Lillian Gardens

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Pictures

Lilah Grey

Family Reception

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Our Wedding

Our story began at Chick-fil-A.Although we worked around each other, neither of us spent any time with the other.It wasn't until years after we met that we started to spend time with one another and developed a friendship. We officially started dating in 2021.After finally finding a home that fit our family, Mark proposed on Sunday, October 13th, 2024 in our first place together.Just a little less than a year later, we bought our first home!

Our Story

Frankie helped to deliver the news of our engagement to our family!

Through our relationship, we have always valued communication, quality time together, family, and adventures.We have spent many vacations with both sides of our families. The family favorite is a cruise.Although we won't have much time for a honeymoon after the wedding, we hope to hear some recommendations from you all for beautiful places to go on our next cruise when we go for a real honeymoon later next year!

Due to the chilly weather, the wedding ceremony was moved inside. However, we made the most of it and had a 'winter wonderland' wedding.Please enjoy some pictures taken of the ceremony below.

Photos

Wedding Party

Our wedding ceremony was open only to our parents and siblings.Please join us for our reception party on December 14th, 2024!

From left to right: John &amp; Kristin Barnett, Stu &amp; Melissa Bailey, Kaitlin &amp; Mark Alford, Carol &amp; Larry Alford, Jenny Alford, and Christopher Miller﻿

Q + A

Please enjoy some of our adventures with our close family and friends!

Adventures

Here are some things to do while you are in town as suggested from the bride and groom (with their photos attached)!

City of Newnan Trolley

Gregg Farms

Gregg Farms has the best strawberry/peach ice cream during the summer months. This is where our family love to get fresh fruits and vegetables from when they are open. It is definitely worth a try when coming to visit!

Truist Park

To be an Alford is to be a Braves fan. Luckily, the bride grew up playing softball and even played in college, so falling in love with the Braves wasn't a hard thing to do. This picture was taken in "our seats". These seats give you a great view of the field without allowing anyone to block the way.

The LINC is a great trail is you want to see all over Newnan! It takes you through Downtown as well as the beautiful woods and creeks so you see all of the scenery the town has to offer.

LINC Trail (Newnan Centre Entrance)

Things to Do

Registry

Wedding Venue

When looking for venues, the bride and groom knew they wanted something intimate. With a suggestion from a coworker, they found Lillian Gardens. Once the bride and groom and both of their mother's toured the place, they all knew it was meant to be. Initially, the bride wanted to get married in front of the beautiful stained glass inside the house but was convinced to be married in the Gardens once she stepped outside.Although the wedding day came with freezing temperatures, everyone made the best out of it and enjoyed a 'winter wonderland'.

For the reception, the couple reserved Lilah Grey to have their own private ceremony with family.During the reception, it was discovered our server had known the groom's family! What a small world!The family enjoyed tapas, especially the frog legs!

Flowers

Murphey's Florist

With any wedding day, there are always hiccups that come along. In this wedding, that was the flowers. Although the bride and groom's mother ordered flowers prior to the wedding, there were no flowers ready on the day of the wedding!However, Murphey's Florist worked quickly and completed the order just an hour before the ceremony. Whew!

Wedding Cake

Cakes by Debbie

The wedding cake is half strawberry and half vanilla with wedding cake icing. The cake was topped with the same wedding topper from the groom's parents wedding from 1979!

Photographer

Caleb Gaddy

Caleb worked with the bride and groom when they worked at Chick-fil-A. He was kind enough to drive from Alabama to Georgia to take pictures of the ceremony. He went right to work on the photos and gave them back to the bride and groom before the public reception party the next week!

Kaitlin & Mark

Kaitlin & Mark

K&M

Wedding Day

12:00 PM

Ceremony

1:00 PM

Pictures

2:00 PM

Family Reception

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