Sistrunk-Hardy. (2003 Wedding Register).

Lindsey Renee Sistrunk and John David Hardy were united in marriage on July 6, 2002, in an afternoon ceremony at Grace Presbyterian Church in Starkville. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Samuel Rush and Mr. Don Lewis Sistrunk of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Raymond Sistrunk of Brandon and the late Mr. John Raymond Sistrunk and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Lindsey of Jackson. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey Hardy, Jr. of Columbus. He is the grandson of Mrs. David Pledger Madison of Brooksville and the late Mr. David Pledger Madison and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey Hardy, Sr. of Columbus.

Rev. Jon Christopher Anderson and Rev. Bradford McAllester Stewart officiated at the ceremony. Martha Blackwell, pianist; Karen Barrett, organist; Erin Findley and Allyson Kalberkamp, vocalists; and Phillip Palmertree, guitarist, provided nuptial music.

Presented in marriage by her father, the bride wore a formal gown of white matte satin. The fitted sleeveless bodice was embellished with beaded soutache. The princess skirt cascaded into a chapel-length train accented with covered satin buttons. Her veil of silk illusion fell from a beaded comb and finished with a corded edge. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of freesia, Porcelana spray roses, and bridal white roses, accented with crystal beads.

Shea Sistrunk Fox, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Erin Hardy Beller, Kathryn Ann Bowling, Erin Allen Findley, Lucy Charlotte Hardy, Allyson Rebecca Kalberkamp, Mary Mills Lane, Abigail Virden Ross, Amy Davis Rutherford, Molly Belle Shaw, Sarah Elizabeth Starnes, Mary Elizabeth Wiley, and Julia Katherine Wiley. The bridesmaids wore two-piece floor-length sleeveless princess-styled gowns of claret crepe-backed satin.

John Bailey Hardy, Jr. served as best man. Groomsmen were Christopher Myrick Cox, Phillip Karl Ethridge, Carl Fox IV, Jason Clifton Fowler, Kendall Clayton Hutto, Jeffrey Read Jordan, Robert Miles Knight, William Holt McMullan, Jr., Benjamin Webb Sabin, Claud Brennan Sanders, Wilson Andrew Shirley, and Kenneth Ryan Thomas. Ushers were Charles Holland Askew II, David Austin Beller, Robert Clayton Borden, Edward Jerome Everitt, Mark Andrew Lawrence, William Brady Palmer, Reid Austin Sabin, and James Alfred Skipper III.

Following the ceremony, the bride's parents honored the couple with a reception at the Caragen House.

On the eve of the wedding, the groom's family hosted a dinner for the wedding party, family, and friends at their home in Columbus.

Following a honeymoon to North Carolina, the couple is at home in Starkville.