Miss Zimmerman and Mr. Atkinson exchange vows August 26, 2006

Mrs. Zackery Owen Atkinson

Katherine Ruth Zimmerman and Zackery Owen Atkinson were married in Belin Memorial United Methodist Church at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, August 26, 2006, at 5 pm. The Rev. Dr. B. Mike Alexander performed the double--ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Michael Zimmerman. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Anthony Marsha Jr. and Mrs. Louie Cicero Zimmerman and the late Mr. Zimmerman of Advance, North Carolina. The bride graduated from Cardinal Newman School and the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of science degree in sport and entertainment management. She is employed with Coldwell Banker United Realtors, Midtown.

The bridegroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Larry Neal Atkinson. His grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. John Manning Blackwell of McBee, South Carolina, and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Owen Atkinson of Jefferson, South Carolina. The bridegroom graduated from Hammond School and Wofford College with a bachelor of science in government. He also graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School with a juris doctor. He is employed by the Law Offices of George W. Speedy in Camden, South Carolina.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a fitted ivory dupioni silk gown with a gradual flair below the knee. Directional rouching enhanced the gown's strapless empire bodice. The back was accentuated with an asymmetrical looped sash featuring a pair of handmade dupioni silk rosettes and a chapel length train.

The maids of honor were Natalie Louise Zimmerman and Julie Elizabeth Zimmerman, sisters of the bride. The bridesmaids were Anne Marie Atkinson, sister of the bridegroom; Mrs. Bergan Brennan Fudger; Kathryn Tanner Hunt; Mrs. Ainsley Earhardt McKinney; Allie Cecelia Rosvold, cousin of the bride; Nancy Alison Scott; Megan Finch Stevens; Mrs. Lauri McCallum Williams; and Mrs. Amy Robinson Wilson. The registry attendants were Mrs. Katherine Fey Drafts and Mrs. Katherine Williams Holmes. The greeters were Ashley Heath Martin and Mrs. Mary Beth Murrell Mims. The reader was Margaret Colvin Wilson.

The father of the bridegroom served as best man. The groomsmen were Norman Brian Cooper, Marcus Danner Crosswell, Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea, James Monte Ford Jr., James Rawlings Brewer LaMotte, Bentley Douglas Price, Christian Pinckney Rasor, Jason King Sloan, and Charles Joseph Webb.

A reception was held at Pawleys Plantation. After a honeymoon trip to Cabo San Lucas, the couple will reside in Camden, South Carolina.

A rehearsal party with dinner and dancing was given by Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson at DeBordieu Club the night before the wedding.