Society World

Jet, June 7, 1999

Storybook Wedding: Troy Carter and Melanie Sanders wed at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, LA. The bride, a graduate of Ohio University, is a news anchor for WDSUTV. The groom, a graduate of Xavier University, is a city council member who was the first Black elected to his New Orleans City Council District in 1994. Barcelona, Spain, was where the two spent their exciting honeymoon.

Definition Of Love: John W. Gordon and Ernestine Jones-Daniels are happy in love after recently uniting in holy matrimony during a double-ring ceremony at LaSalle United Methodist Church in St. Louis, MO. The bride is a teacher and entrepreneur. The bridegroom, retired from the U.S. Air Force, is employed with by the U.S. Post Office. The happy newlyweds honeymooned at Somewhere Bed & Breakfast in St. Louis.

Golden Gala: Ret. Sgt. Maj. and Mrs. Jack Chatman Sr. were honored with a surprise celebration by family and friends in commemoration of 50 years of wedded bliss at the Embassy Suites, Greystone Hall, in Columbia, SC. Mrs. Sarah Mae Kelsey Chatman was a homemaker. Her dedicated mate for five decades served in the military for 30 years. The Chatmans are the parents of six children and seven grandchildren.

Love Never Gives Up: Jerry L. Vesey, Jr. and Ayola Nneka Jones married at Pentecostal Church of God in Davenport, IA. The bride, a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, is a 2nd Lt. in the 51st Battalion, Bravo Company, at Fort Bragg. The groom, a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, is an architectural engineer with Detter & Associates. Cancun, Mexico, is where the two honeymooned.

Than Came You: Patrice LaNae Washington became the wife of Robert Henry Langford, Jr. at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago, IL. The bride, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University, is an engineer with Motorola. The groom, a graduate of Michigan State University and Stanford University, is an associate with Booz-Allen & Hamilton. They honeymooned in Fiji.

Fortunate: Michael Barkley Sr. and Robin Hodge pledged their eternal love at the Christian Teaching Center Church in Akron, OH. The bride is a graduate of Vogue/Charmayne Beauty Academy. She is a hair color and hair design specialist. The groom is director of marketing and the gospel rap division for Be Free Records. Caesar's Poconos Resort is where the loving twosome honeymooned.