Sydney Noelle Sonnier and Hunter Scott Stover united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony

On the evening of October 14, during a candlelit ceremony, Sydney Noelle Sonnier and Hunter Scott Stover were united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana. Father Louis Richard, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen, presided at the nuptial mass.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maurice Sonnier, Jr. of Lafayette. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maurice Sonnier, Sr. of Abbeville, Mr. Charles Phillippe Dansereau and Mrs. Carole Anne Dansereau of Thibodaux. She is a 2011 graduate of St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette and a 2016 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing. She is currently employed at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana as a registered nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Lynn Stover, II of Abbeville. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Lynn Stover, I of Duson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Barrett, Sr. of Lafayette. He is a 2010 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Crowley. In December of 2014, he graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he played football for the Ragin Cajuns while earning his Bachelor of Science in geology. He is currently employed as an environmental professional at T. Baker Smith in Lafayette.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore a custom Monique Lhuillier gown featuring delicate long sleeves, a victorian bodice, high-neckline, scalloped hemline, and handmade french chantilly lace throughout. The back of her gown featured satin covered buttons trailing to the floor of her cathedral length train. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of lily of the valley wrapped in an embroidered linen handkerchief passed down from her great-grandmother, the late Mrs. Jessie Daigle Dansereau. The bride completed her bridal look with an extended cathedral length veil and blusher.
The bride was attended by her sister, Hannah Sonnier, and the groom’s sister, Brittany Cadona; Taylor Stover, sister-in-law of the groom; Reilly Talbot, cousin of the bride; Whitney David, Mary Morgan Stipe, Victoria Munchrath and Alison Leonards, close friends of the bride. Bridesmaids were dressed in champagne-colored Amsale faille gowns and held delicate, white floral bouquets.
Flower girls included Millicent Stover, daughter of Stewart III and Taylor Stover; Kitt Culbert, daughter of Denny and Katie Culbert; Harper, Halle, and Hazel LeBlanc, daughters of Derek and Meagan LeBlanc. They wore ivory heirloom dresses accented with crocheted lace, satin ribbon, and hair wreaths made of small white florals.
The groom was attended by his brother, Stewart Stover III; his brother-in-law, Daniel Cadona; Derek LeBlanc, Michael Dysart, Joshua Greene, Ryan Leonards, Dylan Lormand, and Don Oliver, friends of the groom. Zachary Abshire, Brennan Higginbotham, Nicholas Hoffpauir, Jack Thomas Hundley, and Marcus Jackson served as ushers.
Ring bearers included the groom’s godchildren, Stewart Stover, IV, son of Stewart III and Taylor Stover; and Brooks LeBlanc, son of Derek and Meagan LeBlanc.
Scriptural readings for the mass were presented by Andre Huval, Frederick Sonnier, and Madeleine Tatford. Lindsey Guidry and Chloe Roy served as program attendants. Ceremony music was provided by Acro Music, string quartet, led by Emil Ivanov and Mr. Tommy Guidry, director of music for St. Mary Magdalen.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Center.
The night before the wedding, a rehearsal dinner was hosted by the parents of the groom at Black’s Oyster Bar located in the heart of historic Abbeville. Live music accompanied dinner and played into the night.
After returning from a honeymoon in Italy, the couple will reside in Leroy, Louisiana.