Society world

* What More Can I Ask: Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy O'Neal married at the Colonial Village Church of Christ in Chicago. The bride, Chelita Harris, is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. She is a second-grade teacher at Webster Elementary School. The groom also attended Northern Illinois University. He works for the City of Chicago in the department of transportation. The loving twosome honeymooned on a caribbean cruise to the Bahamas.

* Sacked By Sweetness: Yancey Thigpen scored the most memorable touchdown of his life when he recently made the former Maria Dunbar his wife during an enchanted, double-ring ceremony on their 5-acre estate in Charlotte, NC. The bride is a flight attendant for US Air. The bridegroom is a former NFL player with the Tennessee Titans. He is an all-pro wide receiver who attended Winston-Salem State University.

* Wedding Tradition: Jiles Howard Ship wed Donna Lynn Marable and celebrated with a black-tie reception at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ. An elementary school principal, the bride is a graduate of Rutgers College and Iona College. An administrator of investigations and special assistant to the director of the division of criminal justice for the state of New Jersey, the groom is a graduate of Trenton State College. They honeymooned on a cruise to Bermuda.

* Storybook Romance: William J. Ford tied the knot with Vanessa A. Sanders at the Martins Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The bride and groom are both graduates of Bowie State University. The bride is an office assistant for the Priscilla Payne Hurd Foundation in Bethlehem, PA. The groom is a staff reporter for The Morning Call newspaper. Poconos, PA, is where the couple honeymooned. They will reside in Allentown, PA.

* Glorious Gift: Mario DaVinci Castaneda exchanged sacred marital vows with the former Arlene DeLoach on the campus of Oberlin College at Fairchild Chapel in Oberlin, OH. The bride is an executive assistant supporting the president and chief executive officer of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable. The bridegroom works for Shiloh Industries in Brook Park, OH. After pledging their everlasting love, the couple will make their home in Cleveland.

* Golden Affair: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sharpe were honored during a 50th wedding anniversary celebration at the Capital City Club in Montgomery, AL. Mrs. Anita Sharpe retired as a teacher after 34 years of service. Her devoted mate of five decades retired from Trenholm State Technical College where he worked as the buildings and grounds and cafeteria superintendent. The Sharpes are the parents of a daughter. They are the grandparents of two.