By Emily Williams Over the past few weeks, the April 4 wedding ceremony and celebration that Keri McLendon and Charles Hyde had been planning since their engagement in July slowly faded away as the coronavirus pandemic grew. Keri, a CRNP at UAB’s O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Charles Hyde kept their original wedding date, but they adapted to a small ceremony … [Read more...]

By Emily Williams As newlyweds, Margaret Anne and Grant Smith turned onto the street headed toward the bride’s family home following their April 4 wedding, they were greeted by a street sign boasting a big white bow. “Grant pointed it out and said, ‘Look, they put a bow up for us,’” said Margaret Anne, who very quickly responded, “No they didn’t. That isn’t for us.” Yet, as … [Read more...]

Evelyn Virginia Wald and Robert Remsen Byrne were married March 17 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in the chapel. But that wasn’t the day they had initially planned, and the event included some significant changes. “Originally we planned to be married in the sanctuary at St. Francis on Saturday, March 21, with over 200 guests,” said Eve. “As churches began issuing … [Read more...]

By Ingrid Schnader When Awbrey Golden and Ross Saxon first got engaged, they thought they would have plenty of time to plan their wedding.  The date they originally had in mind was in March 2020. But two months before their engagement party, which they had been planning for Oct. 5 in the backyard of Awbrey’s parents’ house in Forest Park, the couple decided to make a … [Read more...]

By Ingrid Schnader For as long as she can remember, JoAnna Feldewerth has enjoyed cooking and baking.  Her Nana moved in with JoAnna’s family when JoAnna was still in high school. JoAnna learned little cooking tricks from her Nana, who was always sitting in the kitchen with her. But JoAnna never made a wedding cake until the day of her own wedding. “I had never made one … [Read more...]