The whirlwind romance of Kaylee Spivey from Tallassee and Trey Gothard from Millbrook began in August of 2018. In December of the same year, Gothard proposed, rather dramatically, surrounded by Christmas lights at Lanark, home of the Alabama Wildlife Federation.

“I had no idea it was coming. We had been planning a party for Trey’s graduation from Troy University for months. After the dinner with both families and our friends, Trey’s father suggested we go to the Lanark offices for dessert. Trey told me I needed to come out to the trail to see the lights at the gazebo, which were beautiful. We talked about what we meant to each other, we prayed together; and then, he flipped a switch, and the lights spelled out Marry Me. Everyone was there, and it was so special,” Spivey said.