Mr. and Mrs. James Travis Armour Bettye Eubanks Rhodes and James Travis Armour of Washington were married Saturday, May 24, at fiveo'clock in the afternoon in an outdoor ceremony in the garden at the bridegroom's home on Hudson Drive in Washington. Rev. Jim Newsome of Rayle officiated.

The bride is the daughter of the late Francis M. Eubanks and the late Belle Glaze Eubanks Williams of Washington.

The bridegroom is the son of the late James F. and Myrtle C. Armour of Washington.

The couple exchanged their vows in the garden before an altar formed by white lattice and Grecian columns topped with large green ferns. A brass marble-top table held three brass candlesticks with white tapers which served as the unity candle in the ceremony.

Recorded music before and after the ceremony featured love songs from Barry Manilow's "Greatest Songs of the Sixties." Teresa Bishop of Washington sang "I Love Thee" by Edward Grieg and "The Lord's Prayer."

Standing with the couple and holding their rings were Frances M. Eubanks of Tamassee, S.C., brother of the bride; and Karen Armour Ray of Washington, sister of the bridegroom.

For her wedding, the bride chose a black and white chiffon tea-length dress.

Of special sentiment for the ceremony, the bride wore the wedding ring of Lutrelle Flynt Armour's mother, Lucille Flynt, on the forefingerof her left hand.

Reception

Following the ceremony, the couple entertained at a reception in the gardens.

The wedding table, covered in white lace, held both the two-tiered white bride's cake, decorated in pink flowers, and the bridegroom's chocolate cake. Crystal candleholders with pink tapers and pink and white silk flowers that had belonged to the bride's mother also adorned the table.

Other tables were also covered in white lace. Pink and white fresh flowers decorated the food table from which guests enjoyed cheese straws, sausage balls, divinity, nuts, trail mix, chips and seafood dip, strawberries and grapes.

A pink and white silk arrangement decorated the punch table where guests were served raspberry punch.

Assisting in serving was the bride's daughter, Lisa Stroika of Washington.

Another table, also decorated with pink and white silk flowers, held the bride's book.

The couple has plans for a wedding cruise to the Western Caribbean later this year.

They are making their home on Hudson Drive in Washington.