Susan Hager of Fort Walton Beach, Florida and Paul Atkinson of Norfolk, Virginia were married on Saturday, August 07, 1999 in the Margaret Brent Gazebo in St Marys City, Maryland. The bride is the daughter of Merrill and Mabel Cherry. The groom is the son of Ralph and Sandra Atkinson.

The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in the Southern Caribbean on a Royal Caribbean cruise.