Pickens-Alvarez
Suzanne Caroline Pickens and Mitchell Dean Alvarez were married Aug. 16 at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta. Pastor Brennan Patrick Strain officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at Druid Hills Golf Club.
The bride is the daughter of Ms. Jane Prince Pickens and Dr. Charles Andrew Pickens, both of Spartanburg, S.C.
She is director of marketing and culture at Knight Eady Sports Group.
The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald David Alvarez of Vestavia Hills.
He is a resident in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.
Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a fitted full lace dress with an embellished waist, a keyhole back and a long veil.
She was attended by her sister, Sarah Prince Pickens, as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Meredith Leigh Alvarez, Cathleen Culp Beal, Melanie Alvarez Beasley, Mary Scott Bennett, Amy Green Buckner, Brittany Bowman Cook, Mary Margaret Gunn, Kathryn Grace Harris, Jane Blair Myers, Mary Christine Nicholson, Eleanor Anne Nicklas and Caroline Anne Trammell. Catherine Beasley, niece of the bride and groom, was the flower girl.
The father of the groom was best man. Groomsmen were Mark Harrison Bain, Alvah Votel Barron IV, Cyrus Garnett Beasley Jr., Grant Kole Brantley, John Harrison Irons, William Henry Izlar, James Ryan McIntire, Jack Parker Morris, Andrew Harris Smith, William Blake Ward and Tyler Stephen Wahl.
Following a honeymoon trip to St. Lucia, the couple live in Birmingham.
