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MOORESVILLE TRIBUNE FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 , 2005
Van Balen-Rathbone couple
wed in morning ceremony
Sylvia Ann Clemmer
Mark Stephen Apgar
Rusty and Tommie Clemmer of Bluffton, S.C.
announce the engagement of their daughter, Sylvia
Anne Clemmer of Mooresville to Mark Stephen
Apgar of Mooresville, son of Richard and Betty
Apgar of Mooresville.
The bride-elect is a graduate of the University of
South Carolina where she earned a degree in early
childhood education. She is currently a teacher at
Southlake Christian Academy in Huntersville.
A graduate of Greensboro College where he
received a degree in physical education, the future
groom is presently pursuing a master’s degree in
administration from Gardner-Webb University. He
is employed as a teacher at Southlake Christian
Academy.
The wedding is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday,
June 18, 2005 at Lowcountry Presbyterian Church in
Bluffton, S.C.
Godair-Zapata
The engagement of Kristen Michelle Godair
and Marco Antonio Zapata, both of Salisbury,
has been announced. Kristen is the daughter of
Pastors Bill and Tina Godair of Salisbury and
Karen Godair of Mooresville. Marco is the son of
Oscar and Dora Zapata of Spencer.
A 1998 graduate of Cornerstone Christian
Academy in Salisbury, the bride-elect graduated
in 2001 from Rowan Cabarrus Community
College with an associate’s degree in business
administration. She is currently employed with
Cornerstone Church.
The future groom is a 1996 graduate of
Winter Park High School of Winter Park, Fla. He
is presently employed by NCO Financial
Solutions of Charlotte.
The wedding is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 at the Country Club of Salisbury.
Mrs. Mark Alfred Van Balen
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On Friday, Nov. 12, 2004,
the bridal couple entertained
at a dinner-dance cruise
aboard the Yacht Champ-ionship II. One hundred and
twenty guests attended the
celebration enjoying a barbecue buffet. The groom's Boston cream cake was decorated
on top with the emblem of the
FBI. Barbie and Ken dolls
dressed as special agents were
displayed with the cake.
Out of state guest traveled
from Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Missouri, Florida, Tennessee,
Georgia and South Carolina.
Born in Mooresville, the
bride graduated from Mooresville Senior High School in
1974. She attended Gardner
Webb College in Boiling
Springs, for two years before
transferring to East Tennessee
State University in Johnson
City, where she received a
Bachelor of Science degree in
Education.
The bride began a career as
a special agent with the
United States Naval Criminal
Investigative Service, Charleston, South Carolina. For the
past 18 years she was employed with the Tennessee
Valley Authority Office of The
Inspector General where she
served as a senior special
agent in Knoxville and Chattanooga. She is now resident
agent-in-charge, Western Region Investigations in Anchorage, Alaska with the United States Department of The
Interior Office of Inspec-tor
General.
The mother of the bride,
Patricia Moose Rathbone, former resident of Mooresville,
now resides in Tellico Village,
Tenn. Grandparents are Henry Daniel, Edna Mae Moose
and the late Homer and Cora
Etta Rathbone.
The groom, born in Evanston, Ill., graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, in
Illinois, with a Bachelor of
Arts in Political Science. He
received a Masters of Arts in
administration of justice from
Webster University, St. Louis,
Missouri. The groom is serving as with the Department of
Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation as the supervisory
special agent of the Alaska
Joint Terrorism Task Force in
Anchorage, where the bridal
couple makes their home.
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Groomsmen were Craig
Van Balen, cousin of the
groom, of Chicago, Ill.; Barry
S. Dembo of Fredericksburg,
Va.; Harrell Webb of Jefferson
City, Tenn.; and David Moss of
Gastonia. Groomsmen wore
black tuxedos, white gloves
and boutonnieres of red
roses.
The groom's stepmother,
Mrs. Robert Van Balen, and
his aunt, Mrs. John Van Balen,
were remembered with corsages of white roses.
Myra Kerley of Maryville,
Tenn. presided at the guest
register.
The couple departed the
sanctuary to the James Bond
Theme.
Following the ceremony,
the bride's brother and sisterin-law, Ronald and Jewell
Rathbone, hosted a breakfast
reception in the church fellowship hall. White cloths
covered the tables with vanity
mirrors and cream rose petals
were strewn down the center
of each table. Bubble wands
were placed for guests.
