'Black Love' Wedding Announcements (PHOTOS)

"Black Love" Wedding Announcements:

Getting married? Celebrating a wedding anniversary? If so, share your love with us, here at BlackVoices, and get featured on the site!

We've also teamed up with Munaluchi Bridal, the leading authority of bridal inspiration for women of color, to showcase the love and wedding celebrations from some of these amazing couples.

Enjoy and spread the love!

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• Abisola & Akin Omotosho

  Abisola Savage and Akin Omotosho were married on October 8, 2011 in Arlington, TX. They reside in Dallas, TX., where the bride, 27, is a financial analyst and the bridegroom, 29, is a certified public accountant. Although both are originally from Nigeria the couple met while attending college in Abilene, TX. <strong>The bridegroom on meeting his bride:</strong> <em>"I was instantly smitten by her easy-going nature, and willingness to laugh at my not-always-funny attempts at jokes. Even though we hit it off, she definitely made me work to earn the rights to her attention and when we finally began officially dating, I felt like I had won 3 marathons in a row."</em> See pictures from their beautiful wedding here. <a href="http://munaluchibridal.com/real-texas-wedding-abisola-akinyemi/" target="_hplink">here</a>

• Shira & Kevin Granderson

  Shira Taylor and Kevin Granderson were married on December 31, 2011 in Houston, TX. The bride, 26, owns an online boutique and the bridegroom, 29, is a math teacher and minister. A mutual friend introduced the the two Texas natives when they were undergraduates at Texas Southern University. After a bit of persuading and a phone conversation that lasted seven hours, the two knew they were meant to be. <strong>The bride on her love inspiration: </strong> <em>"As a young girl I always admired my grandparents for their unconditional love. My grandfather was so protective and treated my grandmother as a precious jewel. She loved and catered to him like a King. For sixty-five years until my grandfather passed, they exemplified Christ-like love and the true meaning of 'til death do us part.' The two of them together made magic! They really inspired me to love with my whole heart."</em>

• Maria & Albert Motley

  Maria Joan-Margariete Wing & Albert Bernell Motley were married on November 26, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. The bride, 32, is an attorney and the bridegroom, 34, is the assistant director of technology at Mastery Charter Schools. After being e-introduced by a mutual friend, the couple corresponded through email and occasional phone conversations for several months until they finally met and have been inseparable since. <strong>The bride on her husband:</strong> <em>"Albert is the kindest, most patient person I know. He is my rock. When I am in the middle of a hurricane, with the sea squalling around me, he is the calm shore awaiting me. Every time he holds me, I feel safe, calm and secure. Every day he teaches me the true meaning of quiet strength and patient love."</em>

• Chinyelum & Ifeanyi Olele

  Chinyelum (Chi-Chi) Umejei and Ifeanyi Olele were married on November 26, 2011. The bride, 28, is a pharmacist and the bridegroom, 31, is a medical doctor. They reside in Augusta, Georgia. As undergraduates at Hampton University, the couple connected through Facebook and quickly realized how much they had in common. Their love is inspired by their parents who have been married for over 25 years. <strong>The bride on the couple's bright future: </strong> <em>"Our hopes and dreams for the future are to grow old together, start a family and see our grandchildren grow up. Through all of life's trials and tribulations, we'll strive to never forget to laugh together and say 'I love you.' Our love is inspired by our parents who have been married for over 25 years and are supportive of us and each other."</em>

• Atoya Janae Harvin and Samuel Earl Garner

  <strong>Our <em>Munaluchi Bridal</em> feature couple...</strong> Atoya Janae Harvin and Samuel Earl Garner were married on November 11, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. The couple reside in Jacksonville, Florida. Harbin, 31, is a college advisor and professional makeup artist and Garner, 36, is a minister. <strong> To read about Atoya and Sam's amazing love story and see pictures from their glamorous wedding day check out their <a href="http://munaluchibridal.com/real-atlanta-wedding-atoya-sam/" target="_hplink">full feature at MunaluchiBridal.com. </a></strong>

Comments

[ZC1968]

08:15 AM on 02/08/2012

Black love between the black man and woman, is a special bond.

[prettylites2011]

03:22 PM on 02/07/2012

Since you mods deleted my first comments--I will say this its about time, this is shown on here!

[Daigham]

09:10 AM on 02/07/2012

Well I am black but my wife is not, but I wonder if the love I have for her and our soon to be born daughter is any less "black" than what I see represented in the images listed in this segment. While I am happy to see black American's being represented it still saddens me that my wife and I only make up half of the current standard that being white America and the other being black when looking at the two categories. While there needs to be representation of minority classes in the United States (or the world for that matter) it should not be brought to the fore front by ostracizing other groups as two wrongs don't make a right regardless of the intentions.

[adabar]

10:06 AM on 02/07/2012

Keep the love bro. You take love where you find it. Love truly is colour blind. I'm all for mixing up the races. I personally support you! You found love and that is all that matters!

