Moore Toohig.

Grace DeSha Moore and John Joseph Toohig were united in marriage on May 6, 2006, at seven o'clock in the evening at Christ the King Catholic Church in Southaven.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moore of Southaven. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore of Byhalia and Mrs. Grace Daniels of Jackson and the late Mr. Maurice Daniels.

The groom is the son of Mrs. Jeanne Toohig of Olive Branch and the late Dr. John Toohig. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Toohig of New York, New York, and the late Commissioner and Mrs. John Waldron of Toronto, Canada, and New York State.

Rev. Ed Zemlik, S.C.J., and Rev. Carl Hood officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Presenting the nuptial music were vocalists Michelle Wenger and Ryan England, organist Margaret Campbell, violinist Jennifer Hutchinson, trumpeter Dan Pigford, and pianist Eugene Pigford.

Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride entered the sanctuary wearing a strapless cafe satin gown with a French tulle overlay, accented with vintage lace, Swarovski beading, and a cathedral-length veil. The bride carried a bouquet of white roses, green hydrangeas, and bells of Ireland, hand-tied with an ivory ribbon monogrammed with her new initial and wedding date, bearing her paternal grandmother's brooch. The bride wore her maternal grandmother's pearl bracelet and the groom's godmother's pearl and diamond earrings.

Attending the bride as maid of honor was Emily Kathryn Nail. Bridesmaids were Rachel Jeppe Anglin, Melissa Huling Eldred, Whitney Haney Harris, Susan Elizabeth Hobson, and Rebecca Garrott Thomas. The attendants wore lilac strapless dresses, complete with rhinestone buckles and A-line skirts. The flower girls were Grace Ann Eskrigge and Hayes Elizabeth Hasseltine, cousins of the bride.

Christopher Barret Brown served the groom as the best man. Groomsmen were Peter Russell Brannon, William Lawrence Cushing, William Alvin Egner, Jeffry Justin Hirschoff, Thomas Lawrence Mullins, and Steven Erik Nystrom. Ushers were Ryan Taylor England, Ernest Lindsey Keep, Stetson Gamal Knight, Michael Paul McLaughlin, Timothy Patrick Mihm, Allen Ryves Moore, and William Frank Moore, III. The bell ringer was Richard Worthington Eskrigge, cousin of the bride.

The brother of the bride, Mr. Jamin Moore, and the father of the groom, Dr. John Toohig, were remembered with lit candles at the end of the mothers' rows.

Following the ceremony, the bride's parents honored the couple with a reception at the Club at North Creek in Southaven. The guests danced the night away with the Krackerjacks.

On the eve of the wedding, the groom's family hosted a rehearsal dinner at Timbeaux's on the Square in Hernando.

Following a honeymoon to Bora Bora, the couple resides in Olive Branch.