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Eric and Tanesha's special celebration

Published:Sunday | August 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Homer Davis escorts his beautiful daughter Tanesha up the aisle. - Contributed photos.
The newly-weds cut their wedding cake.
The ceremony was officiated by the Reverend Ambrose Hind and he prayed for God's blessing on the couple.
Tanesha Reittie (centre) and her bridesmaids (from left) LaToya Davis, Sacha Davis Parsons, Tameka Davis and twin sister Christine Davis.
Eric (centre) and his groomsmen (from left) Kevin Foreman, Richard Rettie, Dwayne Lawrence and Kwane Smith.
Eric is caught in a clinch by bride Tanesha Reittie.
From left: Collette Clarke-Davis Eric Reittie, Tanesha Reittie, Homer Davis, and Daisy Reittie pose for the family picture.
Leanne Cook's fabulous wedding cake.
The decor was done by Tai Flora, featuring a rustic theme with bamboo chairs, Chinese lanterns and the centre-pieces of tall vases with immersed white orchids and floating candles.
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How they met

The journey to Tanesha Davis and Eric Reittie's wedding day began with their meeting in 2005. Some 80 guests comprising very close family and friends witnessed the nuptials.

Tanesha is a medical doctor and daughter of Homer Davis, JLP councillor for the Cambridge division in St James, and Collette Clarke Davis, public health nurse. Eric Reittie is a banker at National Commercial Bank and is son of Eric Reittie Sr (deceased) and Daisy Reittie, public health nurse.

His sister and I were good friends and colleagues at the St Ann's Bay Hospital where we worked, I don't think it was a 'planned' encounter we went to pick him up on the way to a night out on the town. I thought he was good looking though he didn't talk much, we later danced and talked for the remainder of the evening.

On one of my trips to Kingston, his sister asked Eric to accompany me back to St Ann's Bay, that was December 19, 2005, the day after a Junior Gong concert he had gone to. I think he still has the ticket in his wallet. We spoke for the entire two hours to St Ann's Bay. I knew pretty early that he was a keeper as he was very genuine and had such love for his family. It didn't hurt either that he was a good dancer and had a Julie mango tree in his backyard in Kingston.

The Proposal

He had such grand plans for the proposal, it wasn't a good day for me though as I had just finished a 24-hour duty at work and was feeling extremely tired and miserable. He asked me to change as we were going out but I insisted that I was too tired, he forged ahead and finally got me out of the house. We went for a drink or maybe he went for a drink and then drove me to a viewpoint in Kingston. I commented that I thought that this was where they had killed a couple some years ago and started to get a little scared. I guess that's what led to the prompt nervous retrieval of a ring from his pocket and the question, "Will you?"

The wedding

We wanted the wedding to reflect us as a couple so we went for an outdoor, laid-back rustic theme with the sea and Montego Bay city lights as our backdrop.

It was held at a private villa right on the sea, called the Wharf House, located in Montego Bay (my hometown). We loved it, it was intimate and personable. It was the site for the ceremony, reception and the pictures. The ceremony was on the deck facing the sea