Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

WEDDING

Reception

The HE Building

RECEPTION

Simone‘s Kitchen and Cocktails

Soul Food Sunday Brunch with the Bender's

Our Wedding

Rod &amp; Whitney Simone were quite familiar with crossing paths when their love story began. The couple attended the same high school briefly but were never in the same circles at the time. Rod had a major crush on Whitney Simone for over 10 years but she never expressed interest. If you know Rod then you know he’s patient and very persistent! He made his move with no time to spare during a group bowling date with mutual friends in early 2024. He was smooth like the perfect lane. Once Simone finally stopped playing hard to get Rod knew he had to make a move to show her how serious he was. In June of 2024 he planned a romantic surprise date where he officially asked her to be his girlfriend. In such a short time they’ve built a solid friendship and foundation built on faith, trust, loyalty, and love. The two became inseparable and he knew he had to have Simone until death do them part! In a small room filled with red roses, balloons, and letters that read MARRY ME.. he dropped to one knee and asked for Simone to spend the rest of her life with him and of course she said YES! Cheers to a marriage filled with love…

Until the day after forever

until the day after forever!

The Benders Say I Do 8/30/2025﻿

Our Story

Our Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

Hello there! We're glad you can join us for Bender Wedding.We have a room block reserved at Hampton Inn Birmingham I-65/Lakeshore Drive for August 30, 2025 through August 31, 2025. Booking your room is simple, just select "Book a Room" to receive your group's preferred rate. We're looking forward to seeing you in August! We hope you enjoy your stay and your group's event!

Hampton Inn Birmingham I-65/Lakeshore Drive

Hotel Accommodation

Things to Do

Registry

Bender's Blessing Box 

The Couple would like a seed sewn into theBender Blessing Box

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Whitney Simone & Roderick

Whitney Simone & Roderick

W&R

WEDDING

RECEPTION

Soul Food Sunday Brunch with the Bender's