Long before Lake Martin became the backdrop for their wedding day, it was woven into their everyday lives – shaping childhood memories, first dates and a bond the pair shared as strong as their destiny to be together.
Born and raised in Tallassee, Macie Griffith and Grant Hall, both 24, grew up in conjoining neighborhoods. One evening in third grade, the neighborhood children were playing together, and Hall joined in on the fun. That’s the first time Griffith noticed the boy that would become her future husband.
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Hall proposed to Griffith during a sunset cruise on Lake Martin
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Griffith wears her mother's wedding band alongside her ring
Kennedy Ford Photography
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The couple held their wedding at Overlook Farms
Kennedy Ford Photography
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