The bridal party table was
covered with a gold and white
cloth and centered with gradational gold painted, luster
amber hurricanes. A large
gold organza bow graced the
base of the arrangement. Burgundy and cream rose petals
lay the length of the table.
A three-tiered red velvet
cake with a basket weave, butter cream icing and decorated
with ivy was displayed on a
round table with white cloth.
Complementing the cake was
a keepsake alabaster carriage
with bride and groom.
A framed photo of the
bridal couple in a horse
drawn white carriage in New
York City at Rockefeller Center
was displayed indicating
when and where the bride
received the groom's proposal
of marriage.
Guests were directed to a
buffet of ham biscuits, sausage/egg casserole, grits, biscuits and assorted jellies,
fruit/cheese platters, orange/
cranberry juice, coffee and
assorted cereals.
The bridal couple traveled
to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands where they honeymooned at the Frenchman's
Reef Resort. An extended honeymoon celebrating Christmas and New Years was spent
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On Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004
at Mount Pleasant United
Methodist Church, Sherrills
Ford, Randa Toyette Rathbone became the bride of
Mark Alfred Van Balen.
The candlelight 7 a.m. ceremony was officiated by Rev.
Joseph M. Westfall. A program
of nuptial music was presented by Sam Harbinson. Selections included “Always On My
Mind” by Nelson; “Have I Told
You Lately” by Stewart; “Endless Love” by Richie; “I Will
Always Love You” by Parton;
“Music Of The Night” by
Webber; and “Memory” from
Cats by Webber.
The mother of the bride
was seated during the performance of “I Will Remember
You” by McLachlan. She wore
a cranberry silk crepe sleeveless formal embellished with
bugle beads and sequins. A
corsage of burgundy baby
roses, berries and white lilies
adorned her wrist. Burgundy
rhinestones were her choice
of jewelry.
Matrons of honor were
Dawn King “Max” Smith of
Kingsport, Tenn.; Debbie
Pope “Sister” Webb of Jefferson City, Tenn.; and Sharon
Jarvis “Sha” Moss of Gastonia.
Goddaughters of the bride,
Caroline Elizabeth and Margaret Amelia Webb of Jefferson City, Tenn., served as
bridesmaids. Bridal attendants wore cream halter-style
formal gowns of silky crepe
with gold beading and featured mermaid skirts with
brush trains. Each attendant
carried a teardrop globe with
a votive candle and adorned
with a gold sheer fabric bow.
The attendant's processional
was to the strains of “I Can't
Help Falling in Love with You”
by Creatore.
Soloist Barbara Smith Taylor of Bowie, Md. and member
of the United States Air Force
Band, sang “How Beautiful”
and “The Lord's Prayer” during the marriage ceremony
and “Sweet Sweet Spirit” for
the benediction.
Given in marriage by her
brother, Ronald Tracey Rathbone of Sherrills Ford, the
bride entered the sanctuary to
the flute rendition of the
“Tennessee Waltz” performed
by matron of honor, Sharon
Moss.
The bride wore a Mon
Cheri gown of gold silk overlay with silk chiffon and embellished with bugle beads
and sequins. The fitted bodice
featured a halter neckline and
mermaid skirt with brush
train. A scalloped panel of silk
chiffon in a lighting bolt pattern graced the gown from the
waist to the hem
Her cathedral length veil of
gold gossamer was trimmed
with a braid of sequins and
adorned with beaded appliqué. The veil was attached
to a heart shaped gold tiara
encrusted with rhinestones.
She carried a cascading
bouquet of burgundy sweetheart roses, tiger lilies and ivy.
For something borrowed, the
bride wore her mother's emerald and diamond ring.
The church altar was
draped with gold gossamer.
Angel wings and spiral teardrop globes with lighted
votive candles banked the
altar. Globes with candles on
slender 6' poles marked every
other pew, and bows of gossamer adorned each globe
and spiraled down the poles.
Dressed in black tails with
a gold vest, black bow tie and
white gloves, the bridegroom
chose his brother, Kent R. Van
Balen, Chicago, Ill., as his best
man.
Clemmer-Apgar
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