Throwback Thursdays: Shawn Stockman & Sharhonda Jones "True Blue" Wedding

Boyz II Men singer Shawn Stockman met Sharhonda Jones in 1993 at the Billboard Music Awards and ironicallly at the time Shawn was dating someone else. When she strated working for Boyz II Men in 1994 it was strictly professional but she loved Shawn's personality and prayed to God to find somebody like him. Well, God decided to bless her with the real thing! Shawn proposed to Sharhonda in 1999 after a visit to Michael Jackson's Neveland Ranch where they watched Runaway Bride.


Date: September 1, 2001

Place: The Wyndham Hotel Toledo, Ohio

Theme: Periwinkle Blue


Highlights: Sharhonda's mother walked her down the aisle to the Boyz II Men Ballad I Do. Celebrity planner and my inspiration Diann Valentine transfored the Whyndam into an elegant blue oasis. The dance floor was a plexiglass fish tank with blue water of course and goldfish. A blue carpet was put down on the ballroom floor. DJ Biz Markie kept everyone dancing and R&B singer Joe sang for the bride and groom.

90's Throwback Celebrity Spotlight: Notorious B.I.G. & Faith Evans

The film Notorious came out in theaters yesterday and it really shed some light on the marriage between 1990's Hip Hop Royal Couple Christoper "Notorious B.I.G" Wallace and Faith Evans. Although their marriage had a lot of ups and downs, they had a genuine love and attraction for one another.

The Notorious B.I.G was arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time and Faith is a platinum selling R&B singer/songwriter in her own right. Unfortunately Christopher was gunned down in Los Angeles, California March 9, 1997 at the age of 24. However, Christopher and Faith have a son from their union, Christopher Jr. who is now 12 years old.

Here is one of the pictures from the photo shoot used on the original VIBE Magazine cover from October 1995 featuring Christopher and Faith. The cover was labeled BIG WHEELS: Rollin' with the NOTORIOUS B.I.G. and Faith.

Below it is the 2009 Re-make of the cover for VIBE'S 15th Anniversary Fashion Issue featuring lead actors from the film Jamal Woolard and Antonique Smith.

Celebrity Spotlight: Malinda Williams & Derrick "D-Nice" Jones

Our Celebrity Spotlight of this month is the beautiful actress Malinda Williams, 32, of the hit HBO Series Soulfood and her handsome new husband DJ/photographer/rapper Derrick "D-Nice" Jones, 38, originally a solo artists with Boggie Down Productions. We think that it is wonderful that these two lovebirds have known each other since they were 18! They make a beautiful couple and had a gorgeous wedding!

Date: August 23, 2008

Place: The Mezzanine Newark, New Jersey

Theme: Vintage Mod

Colors: Mocha and Chocolate

Highlights: It was a family affair as Malinda's son Omikaye and Derrick's daughter Ashli joined in the celebration along with Malinda's TV sisters Vanessa L. Williams and Nicole Ari Parker from Soulfood.

Celebrity Spotlight: Ray Allen & Shannon Walker Williams

The Celebrity Spotlight of this month is Boston Celtics shooting guard Ray Allen, 33, and his longtime girlfriend and mother of his three children Shannon Walker Williams,32, who was in the film Girl Fight. It is wonderful that these two have been dating for so long and have remained commited to one another for 10 years, because often times the NBA can make long-term relationships difficult. They chose a serene waterfront setting for their nuptials and had a simply stunning wedding!

Date: August 16, 2008
Place: A private estate on Martha's Vineyard
Theme: Beach Elegance
Colors: Ivory, Purple, Blue
Highlights: Ray propsed to Shannon with Brian McKnight's hit song Never Felt This Way About Loving and Brian McKnight sung the same song at the wedding as Shannon walked down the aisle. The aisle was covered in rose petals and both Ray and Shannon were barefoot.