Haley Fuller and Wesley Lamborne grew up in Alexander City as friends who cannot remember not knowing each other. In fact, Wesley was a friend of Haley’s brother, Steve, and spent hours in their home and on family vacations. Not until they were out of college and had moved back to Alexander City to begin their adult lives did the two begin dating. After an OK from Haley’s brother, Wesley asked Haley out in March 2019, and they tied the knot April 10, 2021.
“We really thought we would be out of the COVID-19 problems by then, but we did have to make some adjustments. We had always planned for our reception to be at my parents’ home on the lake, but we had to move our church ceremony to the house, too,” Haley Lamborne said.
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