Society world

* Love Match: Christopher Atkins and the former Sueginh Wright wed at the Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ. The bride, a grad of the University of Connecticut and the University of North Carolina, is the owner of a human resources consulting firm. The groom, a grad of Prairie View A & M University, is an electrical engineer. He also owns an office supply company. The couple resides in Phoenix and honeymooned in Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Moorea.

* Paradise On Earth: Derex Penn and Melissa Hodge united in holy matrimony at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. The bride is a graduate of Grambling State University and Liberty University. She is program coordinator at Georgia State University. The groom is a graduate of the University of Delaware. He is a service technician for Bellsouth Telecommunications. Metro Atlanta is where the loving twosome will reside.

* Meant To Be: Joycelynn Watkins pledged her eternal love to Charles Asiyanbi at Lincoln Memorial Congregational United Church of Christ in Chicago. A graduate of the Northwestern School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management, the bride is a business development analyst with Cargill. A graduate of Lewis University, the bridegroom is a teacher with the Chicago Public School System. Negril, Jamaica, was the honeymoon spot.

* Then Came You: Michael L. Kimble and Sandy Chambers exchanged sacred marital vows on Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands. The bride is a systems analyst with Blue Cross and Blues Shield of Alabama. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The groom is the owner of Kimble Construction. He attended Lawson State Community College. The couple will make their home in Birmingham.

* I'm Your Angel: Katrina Ann Jewett and Eric Evans Hammons tied the knot at East Saint Paul Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. The bride, a grad of Clark Atlanta Univ. and Emory Univ. School of Law, is a corporate attorney at YKK Corporation of America. The groom, a graduate of Southwest Texas State Univ. and Pepperdine Univ. School of Business, is an organizational development consultant. Hawaii was the honeymoon spot.

* To God Be Praised: Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Kimball of Gadsden, AL, celebrated 60 years of love and happiness with family and friends at the Top of the River Restaurant in Gadsden. Mrs. Minnie B. Kimball is a housewife. Her mate of six decades retired from the Republic Steel Plant after 33 years of service. They are the parents of four daughters. The Kimballs also have 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.