Society world

Let No Man Put Asunder: Curtis Bryan married Nancy E. Byrd at the LeCordon Bleu in Brooklyn, NY. The bride is a graduate of the Knoxville Opportunity Industrialization Center Business College. The groom is a graduate of the Brooklyn Museum School of Art. He is employed by the Department of Transportation in New York City. The couple honeymooned in the Poconos Mountains, Baltimore, WV, and Virginia Beach.

Deep In My Heart: Damon Charles Jones and Sara Tracy Whitfield tied the knot at the Fountain of Truth Baptist Church in Detroit. The bride is a graduate of Albion (MI) College. She is a customer service professional at Blue Cross Blue Shield. The groom is also a graduate of Albion College. He is an advisor for EDS Corporation. The couple celebrated their love by honeymooning in the Poconos Mountains.

When I'm With You: Tara Y. Blackburn strolled down the aisle with Tony F. Taylor at the Greater Liberty Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. The bride graduated from the University of Louisville and Eastern Kentucky University. She is a human resources generalist. The groom is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He is employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Lexington, KY, is where the newlyweds will live.

Splendid: Algernon Johnson Cooper united with BJ Hampton at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Atlanta. Hampton, who opened Atlanta's first minority-owned telephone answering service in 1971, is a graduate of Spelman College. The groom, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, was the founder and first president of the Alabama Conference of Black Lawyers. The former mayor of Prichard, AL, is now a litigator in Washington, D.C.

Excited About Us: Saeed Bryant Henderson joined in holy matrimony with Tomika White during an enchanted wedding ceremony at the Radisson Cable Beach in Nassau, Bahamas. The bride is a scientist for GlaxoSmithKline. The bridegroom is an information technology business consultant for GlaxoSmithKline. The loving twosome both attended Temple University and they now will reside in King of Prussia, PA.

Still Happy In Love: Mr. and Mrs. John L. Slaughter commemorated 61 blessed years of love and happiness with family and friends in Chicago. Mrs. Harriet Slaughter, 80, retired after 20 years of service as an inspector for the United Packing Company. Her devoted mate of more than six decades, who is 83, retired after 34 years of service as a laborer with the Inter-Lake Steel Corporation. The Slaughters are the proud parents of 4, the grandparents of 19 and the great-grandparents of 16.