Nancy Thompson Smith and Hans Stig Moller were united in marriage on October 24, 2015, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury. The Reverends Carl Ronald Sachtleben and Donald Rhodes Woolly officiated the four o’clock p.m. ceremony. The bride’s parents hosted a reception immediately following the ceremony at Boxwood Estate.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Durwood Coltrain and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eugene Smith, all of Salisbury. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen Wallace of Salisbury, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eugene Smith, of Millbridge. Nancy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Vanderbilt University with a Master of Business degree. She is a Vice President in the Business Consulting Group at Wells Fargo Securities.
The groom is the son of Mrs. Rita Stig Moller and the late Mr. Bent Stig Moller of San Diego, Calif. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hollaender and the late Mr. and Mrs. Stig Moller, all of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hans is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He is President at XPO Logistics, Inc.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mrs. Dana Freda Upchurch of Charlotte, served as matron of honor. The brother of the groom, Mr. Jens Stig Moller of Chicago, Ill., was best man. Miss Catherine Holt Upchurch and Master Malone Parham Bratton, godchildren of the bride, served as flower girl and ring bearer.
Mr. Thomas Hartin Boyd, Jr. of The Hague, Netherlands and Dr. Charles Thompson Upchurch of Charlotte, were readers.
Miss Isabella Inger Moller of Little Rock, Ark. and Mr. Christian Stig Moller of Bloomington, Ind., niece and nephew of the groom, served as greeters.
Mr. Kim Amby Andersen of San Diego, Calif., Mr. Jorn Simonsen of Greenwich, Conn., Mr. Wallace Thurston Upchurch of Atlanta, Ga., and Dr. Charles Thompson Upchurch were ushers.
Music was provided by Mr. Robert Durocher, Minister of Music, Mrs. Rosemary Kinard, Soloist and Pianist, Mr. Kevin Agner, Cellist, Mr. Christopher Fensom, Trumpeter, and Mr. Greg Pannell, Violinist.
Following a honeymoon to New Zealand and the French Polynesian Islands, the couple will reside in Charlotte.