MRS. GREGORY JOSEPH WALWIK (Page Michelle Anthony) Page Michelle Anthony of Blacksburg and Gregory Joseph Walwik of Palatka, Fla., exchanged marriage vows at half past four in the afternoon on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Antioch Baptist Church in Blacksburg. The Rev. Vernon Craig officiated the double ring ceremony.

A sit-down dinner and dance, hosted by the bride's parents, was held at Iron City Place in Blacksburg following the ceremony. Guests were entertained by "Blind Manifest" of Charlotte, N.C.

The bride and groom were arrived at the reception in an antique Silver Ghost Rolls Royce driven by Bud Fulton.

After a wedding trip to Maui, Hawaii, the couple will be making their home in Amman, Jordan and Palatka, Fla.

The bride is the daughter of John and Donna Anthony of Blacksburg and granddaughter of the late Eulala Doby of Kings Mountain, N.C. A graduate of the University of South Carolina - Upstate with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, she is a freelance writer for the South Carolina Baptist Convention and the Women's Missionary Union.

The groom is the son of William and Nancy Walwik of Palatka, Fla. His grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Puchly of Hammond, Ind., and the late Julia Walwik of Terre Haute, Ind. He graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace and is a Captain with Royal Jordanian Airlines in Amman, Jordan.

Wedding music was provided by Libby Sarratt and Lori Byars, pianist; Mark Sheppard, guitarist; and Sonia Pennington, vocalist.

The prelude consisted of a medley of traditional wedding songs and hymns. The parents were seated to "Surely The Presence" and the processional, "Find Us Faithful," was sung by Sonia Pennington. The bride entered to the hymn "Sweet, Sweet Spirit." The bride was escorted by her father, John Anthony. There was a dedicated reading to the bride's father by Shannon Bowyer Hudson from the song "Flying Without Wings." The scripture was from Genesis 2, read by Jill Brock of Spartanburg. The couple partook of communion while "Holy Ground" was sung a cappella by Sonia Pennington.

The recessional music was "Oh Happy Day" from the movie "Sister Act."

The church was enhanced with 10 grape vine wreaths hung throughout the sanctuary that were made from bouquets caught and carried from the bride in weddings she had been in or attended in years past. These were given back to the brides as gifts. A stained glass window was the backdrop for the communion table that held a set of three candles to represent the trinity of Christ. Six lanterns made a path the altar in memory deceased grandparents and family members of the bride and groom.

For her wedding, the bride was attired in a white strapless ballerina-style gown with an A-line waist. Her hair was adorned with a pearl and rhinestone tiara that held a cathedral veil detailed with Swarovski crystals. She carried a bouquet of long-stem green Gerbera daisies tied together with white ribbons and rhinestones.