Pawloski wedding
Ashley DeLen Gilbert and John William Pawloski III, both of Tulsa, Okla., were married Oct. 19, 2002, in the south alcove of Tulsa Garden Center, former residence of the Skelly family.
The Rev. Paul DeNeui of Faith Fellowship Church, Muskogee, Okla., officiated at the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royce Gilbert of Manhattan and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Helmer of Marion and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gilbert of Guymon, Okla.
The groom's parents are Sherry Purvis of Pooler, Ga., and John Pawloski II of Savannah, Ga.
Music for the ceremony was provided by Shaun Cooper, Carrie Cooper, Aaron Opstein, and Angela Novak, all from Tulsa.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an Oleg Cassini design gown of ivory satin fashioned with beaded spaghetti straps, beaded empire waist, and scoop neckline. The A-line, floor-length dress featured a beaded lace overlay which flowed into a cathedral-length train. Her headpiece was a combination of ivory blusher and fingertip veils. She carried five long-stemmed ivory Calla lilies wrapped with plum-colored ribbon.
Janet Leigh of Orlando, Fla., attended the bride as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were the bride's sister-in-law Mrs. Anthony Gilbert of Shawnee, Okla., Mrs. Don Wills of Tulsa, and Michele Lartegue of Dallas, Texas. The bride's aunt Mrs. Harold Thomason of Denison, Iowa, was honor bridal attendant.
Alexis Gilbert was flower girl. She distributed yellow rose petals from a satin flower bag.
Serving the groom as best man was Chris Kea of Savannah, Ga. Groomsmen were Luke DeNeui and Titus Jackson of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Sean Novak of Tulsa. Junior groomsmen were the bride's cousins Danny, Joey, and Josh Helmer of Andover.
Guests were seated by the bride's brother Anthony Gilbert and Matt McComber and Daniel Kaseman of Tulsa, Okla.
Laura Gaskill was the guest book attendant. Gifts were received by Carlene Tallent and Katie Gillis. All are of Tulsa.
The bride's parents hosted the reception which was held in the formal dining room and the north ballroom of the Skelly mansion.
Reception attendants were Mrs. Luke DeNeui, Jacinda Olten of Tulsa, the bride's aunt Mrs. Dan Helmer of Andover, and Stephanie Keppler of DesMoines, Iowa.
The bride is a 1998 graduate of the Jenks (Oklahoma) High School. She is employed as a clerk at the Tulsa County Courthouse.
The groom is a graduate of Broken Arrow High School. He is employed as operations manager of Impact Renovations.
Following a honeymoon at Jarrett Farms Bed and Breakfast and Eureka Springs, Ark., the couple lives in Tulsa.
