Cooke Godwin.

On December 3, 2005, at half past six o'clock in the evening, Mary Amanda Cooke and John Philip Godwin were united in marriage at Paris-Yates Chapel on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Cooke of Iuka. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Amanda G. Adams and the late Roy Clark Adams Sr. and Mrs. Mary H. Fisher and the late Mr. Robert David Fisher and the late Marvin D. Cooke, all of Tupelo.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Rivers Godwin, Jr. of Tupelo. He is the grandson of Mrs. Louise Godwin and the late Mr. Chauncey Rivers Godwin and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Erskine Bishop, all of Tupelo.

The double-ring ceremony was officiated by Rev. Harry P. Daniel. Nuptial music was presented by Dr. Ray Harris, organist; Dr. Robert Riggs, violinist; Irwin Bell, violinist; Kent Overturf, viola; and Susan Gaston, cello. Soloists were Trice Warriner Sumner and Bruce Lesley.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a princess style gown in ivory featuring a strapless neckline. The fitted bodice and A-line skirt were adorned with an organza overlay detailed with French silk lace. A chapel-length train complemented the back of the gown as well as a matching veil extending to the edge.

Her bouquet of red Charlotte and Sweetheart roses, red hypericum, and cedar were all tied together with accenting beaded wire and crystals.

Kathryn-Taylor Cooke Short, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor, while Emilie Arden Cooke, also sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Loren Hankins, Memory Kohl, Ashley MacArthur, and Suzanne Wheeler. They wore simple strapless dresses in claret, with the floor-length A-line skirts featuring empire bodices. The bridesmaids carried bouquets of lemonade roses, green hypericum, green dendrobium orchids, green hydrangea, and cedar. Honorary attendants were Amy Blossom, cousin of the bride, and Mandy McAnally. Flower girls were Katie Bell McGraw, Lilee Rose, and Wesley Sumner.

Chauncey Rivers Godwin Jr. served his son as best man. Groomsmen were Chauncey Godwin III and Mac Godwin, brothers of the groom; Chad Long; Adam Paxton; and Kevin Rose. Ring bearers were Bo Blossom, cousin of the bride; Rivers Godwin, nephew of the groom; and Ethan Short, nephew of the bride.

Program and registry attendants were Lindsay Adams, cousin of the bride, and Mary Bishop Trippe, cousin of the groom.

Following the ceremony, the bride's parents hosted a reception at the Downtown Grill on the Oxford Square, where guests were entertained by Wiley and The Checkmates. On the eve of the wedding, the groom's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at City Grocery on the Square.

After a honeymoon trip to Laluna Resort on the island of Grenada, British West Indies, the couple resides at home in Jackson, where he is employed by the medical sales company IntegraLife Sciences and she is an account executive with VIP Jackson Magazine.