Emily Edwards and William Gray were married at Church in the Pines on Lake Martin June 12, 2021. The two were introduced in their 2-year-olds Sunday school class at Briarwood Presbyterian Church, and their parents were friends throughout Emily and William’s lives. They started dating in their sophomore year of high school.
“Our parents were already friends when we met as babies, and it’s really great to have that history together. He went to Alabama, and I went to Auburn, but I think the distance matured our relationship in many ways. We were waiting on God’s timing and taking our lives one step at a time. I knew I would only tell the man I planned to marry that I loved him. William had told me he loved me before and I was waiting until I knew for sure he would be my husband. The moment came, and I knew I loved him. We slow danced to Bennie and the Jets that night,” Emily Edwards Gray said.
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