Mr. and Mrs. Byrd 

The bride is the daughter of the Rev. Carroll and Leighrene Kohl of Big Spring.

The groom is the son of of Richard and Bettye Davis of Odessa.

The bride's children are Analysia Rodriguez and Mateo Rodriguez. The groom's children are Alyssa, Alex and Jonathan Byrd.

The bride was escorted down the aisle by the groom and their five children.

Maid of Honor was Glenda Ramsey of Wichita Falls, sister of the bride, and bridesmaids were Kerri Whitehead of Big Spring and Breanna Conner of Coahoma, niece of the bride.

Clint Bain of Midland served as best man and groomsmen were Cliff Castilaw of Big Spring and Rod Ellebracht of Fort Worth.

Scripture Readers were Alyssa Byrd, daughter of the groom, and Analysia Rodriguez, daughter of the bride.

Organist was Angela Newton of Coahoma, sister of the bride; trumpeters were Scott Ramsey and Thomas Ramsey of Wichita Falls, nephews of the bride.

Ushers were Alex and Jonathan Byrd,sons of the grooms.

Caroline Ramsey and Madeline Kohl, nieces of the bride, served at the guest registry.

The reception and dinner was held at the couple’s home immediately following the wedding. All guests enjoyed a full barbecue buffet and outdoor seating under the trees in the orchard. The kids and many adults enjoyed playing in the blow-up bouncing castle, the 51-foot obstacle course and giant side and train rides around the property. Even the bride and groom made a trip down the slide – wedding dress and all! The reception continued late into the evening.

The bride is a 1985 graduate from Big Spring High School, a 1990 graduate of Sul Ross State University and a 2006 graduate of Midwestern State University. She is the principal at Kentwood Elementary.

The groom is a 1983 graduate from Permain High School and  a 2005 graduate of Lubbock Christian University. He is employed at Alon USA Refinery as a senior site specialist in the technology department.

The bride’s niece, Breanna Conner, plays for the Coahoma girls softball team – and the day of the wedding was a play-off game in Snyder for the district championship. The second game of the series was at noon that day. If they won that game, they wouldn’t have to play the third game at 3 p.m. which was the exact time as the wedding.

The entire wedding party was gathered around a radio at the church listening to the game instead of getting dressed. Fifteen minutes before the wedding, the Bulldogettes pulled it out and won the game. At 3 p.m. the preacher explained that with everyone’s permission, the wedding would be postponed 15 minutes in order to allow Breanna additional time to try to get there.

At 3:15, the music started and the wedding procession started – and just as her escort was starting to walk down the isle by himself, Breanna bolted in the church door.   

What a wedding picture. The wedding party all lined up in the front of the church – black suits, floral dresses, white wedding dress, and a red and white baseball uniform with the No. 23 on the back.