TANIA HIGHTOWER LATONIUS EARL

TANIA HIGHTOWERLATONIUS EARL
XMINNEAPOLIS -- Shiloh Temple International Ministries was the setting at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 for the wedding of Tania Hightower, 6923 Roswell Road, Atlanta, and Latonius Earl, Richfield, Minn. Bishop Richard Howell presided.
A reception was held at Best Western Kelly Inn in St. Paul, Minn., for the daughter of Shelley Hightower, 725 W. LaClede Ave., Youngstown, and the late Ollie Hightower, and the son of Dorothy Williams and Tony Earl, both of Milwaukee.
The bride wore a strapless gown and matching coat with a cathedral train that she designed.
Azalea-colored gowns were worn by Tashia Hightower, the bride's sister and honor attendant, and the bridesmaids, Taunita Hightower, also her sister; Shawn Jones; Shalonda Smith; Jonequa McWilson, her godsister; and Kaylyn Brown, her niece. Flower girls were Aleah and Alana Wells.
Best man was Lawrence Wells, and groomsmen were Robert Coleman, Brandon Commodore, David Billingsley and the bride's brothers, Brian and Ollie D. Hightower. Crown and ring bearers were the bride's son, Deporess Hightower, and her nephew, Jordan Brantley.
Also participating were Diamond Berry and Briona and Dasia Brown, the bride's nieces.
The bride graduated from Ohio State University in Columbus with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She is employed with Nokia Inc. of Atlanta.
The groom, a CEO and teacher with Voices of Elohim, attended the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Fall, Iowa.