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...]
Labor of Love: Bride Makes Her Own Cake, Then Starts Making Them for Others
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...]
Something New, Something Traditional: Lillian and Peyton Falkenburg Arrange Fairytale Wedding on Lake Bled in Slovenia
By Emily Williams Once upon a time, in a village far, far away, a Wishing Bell rang out across the calm waters of Lake Bled, pealing out the hopes of a lifetime of happiness for newlyweds. The flowery language may sound like a fairytale, but this story is a reality for Lillian Jones and Peyton Falkenburg, who wed in May on Lake Bled in Slovenia. Though neither of them has … [Read more...]
Long-Distance Logistics: Wedding with Traditional Greek Charm More Than Worth the Effort for Mountain Brook Couple
By Ingrid Howard When Terpsithea Christou moved to Alabama from her hometown in Ioannina, Greece, she originally thought she’d move back home once she finished her orthodontics residency. But a few things kept her in the States, one of them being Jon Allen Bernstein. One of Christou’s fellow residents was engaged to one of Bernstein’s good friends. The now-husband and … [Read more...]
From the Magic City to the Magic Kingdom: Over the Mountain Bride Weds Fellow Software Engineer at Walt Disney World
By Sarah Kuper There is only one place in the world where a couple can marry in Japan, take newlywed photos in Morocco and celebrate with fireworks in France – Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park. A Disney fan all her life, Mountain Brook native Tatum Clanton Kang was working in San Fransisco in computational media and game design when she met Kevin Kang. The two … [Read more...]
