Kathryn Ashley Lax and Philip Curtis Sineath exchanged marriage vows at 5 p.m.  Saturday, May 5, in Fellowship Bible Church. Andrew Holbrook of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Billie and Mike Lax of Little Rock, Ark. and the granddaughter of Dr. Erwin and the late Barbara Lax, and the late Kathryn Wilson, all of Hot Springs, Ark. and the late Billie Mayes of Milpitas, Calif.
Parents of the groom are Alice and B. J. Sineath of Advance. His grandparents are the late Clara and Linton Sineath, Jr. of Greensboro, and the late Cleo and Harry Browning of Asheville.
The chancel held a natural branch arch decorated with nosegays of wedding flowers. Music was by pianist Stephen Curry and vocalist Tyler Rosenthal.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an embroidered English tulie and lace gown with a sweetheart neckline, Empire waistline and chapel-length train. She carried a bouquet of cymbidium orchids, miniature calla lilies, roses and lilies in shades of light pink and blush.
Maid of honor was Lauren Lax of Little Rock, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Mandy Alexander of Orange, Va., Ellen Smith of Conway, Ark …