Article: Noted New York pastor, Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, gives his daughter Orchid's hand in marriage. (Orchid Richardson and Robert Burnside wed)

Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Senior Pastor of the Grace Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, NY, recently gave his daughter, Orchid Lopez Richardson, in marriage to Robert Burnside in a lavish wedding ceremony on a beautiful summer evening.

The 26-year-old bride wore a full-skirted silk gown with an off-the- shoulder, fitted upper bodice adorned with small silk flowers--each with a pearl in the center--by Ethiopian designer Amsale Aberra of New York City.

Richardson and the bridesmaids, who wore lilac tea-length dresses, carried bouquets of calla lilies which complemented the flower garden theme of her special day.

Approximately 400 guests filled ...

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