RICH SQUARE – Miss Mary Kathleen Boone and Mr. Norman Freeman Perry III were married on September 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Rich Square Baptist Church with the Reverend Robert Vernon Rogers officiating.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wood Boone of Jackson, and  the late June Bracy Boone.  She is the granddaughter of Mrs. James Wood Boone and the late Mr. Boone of Jackson, and Mrs. Soloman Bracy and the late Mr. Bracy of Rich Square.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Freeman Perry, Jr. of Colerain. He is the grandson of Mrs. Norman Freeman Perry, and the late Mr. Perry, of Colerain, and Dr. Samuel Gatlin Jenkins, Jr. and the late Mrs. Jenkins, of ElizabethCity.

The bride was escorted by her father and wore her mother’s wedding dress.

Mrs. Anne Futrell Farless of Merry Hill served as the matron of honor.  Maid of honor was Miss Anne Catherine McLean, cousin of the bride, of Fayetteville.

Bridesmaids were Mrs. Megan Lowe Vaughan and Miss Caitlin Michelle Lowe, both sisters of the bride, of Raleigh, Mrs. Laura Perry Monk, sister of the groom, of Charlotte, Mrs. Meredith Anderson Boone, sister-in-law of the bride, of Edenton, Mrs. Carolyn Sijthoff Hallett of Charlotte, Mrs. Emily York Perry of Raleigh, both sisters-in-law of the groom, Miss Meredith Hanes Joyner of Raleigh, Miss Chandler deRosset McLean, cousin of the bride, of Fayetteville, and Miss Hannah Catherine Carroll of Smithfield.

The groom’s father served as the best man.  Groomsmen were Mr. John Lindsay Hallett of Charlotte, Mr. Colin Castellow Perry of Raleigh, both brothers of the groom, Mr. Bracy Wood Boone of Edenton and Mr. Timothy Maxwell Boone of Jackson, both brothers of the bride, Mr. Albert Coy Monk IV, brother-in-law of the groom, of Charlotte, Mr. Kemp Rush Dunaway III of Charlotte, Mr. Elliott Burton Farless of Merry Hill, Mr. Kevin Patrick Logan of Raleigh, Mr. Braxton Bragg Dawson Rascoe Jr. of Wilson, and Mr. Alexander Scott Peebles of Raleigh.

Mrs. Briley Johnson Rascoe of Wilson, and Miss Annie Stephenson Mclean of Raleigh were readers. Miss Brittany LeAnn Taylor of Murfreesboro, and Miss Laurel Frances Boone, cousin of the bride, of Murfreesboro greeted guests. Miss Marian Ivy Monk, niece of the groom, of Charlotte, was the flower girl. Master James Wood Boone III, cousin of the bride, of Murfreesboro was the ring bearer.

The Mistresses of Ceremonies were Mrs. Sallie Lewis Futrell, and Ms. Marsha Mustain Beasley, of Jackson.

The bride is a graduate of East Carolina University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and is also a graduate of Duke University with a Masters of Science in Nursing.

The groom is a graduate of Virginia Episcopal School and North Carolina State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management.

A reception, hosted by the bride’s parents, was held at the home of the bride following the ceremony.  On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents and family friends hosted a rehearsal dinner and dance at Colerain Beach in Colerain.

Following a honeymoon to the Turks and Caicos, the couple will reside in Colerain.