PORTLAND – The wedding of Joan Haley Towle and Benjamin Atherton Vickery was held at 3 p.m. on Aug. 13 at Central Square Baptist Church in Portland. The Rev. Ron Ashworth officiated at the ceremony.
Mrs. Vickery is the daughter of Norman “Butch” and Donna Towle of Dixfield. Mr. Vickery is the son of John and Nancy Heidt of Woodstock, Vt., and Roger and Sherron Vickery of Mansfield, Mass.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory sheath gown of Alcenchon lace and satin with tulle overlay and chapel train. She carried a bouquet of Sterling roses mixed with ivory and pink roses and trailing ivy, which was taken from a 30-year-old plant that her mother’s bridesmaid had rooted at her parents’ wedding.
A friend of the bride, Lisa Brislin, was matron of honor, and bridesmaid was Stacy Thompson, friend. Jasmine Clarke, cousin of the bride, was junior bridesmaid, and Lauren Vickery, niece of the bridegroom, was flower girl.
William and Brian Vickery, brothers of the bridegroom, were best men, and ushers were Chip Towle, brother of the bride, and Andrew Harris, friend.
A reception followed at the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland, after which the couple cruised to Bermuda. They are residing in South Portland.
The bride is a graduate of Dirigo High School and Champlain College. She received a bachelor’s degree from Thomas College in Waterville. She is a registered associate for Smith Barney in Portland.
The bridegroom is a graduate of Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Mass., and in 1990 joined the Air Force, serving in the Gulf War. He continues as an active reservist for New Hampshire Air National Guard. He is a civilian fireman at the Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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