[Daigham]

10:19 AM on 02/07/2012

True that, thanks for the encouraging words. Best of luck to you :-)

[FloridaGirl75]

10:34 AM on 02/07/2012

What does your statement about your unborn child have to do with anything? You're only looking at a few photos from a slideshow? Who's to say they won't post an interracial couple on here? Sounds like you have a personal gripe. Chill out. A couple representing you and your wife could be well on the horizon on here.

[Daigham]

11:58 AM on 02/07/2012

Currently, I don't see pictures of interracial couples just to reiterate. I also included positives regarding the representation of black American's in love, it's a great thing and I'm all for it. My point was more so regarding the "title" used to showcase the images as this is the ostracizing factor that I, my wife and many of my family members are subjected to. I'm not at all irate so I don't see the reason to "chill out" as you put it. I believe that I have some very good points that were obviously not accounted for even if they were considered, hence my initial comment.

[X Williams]

07:52 AM on 02/07/2012

These photos are beautiful. I love this. It is a moral responsibility of the black media and blacks in general to show the "other" side to black love since the media only shows the bad side. Blacks don't do a good job countering their image.

[aMoesLOLO]

07:01 PM on 02/06/2012

Beautiful pictures that will inspire others. Love is in the air.

[realitycheck101a]

05:46 PM on 02/06/2012

There's no need for a "White Voices" because the media is Caucasian-centric. "Black Voices" exists because Black people are a minority and have been so marginalized. That isn't "being racist." When a minority group seeks to be represented it's not the same as a majority group seeking exclusion. That's what racism is...

[liacashmere89]

06:17 PM on 02/06/2012

Then stop coming on ''black voices''. End of the problem

[eddieblue]

07:27 AM on 02/07/2012

The problem is the name of the site.
I am offended that "black Voices" exists - it sounds divise.
Are we not an all-inclusive nation?

[Sheree Hawkins]

02:14 PM on 02/06/2012

{sigh} one day...

[CantStopDaReign]

01:49 PM on 02/06/2012

lol & smh at all these clowns saying "I don't believe in black love" well Im a Black man and I do. Can't wait to find my Black Queen.

[cleojones]

02:43 PM on 02/06/2012

True dat!

[HUkid07]

01:26 PM on 02/06/2012

s/o to the two HU grads.

[Crystal Rose Love]

12:37 PM on 02/06/2012

Such beautiful couples. Gotta love it.

[MARTYB]

07:13 AM on 02/06/2012

Well...... no shortage of "racists" here i betcha you all call ourselves "Christians" too. But my understanding of "love" is that it has no boundaries, has no color, and is infinite in the shapes it takes, loud, silent or maybe just a "timely" murmur spoken in the ear your beloved. I get the distinct impression of "strong" disapproval of someone else's "choice", why? How in the world does someone else's choice of mate have anything to do with you?? Your not the one sleeping/ being with that "person". Being able to choose for ones "self" is a fundamental "human right" and should NEVER be given up to placate the self righteous "Blacker than thou" crowd or the "Hitlerites" of other ethnicities.

[WhatevaCleva]

12:31 AM on 02/06/2012

Beautiful!

[mochaview]

12:15 AM on 02/06/2012

They all look so gorgeous. Congratulations. I hope you're all happy and stay together.

[JohnnyAce Okeke]

10:20 PM on 02/05/2012

There are all beautiful BLACK couples. No swirl here. LOVE IT. {{^_^}}

[etraciesplace]

08:49 PM on 02/05/2012

Yes, I am all for Black men and women mating each other and marrying each other. The media which wants to tear us apart and make us think that "white is more desirable" is there to destroy Black Love. Black men especially must realize that the media is placed there to destroy the Black family. The destruction of the Black family began during slavery, continued through the welfare system, and even socially through the bombardment of images that show the "white woman as being more desirable" than the Black woman, so that Black men would want anything but his own woman. Black people need to wake up and realize what is going on. Black men especially need to realize that God's blessing is not on this type of thinking and behaving. Notice that the races of men who are more blessed and are ahead financially and otherwise are the races of men who marry their women in more percentages, who have lower rates of illegitimate births and have a higher rate of complete families. The Black man is lagging behind every other race of men for this reason. Many Black men have a low marriage rate with the Black woman, and continue to not have the Blessing of God on his head because of this rejection of the Black woman.

[liacashmere89]

09:00 PM on 02/05/2012

Your right but it's up to black men to make that change

[TYRANT357]

10:34 PM on 02/05/2012

I could be wrong about this, but the last time I checked, 90% of black men were dating/marrying-you guessed it-black women. Now the MEDIA would have you believe it otherwise, but it just isn't so.

[JohnnyAce Okeke]

10:22 PM on 02/05/2012

Let's not forget the Black women marrying white men also. That's gotta go also. {{-_-}}

[kel347]

10:48 PM on 02/05/2012

This is so few and far between. Not even a blip on a map worth mentioning.

[Sunflo]

04:08 AM on 02/06/2012

Why?