'Brandy' and 'Hylton' are getting married!

I thought I was done with the blog for the week.  Well, as Barney Fife always said, "surprise, surprise!"  I was simply "thumbing through" the Friday electronic edition of the Daily Record (Dunn, NC); it was a combination of being bored and trying to keep up with the events of the local churches.  On page A13 came this engagement announcement:

Barefoot, McLamb To Wed Sept. 6

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Beasley of Benson announce the engage­ment of their daughter, Amanda Carol Barefoot, to Jared Scott McLamb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jan McLamb of Benson. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Alfred Wayne ‘Bud­dy’ Barefoot. She is the granddaughter of Alva Lee, Patsy Bea­sley, the late Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morgan, the late Alfred E. ‘I.D.’ Barefoot and the late R.C. Lee Jr. She is a senior at the Univer­sity of North Carolina at Wilmington majoring in elementary education. She is employed part-time with Crossroads Acade­my in Benson. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Pope of Coats and the late Georgia and Dick McLamb. He received an Associate of Applied Science degree in air conditioning, heating and refrigeration from Wake Tech­nical Community College and is a service technician with Controlled Environmental Services in Garner. The wedding will take place Sept. 6 at Benson United Methodist Church. Invita­tions will be sent.

This is the official engagement photograph.  It's in black and white and not the same as the one on page 59 of my book.

Yes, that's Amanda Barefoot, whose beauty pageant face I made as the model of B.W.'s first cousin Brandy, and which inspired Brandy to be the winner of the Miss Idealia pageant (see page 53)!  And the groom I made at the spur of the moment into Hylton Tripp, Brandy's dance partner in Rebecca Peacock's ballroom classes!  Oh, and Amanda's late biological dad is the namesake of B.W. himself.  Wow, wow, wow!

Good luck to the bride, the groom, and their families.