Society world

Caption: Love Conquers All: Burks T. Holland III pledged his eternal love with Ebony Rebecca Trotter at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Honolulu. They are graduates of Oakwood College. The bride, a singer with the gospel trio Virtue, also is a graduate of the University of Phoenix. The groom, also a graduate of Golden Gate University, is vice president of Bankers Financial Group. The loving twosome will live in Laurel, MD.

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Caption: I Only Want To Be With You: Tamera Y. Partin became the wife of Warren W. Jones at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in New Castle, DE. The bride is a graduate of North Carolina Central. She is a business analyst with DuPont. The groom, a graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Grambling State University, is an account manager with MBNA bank. The newlyweds will reside in Delaware after they honeymoon in Negril, Jamaica.

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Caption: For The Rest Of My Life: Edward Tervino Thomas united in holy matrimony with Kearston Arnesha Bland during an enchanted, double-ring ceremony at the Southern Oaks Plantation in New Orleans. The bride is a graduate of Georgia Southern University. The groom attended Georgia Southern University. He is a linebacker with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. St. Augustine, FL, is where the couple will make their home.

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Caption: Florida Nuptials: Anthony H. Payne joined in holy matrimony with Ann Brown-Harris at the St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Orlando, FL. The bride is a graduate of Florida A&M University. She is president-CEO of the MWBE Alliance and a business radio talk show host in Orlando. The groom is a graduate of Ivy Technical College. He is employed at the Indianapolis Power Company. The couple will reside in Orlando.

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Caption: Tropical-Island Bliss: David Anthony Dennis tied the knot with Lorna Lenise Freeman at the Wesley Methodist Church in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The bride is a graduate of Morris Brown College. She is a customer service professional at Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP Attorney At Law. The groom attended Virginia Union College. He is a radio frequency field engineer. They honeymooned in St. Thomas and will live in Virginia.

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Caption: Through The Years: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Steele celebrated 50 years of love and happiness with family and friends at the Martinique Restaurant in Evergreen Park, IL. Mrs. Nina M. Steele is a retired school teacher for the City of Chicago. Her devoted mate of five decades is a retired administrator for the State of Illinois. The Steeles are the parents of one son.