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To our Family and Friends! Leon and I are so elated to become one and connect our families together. We thank God that He has joined us together once again and we get this opportunity to share our lives with you. ❤️💜🌹
To our Family and Friends! Leon and I are so elated to become one and connect our families together. We thank God that He has joined us together once again and we get this opportunity to share our lives with you. ❤️💜🌹

Ladies Wear Your Pearls

    Monica & Leon
    The Bride and Groom Tribe
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The Bride and Groom Tribe

The Wedding Website of Monica LaVerne Murphy and Leon Gregory Allen
Leon & I wish to celebrate our love with these beautiful people, because they are the root to our back bone, the glue to our lives and without them our lives would be a empty nest. To our dear family & friends we would like to thank you for giving yourselves to us to help celebrate our lives together. May blessing overflow in yours and all your desires come true. In Jesus name. Amen, Amen, & Amen.

Leon Gregory Allen

Groom

The groom’s role is to choose his groomsmen, attend all events pertaining to the wedding, pick the brides ring, give the bride a gift, go on a honeymoon, choosing wedding bands together.

Monica J. Murphy

Bride

The bride chooses her bridesmaids and honor attendant. She plans and hosts the bridesmaids' luncheon and gives her attendants thank-you gifts, and buys a gift for groom. Traditionally, the bride and her family are responsible for paying for all wedding planning expenses, the bride's attire, all floral arrangements, transportation on the wedding day, photo and video fees, travel and lodgings for the officiant if he comes from out of town, lodging for the bridesmaids.

Doris Samuels

“Wedding Consultant”

She’s working with the couple to execute their wedding as intended. The consultant provides assistance and suggestions when making decisions, In constant communication with all vendors to ensure they are on track with the bride and groom’s details, then works to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to execute a plan on the wedding day.

Maxine Henderson

Directress

Maxine will assist the wedding consultant in all aspects of the rehearsal and wedding day. A Wedding Directress does assist you a couple weeks prior to your wedding day, helping finalize plans you've already put into motion — the timeline for rehearsal and the wedding, making sure all parties involved have all the information needed.

Doris Samuels

Matron of Honor

Bride’s Best Ride or Die buddy who’s serving a dual role. 😂😂 Her job is to keep the bride calm as possible, to assist the bride in dressing and to ensure she is ready on time. Checks to see if everything has been completed and give a Matron of Honor toast during the reception.

Anastasia Nobles

Matron of Honor

Bride’s Daughter and her Ride or Die partner. Her job is to keep the bride calm as possible, to assist the bride in dressing and to ensure she is ready on time. Checks to see if everything has been completed and give a Matron of Honor toast during the reception.

Adrienne Freeman

Bridesmaid

Bride’s Best Friend. Lead the Bridesmaid Troop. Plan the bridal shower and bachelorette party, go wedding dress shopping, help tackle DIY project, answer guests' questions, hold the bride bouquet. give a toast, keep her partner's ring safe.

Vanessa Allen

Bridesmaid

Groom’s Sister. Lead the Bridesmaid Troop. Plan the bridal shower and bachelorette party, go wedding dress shopping, help tackle DIY project, answer guests' questions, hold the bride bouquet. give a toast, keep her partner's ring safe.

Rhonda King

Bridesmaid

Bride’s God-Daughter. Lead the Bridesmaid Troop. Plan the bridal shower and bachelorette party, go wedding dress shopping, help tackle DIY project, answer guests' questions, hold the bride bouquet. give a toast, keep her partner's ring safe.

Brad Allen, Sr.

Best Man

Groom’s Brother who will assist in planning and arranging his stag dress attire, assist the groom in getting ready for the ceremony, enter inn with the groom, look after the wedding rings, greet the wedding guests, dance with the maid of honor.

Daryl Allen

Best Man

Groom’s Brother Is to assist in planning and arranging the stag do, assist with picking the suits, assist the groom in getting ready for the ceremony, enter with the groom, look after the wedding rings, greet the wedding guests, dance with the maid of honor.

Anthony (Ant) Nobles

Groomsman

Bride’s Son In Love(Law) and he is to help plan a bachelor party, assist the groom in getting dress, attend all the wedding events, be there for the groom, A groomsman is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony and performs the first speech at the wedding. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected.

