Peeples-Hillard

Samantha Leigh Peeples and Jack Robert Hillard of Lexington, Ky. married Jan. 3 at Southside Baptist Church. 

The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Gerald Peeples of Bethabara Baptist Church in Owensboro, Ky. The bride is the daughter of Kathy and Stephen R. Peeples of Sandy Springs, Ga., and the granddaughter of Johnnie Hough Beam and the late Fred Beam of Mountain Brook and Dr. W. D. Peeples Jr. and the late Katie Blackerby Peeples of Homewood. 

The groom is the son of Cathy and Jack P. Hillard of Lexington and the grandson of Patricia Ann and Robert Lee Bivens of Lexington, and Jack N. Hillard and the late Patsy Ann Hillard of Frankfort, Ky. 

The bride was given in marriage by her father. The maid of honor was Katlyn Peeples, and the matron of honor was Mindy Grote. Bridesmaids were Alex Botkin, Hillary Moffatt, Julie Woon, Rachel Yazdgerdi and Heather Kennedy. Flower girls were Eliza McLemore and Mady Grote. 

The best man was Drew Hillard. Groomsmen were Wade Grote, Jordan Peeples, Taylor Botkin, Mike Rowbottom, Trevor Helton and Nathan Vant Hoff. Ring bearers were Graham Smith and Chapman Hillard. 

The reception took place at The Harbert Center. The rehearsal dinner the night before was held at the Birmingham Dreamland Bar-B-Que and hosted by the groom’s parents. After a honeymoon in Mexico, the couple is residing in Chattanooga.