Becky Jo Walker and Jason D’Wayne Slaymaker exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at 5 p.m. at the Hillcrest Baptist Church in San Angelo. The Rev. Bob Elliot performed the ceremony with Mike Harris providing a special musical performance.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Walker  of Stanton. She is the granddaughter of JoAnn Turner of Garden City and Ray Walker and the late Susan Walker of Big Spring.

The groom is the son of Emma and the late Orville Ray Slaymaker  of Houston. His grandparents were the late Mr. and Mrs. William Slaymaker and the late Addie Hatchet.

Instrumental music was pre-recorded by Ryan Walker, the bride’s father, pianist.

The bride was given away by her father, Ryan Walker. She wore a Maggie Soterro gown of white diamond satin. The one-piece, strapless satin gown had an asymmetrical waist and corset back with a sweeping train. The gown was embellished with bugle beads on the top band, down the front overlay and around the train. She wore her late grandmother’s pearls, a ring that had belonged to her maternal grandmother, a ring belonging to the groom’s mother and her mother’s pearl bracelet.

The matron of honor was Kelly Mitchell of Panhandle. Bridesmaids were Kelly Ammons of Houston; Lacy Walker of San Angelo, sister-in-law of the bride; Melinda Garcia of Portland; and Tanya Wilson of Sanger. Their gowns were two-piece copper satin ensembles, subtly accented with sequins.

Flower girls Emily Ammons and Madison Wilson wore dresses of ivory satin with copper bolero jackets.

Zachary Slaymaker of Clovis, N.M., a nephew of the groom served as best man.  Groomsmen were Steve Ammons of Houston; Robb Walker of San Angelo, brother of the bride; Curt Pouyer of Magnolia; and Corey Moore of Levelland.

The ring bearer was Ethan Ammons. Ushers were Jeremy Lowe; Jonathan Kirby, a cousin of the bride; and Jano Mitchell.

The bride graduated from Coahoma High School. She earned a bachelor of science degree from Angelo State University and is employed by the Region 15 Education Service Center in San Angelo as an early intervention specialist.

The groom graduated from Houston Waltrip High School and is currently a technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo.

A reception was held in the fellowship hall of Hillcrest Baptist Church. The tables were covered with white cloths and were topped with decorations of the wedding colors, copper and blue.  An assortment of sandwiches, hors d’oueveres and fruit were served.

The bride’s table was decorated with six cakes in a display of candles and flowers.   The groom’s cake, chocolate marble, was decorated with the Air Force insignia.

Following a Caribbean cruise, the couple now resides in San Angelo.