Vows Spoken
CynthU Danette Moritz
. i.clGrovcr Frederick Rhodes
ir. were united in marriage
three >? I ><.1 i> 'he alter
am on Sunday. Mav 22.
. he Rev. Jertv D. Kinlaw
^i> rf irtnc' thi ! >ublc ring
wedding ceremony in the
ndlelit sanctuary of the
Cose Hill Baptist Church.
Tilt hrule i> the daughtet
Mr. and Mrs. John A
Moritz Sr. of Rose Hill. The
idegrooni is tin son of Mr.
rid Mrs. C Frederick
Rhodes Sr. of Pink Hill.
The couple spoke their
? nuptial vows before the
'lurch altar selling centered
v. ith a fifteen light brass
f. ndelabruin holding long,
white burning candles. Two.
spiral brass candelabrum
, aid two three-light cathedral
, indies Hanked this central
al point. The candelabrum
. ere decorated with palms
.ntered with babies' breath
ed long white ribbon bows,
six green Mowing palms gave
? 'a cool summer effect to the
-.?nctuary. Reserved pews
ere marked with green
rierspr-rsed with babies'
aeath centered with yellow
? ibbon bows.
Prior to the teremonv a
program of traditional wed
ling music was presented by
Mrs. Biz7.cll Johnson the
bride entered to Wagner's
"Bridal Chorus." The bride
groom's former roommate.
Mark Kearse of Charlotte,
sang "0 Perfect Love" >by
Barnley and "The Wedding
Prayer" by Dunlap.
The bride, escorted to the
altar by her father and given
in marriage by her parents,
wore a gown of white chiffon
over white silk. The gown
was fashioned with a Queen
Ann neckline, an empire
waistline, and long fitted
sleeves tapered to calla
points over the hands. The
neckline, bodice and sleeves
were lavishly garnished with
appliques of Toulouse lace
showered with pearls. The
empire waistline, which
came to a point in the back,
was enhanced with Venise
lace medallians adorned with
seedpearls. The sleeves were
made of embroidered tulle
overlaid with sheer French
tulle. The skirt front was
appliqued with imported
Alencon lace motifs seeded
with pearls. Side pleating
formed billowing folds which
created an angel-wing effect
and fell softly into a chapel
length train. The scalloped
hemline was outlined with
imported galloon Alencon
lace g- ivi u a ilh se~d pearls
The grown was fastened wJth
tiny, traditional bridal but
tons covered with satin. The
gown was the bride's own
original design and was
hand-made by her mother.
Her only ornament was a
single strand of pearls. Her
. headpiece was a camelot cap
covered with lace and ac
cented with pearls. The
fingertip veil attached was a
double tier of imported silk
illusion edged with pure silk
cording.
Carol Moritz of Rose Hill
was her sister's maid of
honor. She wore a formal
length gown of maize coupe
de ville. Her gown was
fashioned with a square
neckline, puffed sleeves and
a double-wrapped belt which
formed a bow in back. The
A line skirt was trimmed
with a matching fabric
ruffled flounce. She wore a
ring of babies'-breath in her
hair and carried an old
fashioned Victorian nosegay
of white and yellow summer
daisies, yellow freesie and
yellow status tied with off
white lace picoted ribbons.
The bridesmaid attendants
were Candace Buff of Mor
ganton, former college
roommate of the bride;
Martha Hayes of Louisburg,.
another former college room
mate; and Kristie Rhodes of
Pink Hill, sister of the
groom. The bridesmaids
gowns were styled similarly
to that worn by the maid of
honor. Each wore a ring of
babies'-breath in her hair
and carried nosegays like
that of the maid of honor.
Honorary bridesmaids
cousins of the bride, Sherry,
Christina, Michelle and
Crystal Banks, all from
Arapahoe. They carried
hand-picked sprays of
summer daisies tied with
multi-colored ribbons.
The bridegoom chose his
father as his best man.
Groomsmen were John
Moritz Jr. of Greenville,
brother of the bride, Robin
and Bill Rhodes of Pink Hll,
brothers of the groom; and
Frederick Williams of
Durham, the groom's former
college roommate. All the
groomsmen wore grey vested
jackets with pin-striped
trousers. Each had a yellow
rose boutonniere.
Seated as honored guests
were Mrs. Rufus Banks of
Arapahoe, grandmother of
the bride; and the grand
parents of the groom, Mr.
and Mrs. J.T. Spence and
Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Rhodes, all of Pink Hill.
ll.e wedding ceremony
was under the direction of
Mrs. Marvin Johnson and
Mrs. Dean Whaley, both of
Rose Hill. Denise McLemore
of Durham presided at the
church register. Kathy
Drews of Raleigh and Lisa
Queen of Greenville greeted
the wedding guests and pre
sented them with a program
of the worship service.
The bride is a graduate of
Wallace-Rose Hill High
School. She received her
Bachelor degree in busir .
admin'-^ration from t!'c Utii
vcr-. iv of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. She is presently
employed with Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of North
Carolina in Durham.
The bridegroom is a
graduate of East Duplin High
School. He received his
Bachelor degree of business
administration from the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. He is employed
by Union Carbide Corp. of
Asheboro.
After a wedding trip to
Wrightsville Beach. Mr. and
Mrs. Rhodes will be at home
in Greensboro.
Following the wedding
ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Moritz Sr. hosted a
reception in the church fel
lowship hall.
Guests were greeted by
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Robin
son of Rose Hill. Mrs. Nor
man Clugston of Bolivar,
Ohio, served the three-tiered
wedding cake. Miss Nina
Stone of Greenville poured
punch. Hostesses-at-large
were Mrs. Earl Davis, Mrs.
Lewis Moore, Mrs. Billy Ray
Sholar, Mrs. Joe Casteen
and Mrs. Willis Beach, all of
Rose Hill.
A rehearsal party was
given by the groom's parents
at their home.
BARBEQUE SUPPER
There will be a barbeque
supper June 18 at 5 p.m. at
Pleasant Grove Community
Building.
SANDY PLAIN YOUTH
PRESENT DRAMA
The youth of Sandy Plain
Free Will Baptist Church in
the Pink Hill - Beulaville area
will present a play on Sun
day, JuneS. "Kins Paris II"
will begin at 6 p.m. at the
church. Members of the cast
invite the public to attend the
one-night performance.
RED CROSS
DISASTER BUDGET CALL
The American National
Red Cross has issued a
special quota disaster fund
campaign effective May 23
thru July 15. Duplin's quota
is $477. Please help by
sending your check to Mrs.
N.B. Boney, secretary of the
Duplin County Red Cross.
P.O. Box 56, Kenansville,
N.C.28349
TEE BALL LEAGUE
A Tee Ball league, is
forming in Kenansville and
all who are interested
between the ages of five and
seven years old. are asked to
call Chuck Hughes at
296-0218 after 6 p.m. in
Kenansville.
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fight to end inflation
by requiring a balanced
budget.
t
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