‘I Remember Her Coming Down the Aisle … I Had to Turn my Head to Wipe the Tears’

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like to be considered for a future “Hello’’ column, or know someone, please send nominations to Barnett Wright bwright@birminghamtimes.com. Include the couple’s name, contact number(s) and what makes their love story unique. Click to view slideshow. ARLANA AND CARY ‘TREY’ TORBERT lll Live: Helena Married: Nov. 25, 2000 Met: Spring 1992. Trey and Arlana, from neighboring cities, Auburn and Opelika, met in high school. They were part of an organization created by the Auburn University alumni chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. called ‘The Delteen’s, which was a college readiness cohort designed to bridge the gap between Opelika and Auburn high school students. Arlana began her freshman year at Auburn University in Montgomery in the fall of 1994, and they reconnected in the fall of 1996, a year after Trey transferred in from Southern Union Community College. Over the course of two years, they started catching feelings but couldn’t get on the same page.” said Arlana. “At the time, I wanted to hang out with my homeboys every weekend. I was young and I...