Roy S. Lee, Sr.

Groomsman

Bride’s Brother and he is to help plan a bachelor party, assist the groom in getting dress, attend all the wedding events, be there for the groom, A groomsman is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony and performs the first speech at the wedding. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected.

Nolton (Nuck) Lumar

Groomsman

Groom’s Cousin and he is to help plan a bachelor party, assist the groom in getting dress, attend all the wedding events, be there for the groom, A groomsman is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony and performs the first speech at the wedding. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected.

Arenteanis (Tony) Jenkins

Honor Attendant

Bride’s brother will have a dual role as he will accompany the guest ladies to their seats & role the aisle runner down the aisle.

Davion Golston

Ring Bearer

Bride’s Great Nephew is the ring bearer and will carry the brides ring on a pillow or ring box, that holds the wedding rings that the couple will be exchanging. Once they get to the altar, the ring bearer typically hands the rings off to either the officiant or the best man when asked.

AI’Yana R. Nobles (Yani)

Flower Girl

Bride’s Granddaughter and her main role is to walk down the aisle in front of the bride or matron of honors, carrying a basket and dropping rose petals as she walks.

Za’Mya Ah’Miracle Washington

Flower Girl

Bride’s Great Niece and her main role is to walk down the aisle in front of the bride or matron of honors, carrying a basket and dropping rose petals as she walks.

Ah’Nyla F. Nobles (Nyla)

Jr. Bride

Bride’s Granddaughter will be expected to fulfill some of the traditional bridesmaid duties including wearing a dress of the bride's choosing, attending the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, participating in the ceremony processional, and standing at the altar with the bridal party.

Marcale Lee

Usher

The usher is primarily responsible for directing and seating guests at a wedding ceremony. With less responsibility than a groomsman or bridesmaid, the usher is often (but not always) younger than the rest of the wedding party.

Rashun Christian

Usher

The usher is primarily responsible for directing and seating guests at a wedding ceremony. With less responsibility than a groomsman or bridesmaid, the usher is often (but not always) younger than the rest of the wedding party.

Carla Hansberry

Hostess

Bride’s first cousin. She will be the first to welcome guests to the venue, provide accurate wait times and monitor waiting lists, manage reservations. Escort family and friends to designated areas of seating. Take care of the bouquet, attend or plan prewedding events.

Vanice Blackman

Hostess

Bride’s Best Friend Daughter who is like a daughter to me. She will be the first to welcome guests to the venue, provide accurate wait times and monitor waiting lists, manage reservations. Escort family and friends to designated areas of seating. Take care of the bouquet, attend or plan prewedding events.

Jillian Hart

Hostess

Bride’s Son Girlfriend. She will be the first to welcome guests to the venue, provide accurate wait times and monitor waiting lists, manage reservations. Escort family and friends to designated areas of seating. Take care of the bouquet, attend or plan prewedding events.

Antonio (Tonio) Murphy

Walk The Bride Down The Isle

Son will walk bride (mother) down the isle and give her to her father. The roles of the my son is to travel to the wedding with the bride, walking the bride down the aisle, and allow the brides father to give her away.

Wilbert Strother (Daddy)

Father of the Bride

Traveling to the wedding with the bride, “giving the bride away”.

Mashayla Samuels

Make Up Artist

She will be responsible for make up for the bride only.

Pastor Joseph F. Johnson

Officiant

Pastor of Bride and Groom he will perform the most important tasks of the officiant and explain and define the flow of the ceremony, the rituals, the ebbs and flows, vows and rings, etc. - adding requests if necessary, and giving the couple a sense of time and space for that event.

Pastor Linda Johnson

Officiant

Pastor and First Lady of The Church who assist in many marriages offer blessings , anointing the bride and giving her the roles and duties as a bride from a spiritual side.

Monique Pettaway

Notary

Monique Pettaway during the ceremony, she being the notary will ask the couple a couple of questions on the marriage license and once they respond with “I do,” the Pastor will ask them to place a ring on each other's fingers and repeat the standard marriage ceremony. One the officiant finishes his part of the ceremony the notary will get the bride and groom to sign their marriage license and the notary will witness it, signs and place her seal. The notary’s task has been completed. The bride & groom have 30 days to file it with the court house.

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