Leonard Charles Harris III and Denise Nicole Dent were married at 4 p.m. Dec. 31, 2011, at Vicksburg City Auditorium. The Revs. Mitchell Dent, Kenneth Fairley and Willie Thomas officiated at the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of the Rev. Mitchell and Dr. Deborah Dent of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Inez Dent and the late Lee Dent and the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fairley, all of Hattiesburg.

The groom is the son of Leonard Jr. and Emma Harris of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Rosie Lee Griffin of Vicksburg and the late Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harris Sr.

Given in marriage by her parents, the bride’s chosen colors were purple and Turkish blue. Musicians for the ceremony were Kenneth DeShields II of St. Louis, Mo., and Patrice Greer of Dallas, Texas.

Maid of honor was Ashley Smith of Vicksburg. Matron of honor was Stephanie Parris of Elizabethtown, Ky.

Bridesmaids were Deidra Dent and Dionne Dent, both of Hattiesburg; Danielle DeShields of Moss Point; Starlette Dent of Greenwood; and Stephanie Harris and Jessica Griffin, both of Vicksburg.

Corey Williams of Vicksburg served as best man. Groomsmen were Jericho Harris of Starkville and Darryl Carson, Johnny Clark, Joseph Griffin, Curtis Lloyd, Steven Randle and Kevin Tillman, all of Vicksburg.

Ushers were Kenny Baker Fairley, William Fairley, Vaston Fairley and Deon Thomas, all of Hattiesburg; and Adarryll Dent Sr., Adarryll Dent Jr., Ashton Dent, Sharod McDonald and Willie Thomas Jr., all of Vicksburg.

Flower girls were Morgan Bailey and Romireya Knight, both of Vicksburg, and Marley Parris of Elizabethtown. Ring bearer was J’Vaugh Griffin of Vicksburg.

Bible bearer was Beau Harris of Vicksburg. Stefen Harris of Vicksburg served as bell ringer.

Kailey Seymour of Hattiesburg was miniature bride; Dwayne Fairley Jr. of Birmingham was miniature groom.

A reception followed at the auditorium. Hostesses were Tawana Alexander, Renae Fairley, Nessa Kingdom, Tracey Seymour and Jasmine Dozier, all of Hattiesburg; Janet Sims, MaQurisa Williams, Brae Griffin and NaShonda Griffin, all of Vicksburg; Brandi Payne of Moss Point; and Jessica Smith of Atlanta.

Tea girls were Ja’Keria Dent, Jamesha Britton, Nijor May, Jeremis Smith, Courtney Williams, Kianna Abraham, Kristen Sullivan, Myra Alezander, Arylan Thomas, Ja’Kyla Dent and Raven Thompson.

The couple will make their home in Vicksburg. The bride is a graduate student at the University of Southern Mississippi, and the groom is employed with C&E Harris Trucking Co.