Society world

Jet, Nov 3, 2003

* Kindred Spirits: Childhood sweethearts Laurita Corde Gordon and Clyde Colmes Jr. recently exchanged vows during their wedding ceremony on the beautiful white sand of Nassau's Cable Beach in the Bahamas. The bride manages the Health Studies Library at Westat. The groom is an information technology specialist at the National Institutes of Health. The happy newlyweds will reside in Germantown, MD.

* Queen Of His Heart: L. Shamika Nesbitt married Ontwon L. Caver at Mars Hill Baptist Church in Chicago. The bride, who is a graduate of Columbia College, is a media and technology specialist for the National Teachers Academy (Chicago Public Schools). The bridegroom, who is a graduate of Jackson State University, is a trainer of new hires at Arrow Financial. They honeymooned in Key Biscayne, FL.

* A Right Tackle: The former Enisha Clark and Michael Williams recently scored as husband and wife after making the perfect play by pledging their eternal love during an enchanted ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, TX. The blushing bride attends the University of Texas. The proud groom is a graduate of the University of Texas. He is a right tackle for the Buffalo Bills. The loving twosome will make their home in Austin.

* Makes Me Whole: Keith M. Evans tied the knot with the former Clarez C. Sams during a double-ring ceremony at First Baptist Church Fannin Street in LaGrange, GA. The happy bride is a network analyst. She is a graduate of Savannah State University and the Keller Graduate School. The elated groom attends Clayton State University. He is a lab technician. The couple honeymooned in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

* Giving My All: Delvecchio Meadows wed Zayed T. Henry at the Schrader Lane Church of Christ in Nashville. The bride, a vascular ultrasonographer at Erlanger Hospital, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The groom, also a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is an eligibility analyst for CIGNA Healthcare. Negril, Jamaica, is where they honeymooned.

* Love-Abiding Faith: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rose celebrated 50 years of love and happiness by renewing their marital vows during a dinner reception at St. Matthew AME Church in Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Laura Rose is a retired elementary school principal. Her mate of 50 years is a retired minister of Fountain Chapel AME Church. They are the parents of three children, the grandparents of five and the great-grandparents of one.