Cathy and Ron Plaster of Meriden, Conn., announce the marriage of their daughter, Rachelle Adelle, to Richard Anthony Brookshire, son of Richard and Ann Brookshir

e (nee Brock) of Charlotte, N.C., on May 21, 2011.

Officiant Mary Coburn performed the double-ring ceremony in the garden of the Tomes Higgins House in Greenwich, Conn.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Justin Alexander dress of natural colored silk dupioni with a draped, silver beaded bodice, matching jacket and birdcage veil.  She carried a bouquet of blush and ivory peonies, roses and anemones.

The bride, 28, is a marketing coordinator with RKF. She is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and currently attends The New School for post-graduate studies in liberal arts.

The groom, 36, is a senior vice president, director of acquisitions and investment management at Monday Properties, a commercial real estate investment firm located in New York City. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University. His maternal grandparents are the late J.E. (“Babe”) and Mary Brock of Tryon. His paternal grandparents are Betty Brookshire of Asheville and the late Wallace Brookshire.

Following a reception and dinner at the Tomes Higgins House, the couple honeymooned in Italy. They live in New York City.

– article submitted by Ann Brookshire