the newly weds. businessman Ralph "Bizzy" Williams with his bride Shelly. (Picture by Mike Harris.)

Businessman Ralph "Bizzy" Williams yesterday tied the knot with sweetheart Shelly Dear before an intimate gathering
of family and friends at

Sandy Lane Hotel.

Shelly, the manager of Platinum Services accompanied by her stepfather Miron Charles, dazzled in a full-length off-white antique lace Vera Wang gown with a matte gold satin band around the waist.

The businessman was nattily attired in a Valentino tuxedo.

The wedding was officiated by Reverend Anderson Kellman and soloist Andre Hoyte rendered All I Ask Of You and Ave Maria as the couple pledged their love in a double-ring ceremony.

A cocktail and dinner reception followed at the Fairmont Royal Pavilion Hotel.

Instead of receiving wedding gifts the couple asks guests to make donations to the Barbados Cancer Society whose honorary secretary, Dr Dorothy Cooke-Johnson, was present.

The couple also donated
their flowers, arranged by
David Yearwood, to children's homes across the island.