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Photographer Allison Smith and Gallery Owner Barry Whistler Get Married —


by Jerome Weeks 9 Aug 2009 3:26 PM

— and get featured in the New York Times Sunday Styles section. They were married Saturday evening in Rockport, Maine, at Smith’s family’s summer home. Smith’s photos are in the Dallas Museum of Art collection and, in fact, last September, she had a show at Whistler’s gallery and an earlier one there in 2006. You […]

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— and get featured in the New York Times Sunday Styles section. They were married Saturday evening in Rockport, Maine, at Smith’s family’s summer home. Smith’s photos are in the Dallas Museum of Art collection and, in fact, last September, she had a show at Whistler’s gallery and an earlier one there in 2006. You can watch Krys Boyd’s Think interview here, and the News snapped the couple last December at a party (it’s photo #9 in the slideshow).

‘Course, Alan Peppard had the whole wedding story back in March: The couple has been an item on the local arts scene for awhile now. Both bridge and groom have deep ties here: She’s an SMU grad and a granddaughter of Stanley Marcus. He’s a graduate of what the Times of New York calls ‘North Texas University.’

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  • Congrats to Allison and Barry! They may also have created the next rival to the viral “Wedding Entrance” that made the rounds a few weeks ago. Super cute video of Allison and wedding party dancing to Thriller bouncing its way around Facebook, courtesy of videographer Randy Eli Grothe.

  • Jim

    Who gives a [deleted]?

  • Hey Jim,
    Had to delete the profanity. Me, I love a wedding, but I’m sure others share your sentiment.