Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wakefield of Fairfax Station announce the marriage of their daughter, Tiffany L. Wakefield to Shawn M. Long, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long of Virginia Beach. The marriage ceremony took place at sunrise on a beach in Hawaii on Nov. 27, 2006 followed by a week-long Hawaiian cruise. A reception took place Dec. 30 at Magianno's restaurant in McLean. The bride is a valedictorian of Robinson Secondary School. She graduated with a B.S. in biology from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg and an M.S. in biodefense from George Mason University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. at George Mason University. The groom is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S.E.E. and is employed as an electrical engineer in hardware design in McLean. The couple resides in Fairfax.