Miss Bunn, Mr. Strickland Wed
Miss Brenda Frances Bunn and
Bernice Leslie Strickland ex
changed marriage vows Friday
evening, August 9, at eight o’clock
in Zebulon Baptist Church.
Officiating at the double ring
ceremony were the bride and
bridegroom’s pastors, the Rev.
David Daniel and the Rev. Horace
Hamm.
Nuptial music prior to the cere
mony was presented by Miss Mar- j
garet Simmons of Wadesboro, or
ganist, and a college classmate of
the bride. Mrs. Frank Kemp, so
loist, sang, “Entreat Me Not to
Leave Thee,” “O Lord Most Holy,”
“O Perfect Love,” “Bless This
House,” and for the benediction,
“The Lord’s Prayer.”
The vows were said before an
altar banked with altar baskets of
white bridal floweTs, ferns and
palms.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a formal
gown of chantilly lace over satin
and veiled with an overskirt of
silk organza. The bodice was of
princess design with long fitted
sleeves that came to points over
the hands. The overskirt was
edged in matching chantilly lace
and extended into a cathedral
train. Appliques of lace on the
bodice and train were elaborately
beaded with seed pearls and se
quins. Her tiered veil of French
illusion fell from a tiara of or
ange blossoms and pearls. She
carried a formal tiffany bouquet
of stephanotis, white bride’s
roses, centered with white or
chids, which was tied with nylon
net and satin streamers.
Serving as matron of honor was
Mrs. Walton Parker, Jr., of Smith
field. Miss Harriet Rivers of
Wadesboro was maid of honor, and
the bridesmaids were Mrs. Kenneth
Eddins of Raleigh, Miss Carroll
Hicks of Raleigh, Mrs. Dewey
Brannan of Zebulon, Miss Ann
Creech of Zebulon, Miss Mary
Frances Carver of Roanoke Rapids,
and Miss MaTy Beth Hughes of
Kinston.
Matron, maid of honor, and
bridesmaids’ dresses were pink
silk organiza over taffeta with
back panels of organza edged in
chantilly lace of a darker shade.
They wore pill box hats of pink
with shoulder veils, and carried
waterfall bouquets of rose poms,
pink spoon mums, feathered pink
carnations filled with satin petals
with seed pearls. Each was tied
with Better Time bows.
Honorary bridesmaids were Miss
Jo Ann Bunn and Mrs. Ronny
Jones, cousins of the bride; Miss
Andrea Lee Eddins, cousin of the
groom; and Miss Phyllis Braswell.
They were gowned in white form
al gowns and carried nosegay
corsages.
Cindy Pearce of Salisbury and
David Moss, of Youngsville cous
ins of the bride, served as flower
girl and ring bearer.
The groom had his father, B.
E. Strickland, as best man.
Groomsmen were Roswald Fip
pen of Richmond, Va., head usher;
Charlie Myers of Danville, Va.,
Jimmy Weaver of South Hill, Va.,
W. G. Griswold, Jr., Vaughan
Wade, Floyd Farrington and
Franklin Eddins, and Billy Bis
sette of Elm City.
The mother of the bride was
gowned in a formal aqua satin and
lace sheath. The fitted bodice
with a square neckline and bolero
jacket was satin and the skirt of
matching color was lace over satin
with a bustle effect in the back.
She wore matching accessories
and a white orchid.
The groom’s mother wore a
pink formal gown with a lace
bodice and billowy chiffon skirt
over peau de soie. The fitted bod
ice with a round neckline was out
lined with rhinestones. She wore
matching accessories and a white
orchid corsage.
The maternal grandmother of
the bride, Mrs. M. C. Pearce, wore
a pink crepe sheath formal gown
with matching accessories and a
white orchid corsage. Mrs. Nina
Eddins, maternal grandmother of
the groom, was gowned in a light
grey embroidered sheer with white
accessories. She wore a white
carnation corsage.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Cullen Bunn of
Zebulon, is a cum laude graduate
of Meredith College. She was a
member of the sociology club,
N.E.A., student government asso
ciation leadership counsel, nomi
nating committee, served as hall
proctor on freshman hall, elected
to membership “Who’s Who in
American Colleges and Universi
ties, president of Philaretian So
ciety on campus and was tapped
into Kappa Nu Sigma, scholastic
honorary society. She was named
to the dean’s list all four years at
Meredith.
The bridegroom served a two
year tour of duty with the U. S.
Navy and is presently attending
Campbell College where he is a
rising senior. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Strickland of
Zebulon.
The couple’are also graduates of
Wakelon High School.
After a wedding trip to the
mountains of North Carolina and
Tennessee the couple will reside
in Buies Creek Trailer Park,
Buies Creek. The bride will teach
second grade at Coats.
Rehearsal Party
Following the rehearsal Thurs
day night, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Braswell were hosts to a cake cut
ting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Perry on Gannon Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Bunn,
aunt and uncle of the bride-elect,
greeted guests and introduced
them to the hosts who invited
them into the dining room.
Presiding over the punch bowl
was Mrs. B. E. Strickland, mother
of the bridgroom-elect. Mrs. W.
C. Bunn, mother of the bride
elect, presided over the tiered
wedding cake. Mrs. Joe High as
sisted with the service.
The table was covered with a
white lace cloth over pink satin
and was centered with a vertical
arrangement of pink tiffany roses,
pink gladioli, burgundy coleus and
showered with white artemisia.
All appointments were of silver.
Companion floral arrangements
were throughout the house which
was thrown ensuite for the occa
sion.
Refreshments were cake, rose
shaped mints, nuts, vegetable
sandwiches and strawberry punch.
Mrs. Marshall Pearce, aunt of
the bride, presided over the reg
ister.
Goodbyes were said to Mr. and
Mrs. Thurman Murray.
Members of the wedding party
were received first and the bridal
couple cut the traditional first slice.
Miss Bunn wore a white car
nation corsage and the mothers of
the couple wore pink carnation
corsages, presented by the hosts.
On the patio where guests wan
dered for more refreshments and
entertainment were lighted
wrought iron hurricane lamps en
twined with ivy and ribbons. Miss
Gladys Baker presided over a
crystal punch bowl surrounded by
a garland of zinnias in shades of
pink and rose.
Reception
Immediately following the cere
mony the parents of the bride en
tertained at a reception at their
home on North Street. The home
was thrown ensuite for the occa
sion and decorated with white flo
ral arrangements.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp
greeted guests and introduced
them to the receiving line com
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