Mercedes Jaynes of Edwardsburg and Brandon Nyhuis of Buchanan were married Dec. 30, 2009 at the St. Joseph County Courthouse.

Parents of the bride are Melinda and James Johnson of Edwardsburg and Tiffany and James Jaynes of Niles.

Parents of the groom are Jean and Thomas Nyhuis of Buchanan.

Maternal grandparents of the bride are Concepcion Martinez and Noah Blankenship of South Bend. Paternal grandparents of the bride are the late Berneth Dokey and James G. Jaynes of Niles.

Paternal grandparents of the groom are Ann and Elvin Nyhuis of Hartford, Mich.
Mercedes and Brandon are attending ITT Technical Institute.

Bridal attendants include Mr. and Mrs. James G. Jaynes, Shelby Jaynes, Cheyelle Jaynes, Stephanie Johnson, Latisha Tomsa, Melinda and James Johnson, Tiffany and James Jaynes, Porsha Tomsa, Morgan Tomsa, Jenny Litka, Brittany Litka and Kaylee Litka.

Groom attendants include Jean and Thomas Nyhuis, Jason Niven, Carlotta Tweedy, Ryan Lutin, Angel Farmer, KC McClain and Kenneth Tomsa Sr.