East Alabama Living Spring 2022 Issue

Contents
15 INTERIORSCAPES – KIRCHLER HOME
24 DAY TRIP – EUFAULA
28 GETAWAY – PENSACOLA BEACH
40 RECIPES – TASTY SHRIMP
44 EAL EATS – STRAWBERRIES
58 WHAT’S GOING ON – CALENDAR OF EVENTS
60 DESIGN – GRANDMILLENNIAL STYLE
65 WEDDINGS TREND IN A BIG WAY IN 2022
94 COMMUNITY – FACES OF EAST ALABAMA
96 THE WRITE PURPOSE
Weddings
72 KIRKPATRICK-SLEZAK
74 TAIT-WRIGHT
76 DAWSON-MILLS
77 ST. JAMES-ST. GERMAINE
78 PIGNATO-SMITH
80 GODWIN-NIESEN
82 MACHEN-PERKINS
86 LECROY-WINNE
89 LARKIN-CARLSON
91 JIMMERSON-STEPHENS
Publisher
Lee Perryman
Managing Editor
Beth Witten
Assistant Managing Editor
Mallie Wardrup
Art Director
Al Eiland
Copy Editor
Christy K. Truitt
Contributing Writers
Jess M. Burkhart
Ann Cipperly
Kate Asbury Larkin
Photography
Lauren Beesley Photography
Vice President and
Market Manager
Steve Witten
Director of Marketing
Ashley James
Advertising Sales
John Bodiford
Jordyn Dawson Mills
Miranda McHale
Ben Taylor
Administrator
Tracy Ledbetter
Production Coordinator
Barry Whatley
Printing
Craftmaster Printers, Inc.
Auburn, Alabama
East Alabama Living
P.O. Box 950
Auburn, Alabama 36831
334-826-2929
eastalabamaliving.com
editor@eastalabamaliving.com
On the cover:
Photo provided by
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Kirkpatrick-Slezak wedding
Photo by Haint Blue
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