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Subject: Congratulations to Kenisha!
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Date Posted: Saturday, April 07, 05:51:30pm
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Newsday Article:Easter Sunday nuptials for Kenisha
By MARISSA WILLIAMS Tobago Bureau Saturday, April 7 2007
FORMER Miss TT Queen and this country’s representative to the Miss World and Miss Universe Beauty Pageants, Kenisha Thom and her fiance Corey Selvon will tie the knot in a beachfront ceremony at the scenic Canoe Bay in Tobago tomorrow afternoon.
Approximately 450 guests comprising family and friends have been invited to witness the Easter Sunday nuptials. The hefty guest list includes members of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Executive Council, Dr Spencer Perkins, Ken Butcher, Alvin Corneal, Valentino Singh and officials of the Pageant company.
“Initially we wanted to hold a small ceremony but his family is big and so is mine...so you could imagine what would have happened. Family members and other important persons would definitely have been excluded,” Thom told Newsday.
The Tobago-born beauty queen will walk down the aisle in the arms of her father Gregory Thom to a song delivered by Sherma Mc Dougall while her Trinidadian fiance Selvon will be given to her by his mother Mrs Shirley Selvon.
Thom’s bridal party consists of her best friend Carelle Daniel as maid of honour, Roger Warner as bestman, a mini bride and groom, four bridesmaids, four groomsmen and two flower girls. Local designer Claudia Pegus outfitted the groom and the female members of the bridal party while Thom’s wedding gown was designed and provided by close friend and top TT fashion designer Peter Elias. She said the wedding gown was suited for the outdoor ceremony. The venue was decorated by Robert Solomon.
“My gown will not be elaborate, in fact it won’t have a trail because of the outdoor conditions. And I won’t be seeing the decorations at the venue until Sunday because it is supposed to be a surprise. But so far, this is the wedding that I have always wanted beautiful, breezy, earthy,” Thom said in a tone that could barely conceal her happiness.
The couple who, according to Thom, have been together for the past “three and a half to four years”, had discussed marriage earlier in the relationship. “But at that time, it would have been a misfit because of the pageants and therefore plans had to be put on the back burner,” she said. “I know we are young but I pride myself on being very mature and certain in my decision making so it wasn’t a very hard decision to make. Besides you don’t get to meet someone with Corey’s qualities everyday. When you find somebody like Corey, you have to jump at the chance. Now I’m not saying that he is without his faults, because he is only human, but he is everything that I need,” the bride-to-be gushed. Kenisha also scoffed at rumours that she was getting married because she was pregnant. “I wish that it was so because I would love to have a family of my own. Corey and I want to have at least two children,” Thom said.
“But we also decided to have our children at least five years apart. Children are a joy but when we have them they would be a blessing from God and not a hindrance and people seriously need to understand that you don’t have to have a reason other than love to get married,” she said. Thom and several specially invited guests kicked-off her wedding celebrations on Thursday night with “an amazing” bridal shower at her family’s residence in Lowlands.
However, guests at tomorrow’s event would be admitted strictly by invitation and a private security firm has been contracted to ensure the ceremony comes off without any problems.
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