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2 — VETTS. Mount Airy. N. C13. 1»5S. ! Carolyn InmanM»rttmitriet(Photo by King)MRS. J \Y B. LEDFORDMiss Marilyn Guy Blackburn, thrmumi daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hufus Blackburn » f Springs Road, this city, hwume the bride of Jay B I.cdford. son of M . and Mis.Donald Oscar Ledford, Haynes Street, this city, lt;n a ceremony per-formed Sunday afternoon »t four o'clock at Salem M thodis! Church.The bride's mother wore a toastBecomes BrideOf Mr. BlackburnMiss Nancy Carolyn Inman, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Tom B.Inman of this city, Westfield Rond, became the bride of James Donald Blackburn, son of M and Mrs, James Rufu^ Blackburn of thi» city, Springs Road, on Thursday evening at eight o'clock in the Salem Methodist Church.The pastor of the church, Dr. Edgar It. Nense, officiated at the double-ring ceremony. The church was decorated with arrangement* of gladioli and wild fern. Ish-mael Forest, soloist, and Miss JudyPruett, organi-t, presented wedding music Only members of the famlo s and a few close f lends wete present for the ceremony.Mr. Inman e«eort»*d his daughter to the altar and gave her in mar-riage. Ilv'i lt;nly attendant was in Marilyn Blackburn, sister of the bridegroom. Th • briiie wore astreet length dre-» of state blue with na\y blue aecesso. les Her j cor-nge wh* a purple th:oated orchid.The bride's mother w«»re a dressof navy blue with a light blue trim.Her acee-sorics were of navv blueami she wore a white cat nation cor-j sage. The bridegroom's mother was attired in a dress of toast lore with mauve accessories. Ib’r cor-sage was also of white carnation*.William Grey Bowman of this city was best man.The bride is a giaduate of Mount Airy High Sch«*l and is employeda- cashier f»u Belk’s ihqartm r? Store in thi- city. The bridegroom is also a Mount Airy High School g uduute and is a student at State College, Raleigh. Illt;* has served two years with the V. S. Army in Korea.lace dress with mauve accessories.! After a short wedding trip, thebride is making her home with herparents while the bridegroom enters his sophomore year at State College.The groom's mother wore a navyblue dre-s with matching accessories. Both had eor*ugr*s of whitecarnation.*.Dr. Edgar H. Nea*e, pastor of the church, officiated. A program of wedding music was presented byG. Edward Pruett, Jr., -lt;|, i-t, and Mrs. G. E. B own, organist.Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a g wn of ivory chuntilly luce over satin mud** with a high neckline with appliquedmotifs fo ming a wide V. The bouffant skirt extern:'lt;| into a court train, and the finger-tip veil of illu-ion fell from u bonnet ofBe-t man WHS Ray Ledford,brother of the groom. L'sheis we»e Jack Ledford, brother of the groom; Charles Edward Blackburn,brother of the hr We; J. Donald Blackourn, brother of the bride;and Bobby R. Venable, cousin of the groom.For travel on a wedding trip toNew Orleans, 1 i , the in ide changed into a beige and tangerine two-piece dre-s with matching access' i it a. When th* return thecouple will I*• at home on Academy chuntilly lace and seed pearls She Sl ^ jn Win,ton.Salcm.carried a white Bible toppt-d with apurple-thronted orchid.M s. Fred Lambert, sister of thebriue, was matron of hnn r. She wore a gown of star-blue crystal-etti* made with u wide V neckline' with crystal pleating insertions and u full skirt formed with pleated p«nel*. She wore n matchingcloche trimmed with a circular veilThe oride in a graduate of Mount Airy High School and was formerly employed a secretary by the Mount Any Mirror Company. The g oorti is a giaduate of Mount Airy High Siholt; 1 und is employed bv theGreat Atlantic anti Pacific Tea i, nip.try in Winston-Salem.Out-Of-Tow n GuestsReceptionImmediately following the ceremony, Mi Fred Lambert entertained with u reception at her home n Springs Road.The brideV table, which was coveted with a yellow -ilk brocade cloth given to the host**-- by the brr deg room while he w.*- in se vice in Japan, was centered with the th ee-tiered wedding cake surrounded with a garland of gladioli and fern. Candelabra, encircled bygreenery, and the crystal punchIm.wI w re Used cl-ewhere aboutj the table.Mio Ma ilyn Blackburn, -ist«r of the bridegroom, completed solving the cake after the bridal cODple cut the fir-t -lice. Others assisting in etving wee Mis. J.h* Hill Neal and Mrs WiRinn Grey Bowman. Mi-- J hnrne Ma Inman, -i-ter of the bride, presided over the bride’s book.awnawand carried a colonial bouquet ofbronre chrysanthemums. Out-of-town guests attendingMaid of honor was Mis* Fay l^‘* wedding included Eugene Paul Wood, all of Winston-Salem. Coleman. Her gown wa* -.milar to Blackburn of Richmond, Vu ; Mrs.* that of the mat on of honor and ^ * • Stewart of Winchester, \ a.; she carried a colonial bouquet of Mr. and Mrs. Bub \ enable of HighBrides- * Point;Cake-Cut t ing4yellow chrysanthemum*, maid* were Mrs, William K. Scott,M r*. Edgar Hodge, M s. Joseph Fulk and M is* Cleo Thoma* Theirgowns were like that of the mu-tnon of honor. They carried colonial bouquet- of yellow chrysan-Mr and Mrs. Edward Blackburn, Mi-s Charldean Blackburn, Miss France* Blackburn, Mr and Mrs. C J. Callaway, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Callaway, Mi-- Sandra Callaway, M s. Yiiginia Ashburn, OranHill, Mis* Martha Pyrtle, Mr. amiMi-. S. (). Hill and Mr. and Mrs.Mr. and Mis Fred Lambert, sister and brother-in-law of the bride,entertained the bride and groom with a rake-cutting on Saturday night following rehearsal at their home on Spring* Road.Mrs. Carolyn Pardue, Mrs. aid Blackburn, Mr*. Helen R.-er. Mi-- Giace Vaughn undDon-' Hau-Mrs.G. Edw aid Pi uett, Jr., a-sisted in
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