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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Thursday, February 11, 2016 • 13
I Do With a View
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Couple Plans No-Fuss Valentine’s Day Wedding at Vulcan Park
Jana Baker and Jason Lett are one of four couples who will be tying the knot over a gorgeous view of the city.
By Rae Patterson Jana Baker and Jason Lett were engaged at Vulcan Park in December and will be getting married on the same spot on Valentine’s Day as a part of the park’s I Do With a View event. The couple met because Jason was working with Jana’s mother, Lisa, selling hospital supplies and technology. Both were recently single, and Jana’s mother was determined for them to meet. As might be expected, each was resistant to be set up by their mother or coworker. “I had been working for this company for about two years now. I was not going to date Lisa’s daughter. That absolutely was not going to happen,” said Jason. However, Jana consented when she learned that Jason drove her favorite car and was an Auburn fan, like her. “We kind of wanted to go for drinks, but then drinks turned into a dinner. … And then we haven’t been apart since,” Jana said. The couple said their meeting was serendipity. At first, Jana said, “Neither one of us wanted it, and I think that kind of helped it. There was no expectation going in.” Jana and Jason are both from Alabama and moved to the Birmingham area about eight months ago for Jason’s job with Ideacom of the Gulf Coast. In another stroke of fortune, Jana received a promotion with BBVA Compass when she relocated to Birmingham. Jason said he chose to propose at Vulcan Park because he “wanted it to be kind of an iconic area that anybody and everybody would know where that was.” Jana fondly remembered Jason telling her that their engagement location was “overlooking their new home.” The couple wanted to find a location for a simple ceremony without the usual wedding hassle. They wanted to do something that felt more spontaneous, Jana said. Jana found Vulcan Park’s I Do With a View Valentine’s Day wedding package online by chance while searching for a concert for Jason’s
birthday. The package offered by Vulcan Park and coordinated by GoPro Event Solutions includes everything from a licensed officiate and professional photographs to the bridal bouquet, cake and champagne for $500. Jana told Jason about her discovery, and they booked the ceremony the next day. Jana said the package was perfect for her and Jason. It let them have a “small, simple wedding” that their families, which both live in Alabama, can attend. Jason agreed and added, “We don’t have to plan anything. Even better!” With less than two months before the wedding date, the couple was especially glad to only have to select a dress and tuxedo. Jana and Jason are one of four couples who will be tying the knot over a gorgeous view of the city. They look forward not only to a romantic day, but to happy years ahead in their home Over the Mountain. To learn more about the I Do With a View event, visit visitvulcan.com/ events. ❖
We’ll always have The Alabama Theatre Catch “Casablanca” at the “Showplace of the South,” on Sat., Feb. 13.
Still looking for something memorable to do this weekend? A few suggestions:
Feb. 11
BIRMINGHAM
Brian McKnight Alys Stephens Center The ASC will offer a Valentine’s Dinner Night in the Odessa Theatre beginning at 5:30 p.m. The evening will include cocktails and dinner before, as well as premium seating for the Brian McKnight concert at 7 p.m. The evening will conclude with a meet and greet
See valentine’s day, page 15
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