Mills, Graham recite vows June 12 at Paradise Cove

Published 1:15 am Sunday, October 9, 2011

Brad Mills and Kellen Graham were married June 12, 2011, at Paradise Cove in Orlando. The beach ceremony was officiated by the Rev. George Slaton of Cornelius, N.C.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James McCallum Jr., of Cornelius.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mills of Vicksburg.

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He is the grandson of Margie Lambert, Bill and Lucille Clark, Ruby Mills and the late W.W. Mills and the great-grandson of Madie Rollison Smith, all of Vicksburg.

Given in marriage by her Papa and pet Labrador retriever, her colors were apple green, ocean blue and ivory.

The maid of honor was Lauren Graham, sister of the bride, of Simpsonville, S.C. Bridesmaids were Keri Goss and Allison Honeycutt, both of Greenville, N.C., Kari Harlow of Stockton, Calif., and Maria Vander Wyst of Chicago.

Michael Mitchell of Raymond was best man. Groomsmen were Drew Mills, brother of the groom of Starkville, Greg Scurria of Houston, David Freeman of Birmingham and Evan Goodnight of Vicksburg. Ring bearer was Joseph Freeman of Birmingham.

Ushers were Justin Pittman of Greenville and Drew Mills.

Readers were the Rev. and Mrs. John Hodges of Wilmington, N.C.

A reception followed at Paradise Cove.

The couple honeymooned at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. They are employed by Walt Disney Co.

Events

A bachelor weekend was held in Key West.

To welcome family and guests the couple hosted a cookout.

The bride’s mother hosted a luncheon at Café TuTu Tango where Kellen presented gifts to her bridesmaids.

The groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Café D’Antonio where they presented the couple with personalized bride and groom Minnie and Mickey ears. Brad presented gifts to his groomsmen. A bowling party followed.

The couple was honored in July by the ladies of Woodlawn Baptist Church with a morning coffee/shower.