Theaux - timpanist.
Aunt of the groom, Tina Rowe, gave the first reading (Tobit 8:4b-8) and Tammy Parrott, provided the second reading (4 I Corinthians 12:31-13:8a).
Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride selected a beautiful gown designed by Anna-Maier. The fitted gown made of soft white re-embroidered French floral lace with champagne double silk charmeuse under gown, featured an elegant off-shoulder neckline. Lace covered buttons adorned the back of the gown continuing down through the long train. The gown was completed with a cathedral length veil with matching re-embroidered French floral lace trim. Meaningful details included by the bride were her pearl bracelet which was fastened by a vintage Chanel button as her something old. A beautiful blue silk monogram given by a dear friend of the bride’s mother, was sewn into her new French lace wedding dress. She borrowed her mother’s rosary, which was obtained on a shared trip to Rome, and added it to her vibrant colored bouquet of garden roses in colors of pink, white O’Hara and orange Houdini with hydrangeas, pink ranunnaculus, coral charm and pink peonies, dahlias, and silver dollar eucalyptus, all hand tied with an ivory satin ribbon with classic stems showing.
Matron of honor was Caki Burch, sister of the groom, and bridesmaids were Jennifer Pellon, Abby Schexnailder (cousin of the bride), Maggie Stokes, Mya Baker, Blaire Desormeaux, Tori Latiolais, Alaina Hebert, Michelle Faul, and Mallory Dubus (cousin of the bride).
They were dressed in Adelyn Rae chiffon full length fit and flare indigo maxi dresses. They wore sterling silver bracelets, designed by Richard Schmidt, and pearl necklaces designed by Tracy Russo, the groom’s mother, both gifts from the bride.
They carried smaller versions of the bride’s bouquet in shades of coral charm and pink peony, garden roses of Houdini, pink, and peach with blue thistle and safari sunset with silver dollar eucalyptus tied with pink sand satin ribbon.
Flower girls were Embry and Aria Russo, cousins of the groom and Ava and Emily Frederick, cousins of the bride. They wore white dresses with ivory lace and satin ribbon accents. They carried miniature floral bouquets of sweetheart orange roses accented with peach berries, blue thistle, and safari sunset silver dollar eucalyptus. Colorful floral crowns made with sweetheart orange roses, Juliet roses, different vibrant shades of ranunnaculus with safari sunset, blue thistle and peach garden roses adorned their hair and they wore tiny pearl necklaces with sterling silver hearts, also designed by Richard Schmidt.
The father of the groom, Bobby Russo, served as best man. Groomsmen were Chip LeBouef, Willis Meaux, Jeremy Bertrand, Andrew Goodyear, Ross Couvillon, Andrew Smith, Ian Ansley, William Burch (brother-in-law of the groom), and Tyler Vincent (brother of the bride).
Serving as ushers were Jonathan Stokes, Matt deGraauw, Adam Desormeaux, and Matt Fracht.
Following the wedding nuptials, a wedding reception was held at Magdalen Place, which was beautifully decorated with cobalt blue and white pottery with magnificent elevated arrangements of vivacious florals in an array of pink, bright pink, peach, orange, coral and blue. Hydrangeas, peonies, dahlias, garden roses, tulips, bells of Ireland, silver dollar eucalyptus, and peach berries were the flowers of choice. Arrangements made in the pottery were in the same color scheme and were different in shape and size making each arrangement unique in their design with candles also adorning the guest tables.
As the guests entered the reception, a 36-foot garland made of ruscus, silver dollar eucalyptus, and green pittosporum framed the entrance and was decorated with vibrant colors of orange tulips, white, coral, and pink peonies, Bella blossom shocking blue hydrangeas, and Juliet roses.
The custom Mexican white chocolate filled wedding cake was no exception, as it accented all the colors the bride selected for her wedding.
The evening preceding the ceremony, a rehearsal dinner hosted by the groom’s parents, Tracy and Bobby Russo, was held at L’Eglise. After a nine-day wedding trip to Costa Rica, the newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salvatore Russo, will make their home in Abbeville, La.