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Latashia Catrice Samuels weds David Lorenzo Rayton Oct. 21
The bride is the daughter of Antoinette Turner of Tignall and Welborn Samuels of Augusta. The bridegroom is the son of David and Stacie Rayton of Elberton. The altar was centered with an arch candelabrum accented with a large cluster of plumosus fern and a large red bow with streamers. The nearby unity candle was centered with a white satin bow. Greenery was interspersed in the setting. Family pews were marked with red satin bows. Candles were lit by Welborn Samuels Jr. of Fort Benning, brother of the bride, and Xavier Jennings of Tampa, Fla. Soloist was Golanda Blackwell of Washington. Stan Robinson of Elberton served as best man. Usher-groomsmen were Welborn Samuels Jr.; Clifton Davis of New Ellenton, S.C., brother-in-law of the bride; and Rico Allen of Elberton. The bridegroom and best man wore ivory tuxedos with red vests and ties while the usher-groomsmen wore ivory tuxedos with ivory vests and ties. All had red boutonnieres. Alkeisha Davis of New Ellenton, S.C., was her sister's matron of honor and Chiquita Rayton of Elberton, sister of the bridegroom, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Be'Tavia Hill and Daphene Hill, aunt of the bridegroom, both of Elberton; and Tammy Willis of Tignall, stepsister of the bride. All were attired in floor-length candy apple red gowns fashioned with draped necklines. Rhinestone butterflies accented the shoulder straps. Completing their gowns were matching satin shawls. Each carried an arm bouquet of red gladioli and ivory rosebuds. My'asia Davis of New Ellenton, S.C., niece of the bride, and Shermetrius Bone of Elberton, cousin of the bridegroom, served as flower girls. My'asia wore an ivory satin and tulle gown with red rosebuds sewn into the tulle. Shermetrius wore a long ivory gown and bolero jacket. The girls carried ivory baskets filled with rose petals. Oquarvious Bone of Elberton, nephew of the bridegroom, wore an ivory tuxedo with a red boutonniere and carried a lace-bordered ivory satin pillow. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was radiant in her formal strapless ivory satin gown banded in red across the upper bodice and along the lower hemline. Her veil, edged in red, fell from a tiara headpiece. She carried a bouquet of red roses. The bride's mother chose an ivory ankle-length three-piece ensemble designed with a sheer long sleeve jacket. Her corsage was red roses. The bridegroom's mother wore an ivory tea-length two-piece dress and a red corsage. Reception Following the ceremony the couple was entertained at a reception at the Tignall Community Gym. Greeting guests and later assisting in serving were Ravonda Small- Struges and Tatiqwauna Calloway of Tignall, cousins of the bride; Nicole Cooper of Augusta; Erica Gray and Tyronnie Allen of Elberton. Guests enjoyed a delicious buffet. The wedding cake, atop a silver plateau, centered a round table overlaid in white with a white topper. The tiered confection was decorated in red and green and was topped with a bride and bridegroom in a decorative arch. The couple's toasting goblets were to the side of the cake. Clustered ivy also decorated the table. Another round table held the bridegroom's cake decorated as a football field. Atop this cake was a football and Tampa Bay Buccaneer pennant, noting the bridegroom's favorite team. Guests enjoyed a delicious buffet catered as a wedding gift by Carolyn Hill, grandmother of the bridegroom, and Robert and Mary Maddox, uncle and aunt of the bridegroom, all of Elberton. Mr. and Mrs. Rayton are making their home in Elberton. Rehearsal Dinner Elizabeth Adrister of Elberton was hostess for a rehearsal dinner at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Tignall honoring Latashia Catrice Samuels and David Lorenzo Rayton.
Guests were the wedding party, family and friends.
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