On a snowy Christmas night, an engagement ring hung on a Christmas tree waiting on an answer. With tears of joy in her eyes, Kate Stokley said yes to Eric Golden’s proposal. They decided to get married at a place as indigenous to Auburn as the beloved Toomer’s oaks, the Founder’s Chapel of Auburn United Methodist Church, on July 30, 2011. At four-thirty in the

For more than 25 years, Jerry Williamson taught students at Opelika High School how to grow plants from seedlings to blooms, but little did he know during one of those years, a romance also blossomed. Rachel Slay and George Brown met in one of Williamson’s greenhouse classes, when George was a senior and Rachel a junior, and became good friends. “We started seriously dating my

Since 1888, the building overlooking Samford Park has been a distinguished feature in the life of the Auburn family. A former classroom setting and library, Samford Hall currently houses the university’s administration offices. The building has stood the test of time as history continues in Auburn. Rich in heritage and tradition, Samford Hall is a backdrop to the university scenery, a memento of days gone

Picture it: a small town South Carolina boy falls in love with a vivacious East Alabama girl on a cruise ship in paradise. Nearly eight years later, they laugh, 
cry and dance down the aisle to the billowing refrain, “Oh Happy Day,” sung a capella by a full-blown Southern gospel choir. To quote Dean Martin, “Memories 
are made of this.” From the moment they met,

Covenants and family heirlooms were highlighted in the Christ-centered ceremony that united Katie Tatum and Jared Moore on Nov. 19, 2011. The candlelight worship service was held at First United Methodist Church of Opelika where magnificent sacred music filled the sanctuary throughout the ceremony. After saying their Covenant Vows of Marriage, Katie and Jared entered into a “Covenant of Salt.” During Old Testament times, everyone

Twenty minutes from historic Savannah, Ga., the land opens to panoramic views of salt marshes stretching for miles to the Atlantic Ocean and Tybee Island. Near the mouth of the Savannah River, streams wind their way through dozens of barrier islands. Dolphins jump along side passing boats while migratory birds flock nearby. For thousands of years the Euchee tribe of Native Americans hunted and camped