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Ann Cristen Windham and Benjamin O’Rell Sessions, both of Winston-Salem, were married at 6 p.m., April 12 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem. Dr. Michael Brown officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Criston Windham of Winston-Salem. Her maternal grandparents are Ann Lewallen Spencer of Winston-Salem and the late Cornelius Vanstory King of Greensboro. Her paternal grandparents are Robert Edgar Windham and the late Dorothy Cecil Windham of Chevy Chase, Md. The bride graduated from North Carolina State University and is the manager of Elizabeth Williams Inc. in Winston-Salem.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rodney Sessions of Advance. His maternal grandparents are Anne Wallace Walker and the late Barrett Lamar Walker of Madison, Ga. His paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Max O’Rell Sessions of Winston-Salem. The groom attended the University of Georgia and North Carolina State University and is the vice-president of Sessions Specialty Co. in Lewisville.
The bride was escorted by her father. The maid of honor was Ann Hayley McDowell of Greer, S.C. The matron of honor was Anna Fragakis Windham of Tampa, Fla. The bridesmaids were the groom’s sister, Katherine Barrett Sessions, Megan Elizabeth Adams, Hannah Kennedy Albertson, Kelley Lauren Anderson, Melissa Lynne Jenkins, Emma Claire Merritt and Sarah Hunter Peagler. The flower girls were the bride’s cousins, Ann Yancey Bassett and McKinley Exum Bassett.
The best man was the groom’s father. The groomsmen were Roger David Copas, Kevin Louis Forrest, James Lester Gillis, Trenton Morris Hefner, Douglas Gray Kimel III, Jason Dowell McLarry, John Stewart Pomeroy and Bryan McLean Windham. The ring bearer was the bride’s cousin, John Walter McDowell V.
The program attendants were Carrie Dale Avera, Patricia Ann Hollan Rudolph, Meredith Brett Snyder and Vanessa Kay Wells.
The rehearsal dinner, hosted by the groom’s parents, was held at Forsyth Country Club.
After a honeymoon trip to Anguilla, the couple will live in Winston-Salem.