Shelly Libersat and Andre Couvillon united in marriage

Shelly Renee Libersat of Erath, Louisiana and Andre Michael Couvillon of Cow Island, Louisiana were united in marriage on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, Louisiana. Officiating the 6:30 p.m. ceremony was Father Louis J. Richard.
Shelly is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Libersat of Erath, Louisiana and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Libersat of Henry, Louisiana and Mr. Hulen Duhon and the late Merelyn Duhon of Maurice, Louisiana.
A graduate of Erath High School, Shelly obtained her Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from McNeese State University. She is currently employed at Abbeville General Hospital.
Andre is the son of Ms. Tina Couvillon of Mulvey, Louisiana and Mr. Michael Couvillon of Cow Island, Louisiana. He is the grandson of Mrs. Lee Verd Simon and the late Curtis Simon of Mulvey, Louisiana and Mrs. Julia Couvillon and the late Andrew Couvillon of Cow Island, Louisiana.
A graduate of Kaplan High School, Andre received his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is currently employed by Island Operating Company.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown designed by Watters. The elegant long sleeve ivory gown featured a heart shape neck line covered in a floral motif extending into the long lace sleeves. An A-line skirt composed with layers of soft netting finished off the romantic gown. As a final touch, the bride wore a two tier chiffon finger tip veil.
Madison Duhon, cousin of the bride, served as Maid of Honor. She wore a wine colored, one shoulder, floor length gown featuring a criss crossed waistband. Attending as Junior Bridesmaids were Molly Duhon, cousin of the bride and daughter of Guy and Christy Duhon as well as Natalie Callahan, Godchild of the groom and daughter of Derek and Anna-Vaughn Callahan.
Attending as flower girls were Lucy Trouille, niece of the groom and daughter of Ashley Trouille and Brett Trouille as well as Julia Fontenot, niece of the groom and daughter of Eric and Andrea Fontenot.
Junior bridesmaids and flower girls wore a delicate soft white long sleeved gown with a lace bodice and V shaped back complete with a fully lined soft tulle skirt.
Serving as Best Man was Ross Couvillon, cousin of the groom. Junior groomsman for the ceremony was Charlie Trouille, nephew and godchild of the groom and son of Ashley Trouille and Brett Trouille.
Ring bearers were Wyatt Lavergne, godchild of the bride and the son of Tiffany Libersat and Grayson Fontenot who is the nephew and godchild of the groom, and is the son of Eric and Andrea Fontenot.
Ushers for the ceremony were Guy Duhon, uncle of the bride and Nicholas Couvillon, cousin of the groom.
Scriptures were read by Andrea Fontenot and Ashley Trouille, sisters of the groom. Processional music was provided by Tommy Guidry the organist, Jared Gray the trumpeter and Jennifer Melancon, vocalist.
Together with their attendants, the couple had a rehearsal dinner on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 107 in Erath, Louisiana that was hosted by the grooms father.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Blacks. The bride’s cake was an elegant three-tiered white cake with combed icing and fresh flowers. The wedding cake was filled with delicious southern flavors of strawberry cheesecake, chocolate and pecan praline made by Barbara Robinson while the grooms cake was also a three-tiered cake with different flavors in each tier. It was accented with a hunting theme made by Ashley Menard with Whisk Away Cakes.
After a wedding trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the couple plan to reside in Maurice, Louisiana.