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Congratulations Alison & Hunter!

Mr. and Mrs. James Bryant Hebenstreit of Mission Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alison Hebenstreit, to Hunter Westwood Armistead, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Corson Armistead of Nashville, Tennessee. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Paul Dana Bartlett, Jr., of Our Town and the late Mr. Bartlett and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Hebenstreit. Alison is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in art history and a master’s degree in commerce from The University of Virginia. Alison was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2007. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Alison careers with Chilton Investment Company in New York, New York.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Hunter Armistead of Nashville and the late Mr. Armistead and the late Dr. and Mrs. William Bryant Crenshaw. Hunter is a graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He earned a bachelor of science degree in commerce and economics from The University of Virginia. Hunter is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He is employed with Point72 Asset Management in New York City. Theirs will be a September 19th wedding at Keswick Hall at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Ali and Hunter Engagement Photo for The Independent_Option 2_Cropped View (3)

Also featured in the June 27, 2015 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Steve Willis 

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