Bunch-Bockrath

HAWKSNEST BEACH, Virgin Islands — Tina Bockrath of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Velton Ray Bunch of Beverly Hills exchanged vows in a double-ring ceremony April 25 at 8:45 a.m. in St. John, with Anne Marie Porter officiating.

The bride is the daughter of Gary Bockrath of Dayton, Ohio, and Maria Darlene Samuels of Burbank, Calif., and the granddaughter of the late Glen and Mary Longman of Huber Heights, Ohio.

She graduated from St. Edward’s University of Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater arts.

The groom is the son of Dottie Bunch Harper of Pinehurst and the late Velton Bunch of Goldsboro and the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bunch of Belhaven and the late Bessie Latham of Washington.

He is employed as an Emmy Award-winning composer.

Tonya Samuels was her sister’s maid of honor.

After a wedding trip to St. John, the couple reside in Beverly Hills.

Published in Weddings on June 24, 2007 03:30 AM