The marriage of Miss Helen Elizabeth Forman to Mr. John Adams Dille IV took place on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Cannon Memorial Chapel in Richmond, Virginia. The Reverend Steven Mark Browne officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Anthony Forman of Richmond. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dotson Steele, formerly of Delray Beach, Florida, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jerome Forman Jr., formerly of Charlotte, North Carolina. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Adams Dille III of Tappahannock, Virginia. He is the grandson of Mrs. Claude Havens Hardy of Amelia and the late Mr. Hardy, and Mr. and Mrs.
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James Cross Barnes Jr. of Arlington and the late Mr. John Adams Dille Jr., formerly of Roanoke. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Her dress of satin and illusion was fashioned with a scalloped embroidered lace bodice and a chapel-length train. With her bouquet she carried an heirloom handkerchief embroidered with the initials of the grooms’ paternal grandparents. Miss Anne Mills Forman of Richmond, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Susan Allison Steele of Orlando and Mrs. Douglas Thomas Johnson of Delray Beach, both cousins of the bride. Also attending the bride were Miss Hannah Joy Hopper and Miss Stacy Nicole Roberts of Midlothian and Miss Jessica Helen Waguespack of Chester. Mr. Martin Minter Dille of Tappahannock, brother of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Mr. Matthew William Allen of Dillwyn, the Reverend Jeremy Shane Gallagher of Tappahannock, Mr. Walter Scott Garber of King William, Mr. Chase Laine-Albert Baldwin of Buford, Georgia, and Mr. Stuart Thomas Welch of Northeast, Maryland. Scripture readers were Mr. Matthew Wright Garbark and Mr. Richard Stephen Garbark of Baltimore, Maryland, cousins of the bride.
Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at The Commonwealth Club. On Friday evening, the groom’s parents hosted the rehearsal dinner at the University of Richmond. Also on Friday, a bridal luncheon was given at Portico, hosted by the bride’s godmother, Mrs. Timothy David O’Donoghue, and aunts, Mrs. Stephen Thomas Garbark, Mrs. Arthur Francis Forman, Mrs. Anthony Joseph Forman and Mrs. Charles Howard Hodge. The bride is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal School and Longwood University, where she is currently completing her master’s degree in Counseling. The groom is a graduate of Essex High School and Hampden-Sydney College. He currently serves as Youth Director at Richmond Community Church and is pursuing Seminary Studies. The couple traveled to Florida and the Bahamas on their wedding trip. They reside in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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