Kristen Lee Murphy and Jordan Craig Silverthorne exchanged wedding vows Saturday evening, July 2, 2011, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin with the Rev. Sam Riccobene, associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Austin, officiating.

The bride is the daughter of Jon and Rhonda Murphy of Doha, Qatar, formerly of Katy, Texas. Silverthorne is the son of Craig and Jean Silverthorne of Plainview.

Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a Kenneth Pool ivory, strapless, royal satin ball gown with a sweetheart neckline. The fitted bodice featured Swarovski crystal applique and hand beading through the dropped waistline. The full skirt had a glove button detail and grand beaded appliques at the side hems and the cathedral train.

She wore a cathedral veil and blusher of silk illusion, with an ivory silk satin ribbon edge. Her bouquet was an arrangement of white peonies, roses, gardenias and lilies of the valley accented with a vintage gold Hamilton ribbon watch that was a gift from the groom; a vintage diamond filigree wedding band and lace handkerchief that belonged to the bridegroom's grandmother, and a St. Catherine pendant from childhood. Completing her ensemble were diamond encircled pear drop earrings and a pear-shaped diamond drop necklace with diamonds interspersed along the neckline that were borrowed from her jeweler.

Source: Plainview Daily Herald