Catherine Courtney Hilsman Glenn and Samuel Elliott Neal
Location of Wedding:
Catherine Courtney Hilsman Glenn and Samuel Elliott Neal, both of Chapel Hill, NC, were married on September 9, 2015, in Ravello, Italy at the Villa Cimbrone Gardens. The Reverend Ferdinando Mazariello officiated the Protestant symbolic ceremony and The Marco Cantarele Trio provided music for the service. A reception was held in the Villa’s gardens, followed by dinner and dancing in the Crypt.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Andrea Hilsman Glenn of Mount Pleasant, SC and Mr. Edward Vernon Ferrell Glenn of Charleston, SC. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Phoebe Clamp Elliott of Mount Pleasant, SC and the late Dr. Agnew Hodge Hilsman III of Atlanta, GA and also Mrs. Rosena Ferrell Glenn Dillard, the late Mr. Douglas Dillard, and the late Mr. Joseph Henry Glenn, all of Winston-Salem, NC. Catherine graduated from Ashley Hall in 2005. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009 and dual graduate degrees in French and Journalism from NYU School of Journalism. She is employed by Mutual Distributing, a wholesale beverage distributor, in Raleigh, NC.
The groom is the son of Mrs. Susan Moreton Hobbs Neal and the late Mr. Henry “Bill” Neal, and also the stepson of Mr. Ervin Dayton Maynard III, all of Chapel Hill, NC. He is the grandson of Ms. Janis Moreton Hobbs and the late Mr. Henry Ware Hobbs Jr. of Brookhaven, MS and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Neal of Blacksburg, SC. Samuel studied business and economics at Appalachian State University. He is a Restaurant Manager in Chapel Hill, NC and a Production Assistant with Lyrica Catering in Raleigh, NC.
The bride’s A-line wedding dress “Omega”, designed by Aire Barcelona, featured a strapless sweetheart neckline with overlapping pleating on the bodice with a full, pleated skirt with scattered guipure lace appliqué detailing and scalloped lace hem and cathedral length train. For the service the bride wore a custom-designed matching guipure lace bolero with an off-the-shoulder infinity neckline layered atop the gown which was fastened in the back with delicate satin buttons. Her gown was accompanied with a cathedral length veil also trimmed in guipure lace. At the reception, the full ball gown skirt was bustled with an antique hand-carved Carnelian shell cameo hand sewn and given by a family friend.
Mrs. Madeleine Nelson Neal Amatuli of Raleigh, NC, sister of the groom, was the matron of honor. Bride’s attendants included Miss Lauren Elizabeth Duffy of Providence, RI, Miss Sarah Elizabeth Field of Denver, CO, and Dr. Olivia Penn Madan of Winston-Salem, NC.
The groom’s brother-in-law, Mr. Dean James Amatuli of Raleigh, NC, stood as best man. Groomsmen were Mr. Douglas Tyree Tinsley Glenn and Mr. Rory Ferrell Glenn, both brothers of the bride from San Francisco, CA.
A rehearsal dinner, hosted by Mrs. Susan Moreton Neal and Mr. Ervin Drayton Maynard II, was held at Da Salvatore Ristorante in Ravello, Italy. Monday, September 8th, wedding guests were welcomed to the Amalfi Coast and 5th century town of Ravello at a cocktail reception at Palazzo Avino hosted by family friend, Mr. Thomas J. Ryan, III of San Francisco. Tuesday, September 9th, the family attended the couple’s civil ceremony held in the Giardini di Principessa di Piemonte overlooking the Sorrento peninsula, officiated by Mr. Ferdinando Mazzariello. After the service, minstrels led the guests to the nearby Belvedere Terrace of the Belmond Caruso Hotel, an 11th century palazzo, for a wedding luncheon. Thursday, September 10th, the bride’s parents hosted an “arrivederci” luncheon for family and friends on the grass veranda of “Sigilgaida” at the Hotel Rufolo. On November 6th a reception at La Residence in Chapel Hill to honor the newlyweds was hosted by the brides’ parents and the family of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Gualtieri. La Residence, formerly owned by the groom’s family and now by the Gualtieri family, is where the couple worked together and first met in 2006.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal took a wedding trip to Tuscany and they now reside in Chapel Hill, NC.