Lisa Michelle Belcher of AIKEN, SC, and James Alfred Pennix of SALEM, VA, were married Saturday, July 7, 2001 in Aiken, SC, at Second Baptist Church. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The Revs. Alfred Holmes and Darryl Tanner officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pleaze Willington Belcher of AIKEN. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. James Edward Golphin and the late Mr. & Mrs. James Wilford Belcher. The bridegroom is the son of Anna Roberta Pennix of MADISON HEIGHTS, VA. He is the grandson of the late Elizabeth Pennix. Sharon Latrelle Belcher of AIKEN, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Stephanie Elease Belcher of AIKEN, Aqueisha Contrell Carter of TRENTON, SC, & Shanedra Collatta Lanham of TRENTON. Grace Genell Preston of AIKEN was the junior bridesmaid. Donald Wayne Pennix Sr. of GREENSBORO, NC, was the best man. Groomsmen were James Kesler Golphin of CHARLOTTE, NC, Colby Scott Leftwich of ROANOKE, VA, & Mikal Timothy Townsend of SOUTH BOSTON, VA. Damian Christopher East of AIKEN, son of the bride, was the junior groomsman. Marquis Rashad Barley of TRENTON was the ringbearer. Tamber Marie Moore of MADISON HEIGHTS, VA, & Tamia Lashay Patten of AIKEN were the flower girls. Following a reception at Woodside Plantation Country Club, the couple left for a wedding trip to the southern Caribbean. They will reside in SALEM, VA. The bride is a graduate of Aiken High School and the University of South Carolina Aiken with a degree in early childhood education. She is employed by the public school system in Virginia. The bridegroom is a graduate of Amherst County High School and Roanoke College with a degree in mathematics and Radford University with a masters degree in social work. He is employed by Roanoke College as an admissions counselor. [Aiken Standard, Aiken, SC, Sunday, July 8, 2001].