Society world

A Right Where You Are: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alan Ziegler married at St. Joseph's AME Church in Durham, NC. The bride, Monica Jean Preyar, is a graduate of North Carolina Central University. She is employed by Duke University as a human resources representative. The groom also attended North Carolina Central University. He is a research and development technician with Innovative Specialty Films. They honeymooned in Banner Elk, NC.

Nothing Sweeter: Deborah Ann Allen became the wife of Edwin Henry at the Kakaako Beach Park in Honolulu. The bride is a graduate of the University of Missouri at St. Louis. She is a supervisor with USDA Centralized Servicing Center. The bridegroom is a graduate of the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He is an accountant for the USDA Rural Housing Service and a part-time reservations representative for American Airlines. St. Louis is where the couple will live.

The Good Life: Derek Dion Taylor wed Dr. Charnette Tasneem Page at Blueridge United Methodist Church in Houston. The bride is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center. She is a resident physician in pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center. The groom is a graduate of the University of Houston. He works in finance with Equiva. The happy couple enjoyed a romance-filled honeymoon in the Caribbean Islands.

God At Helm: Nathan Byron Legardy said "I do" to Ericca Anita Parker at Calvary Tabernacle Church in Hickory Hills, IL. A graduate of Howard University, the bride is Midwest strategic manager for Johnson & Johnson. The groom, a graduate of DePaul University, is a marketing executive for One Eleven One Communications. The Cayman Islands was the honeymoon spot. They will make Chicago their home.

Thankful For You: The former Shalanda E. Rutherford beams with joy after pledging her eternal love with Jarvis D. Raynor during an enchanted, double-ring ceremony at the Cross Roads Baptist Church in Calverton, VA. The loving twosome are both U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors. They currently are stationed in Quantico, VA. The happy pair celebrated the beginning of their new life as one by honeymooning in Nassau, Bahamas.

Through It All: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson of Sacramento, CA, commemorated 50 years of marital bliss with family and friends during a party at the Benihana Restaurant in Birlingame, CA. Mrs. Elizabeth Watson is a retired homemaker. Her dedicated mate retired after 40 years of service as a Teamsters truck driver. The Watsons are the parents of six. They are the grandparents of 15.