jdm_66's The Kinleys News Archive Page December, 2000

Dec 5, 2000 Courtesy of "Abbey" abluvmus@earthlink.net from countryqueens@egroups.com
SNOW FALLS AS HEATHER KINLEY SAYS "I DO"
Both Kinley twins are now married women. Heather Kinley wed Mark Mendenhall over the weekend in Nashville and here are some of the details. The bride wore a halter type wedding dress with a late '60s vintage feel to it. She found it on sale for $100 at a local bridal salon. It was especially fortunate as she had previously set her heart on a $4,000 designer dress before deciding to look around a little bit more. The priest conducting the ceremony has known Heather and Jennifer since they first moved to Nashville eleven years ago. Jennifer Kinley and her husband Adam Hughes sang the Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me" as planned, but Jennifer was too choked up to finish the last verse, "now and forever, let it be me." Long-time friend Trace Adkins attended the nuptials. The Kinleys have been buds with him since their very first tour when they and Adkins opened for Clint Black in '98. A light snow fell over Nashville as the guests left the church. The wedding party jumped into a vintage '50s-era Greyhound bus and took a tour of the city before arriving at the reception which was held at Nashville's Hillwood Country Club. Heather and her new husband are now in Hawaii for a 10-day honeymoon. (T-100)

Dec 1, 2000 Courtesy of "Abbey" abluvmus@earthlink.net from countryqueens@egroups.com
HEATHER KINLEY'S SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
The countdown is on as Heather Kinley gets set to marry pharmaceutical sales rep Mark Mendenhall tomorrow in Nashville. The couple were introduced by Heather's sister, Jennifer, and her then-fianc� (now husband) Adam Hughes. Music will also be a key part of the ceremony as Jennifer and Adam will duet on the Everly Brothers' tune, "Let It Be Me." As she prepares for her big day, Heather admits that her plans to wear her mother's wedding dress had to change out of necessity. "I was going to marry in my mother's dress because I'm big on sentiment," says Heather. "But it was beyond repair because she got married in 1953. Tailors told me that if I kept handling the dress and putting it through the cleaning process, it would just fall apart. So I'll just keep it [for posterity]." Adding that she'll have plenty of other sentimental touches for the event. "Originally, Jennifer was going to have [our mother's] wedding set and I was going to have the dress," she explains. "But, once this happened with the dress, we worked it out so that she would keep the engagement ring and I would get the wedding ring." After Heather and Mark are officially "Mr. and Mrs.," Heather says they'll be heading off on a dream honeymoon to Hawaii. (T-100)