Dr. Megan Elizabeth Hamblen became the bride of John Michael Taylor on Sept. 7 in a rustic outdoor ceremony at Deer Path Farms at 5 p.m. The double ring ceremony was conducted by Scott Parkison, of Trinity Baptist Church in Manchester. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Russ and Carol Hamblen. She is the granddaughter of Sue Lee, the late Robert and Dorothy Lee, and the late Capt. E.A. and Ruth Hamblen of Rock Island.