×
Subscribe

Subscribe Today

Save almost 50% off the newsstand price!

In addition to receiving 26 issues of The Independent Kansas City’s Journal of Society, your subscription will include our annual publication, the Charitable Events Calendar and a subscription to our e-newsletter, The Insider.

Questions about your current subscription? Contact Laura Gabriel at 816-471-2800.

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. John Halcomb!

Sarah Amelia Manda and John Talmage Halcomb were married on September 1st at Pleasant Hill First Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Gillam Manda of Pleasant Hill. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Edwin Young of Our Town, and the late Mr. Young, and Mrs. Edward Arnold Manda, Jr., of Pleasant Hill, and the late Mr. Manda. Her groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Halcomb of Schochoh, Kentucky. John is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Richard Byron Donaldson and the late Mr. and Mrs. Will Frank Halcomb. On the evening prior, Mr. and Mrs. Don Halcomb hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Arrowhead Yacht Club. Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Gillam Manda hosted a reception at the Pleasant Hill Memorial Building. Anne Parrott served as the matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Susan Manda and Whitney Manda, sisters-in-law of the bride; Stephanie Halcomb, sister-in-law of the groom; Abbie Young, cousin of the bride; and Amy Blair, Jill Scott and Courtney Austin. Don Halcomb, father of the groom; served as best man. The groomsmen were Frank Manda, Jay Manda and Will Manda, brothers of the bride; Sam Halcomb, brother of the groom; and Jason Carter, Jake Henderson and Carter Lillard. The happy couple enjoyed a wonderful honeymoon in Hawaii. They are at home in Lafayette, Louisiana, where John is employed with BP Biofuels.

Also featured in the January 12th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit:  Allison Marie Photography


John_Sarah249

John_Sarah364

John_Sarah418
Don and Meredith Halcomb, the groom and bride and Kathie and Gil Manda
John_Sarah339
(Front row) Everett Halcomb, Luke Manda, Gary Manda, Etta Kate Manda, and Fritz Manda (back row) Trey Parrott, Jason Ewing, Matt Manda, Brian Toohill, Will Manda, Carter Lillard, Jay Manda, Jake Henderson, Frank Manda, Sam Halcomb, Jason Carter, Gil Manda, Don Halcomb, the groom and bride, Anne Parrott, Stephanie Halcomb, Susan Manda, Whitney Manda, Amy Blair, Abbie Young, Jill Scott, and Courtney Austin

 

Features

Congratulations, Allie & Andrew!

Allie Lynn Dillingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Edwards Dillingham of Kansas City, is engaged to be married to Andrew Thomas Hipp on June 22nd at Union Station Kansas…

Congratulations, Nicole & John!

Dr. Nicole Alexandra Hefner and John Kennedy Goodwin, Jr. will meet at the altar of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, this August to exchange vows. The bride-to-be…

Crib Note – Lillian Blair Snively

And then there were three – three girls, that is – for Amy and Matt Snively of Our Town! Lillian Blair Snively joined the family on December 15th, weighing six…

Crib Note – Miles Henry Floyd Dunn

Miles Henry Floyd Dunn arrived on December 5th, much to the delight of his parents, Sarah Ingram Dunn and Alec Dunn, and older sibling John Oliver Dunn! Weighing eight pounds,…