<P> Melanie , in her wedding gown in the rain , finds Jake planting metal rods in the beach to draw lighting to create more sand sculptures . She tells him they are still married , and asks why he did n't tell her he came to New York . They repeat the conversation from when they were children about why they want to be married . As Jake and Melanie kiss , sheriff Wade `` arrests '' them and takes them to the bar owned by Jake 's mother , where their friends and family are waiting . The pair finally get their long - awaited first dance as husband and wife , to the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd 's `` Sweet Home Alabama . '' A mid-credits sequence shows that they have a daughter . Melanie continues to thrive as a designer and Jake opens a `` Deep South Glass '' franchise in New York . A newspaper clipping announces the wedding of Andrew and a girl name Erin Vanderbilt . </P>
<P> Melanie , in her wedding gown in the rain , finds Jake planting metal rods in the beach to draw lighting to create more sand sculptures . She tells him they are still married , and asks why he did n't tell her he came to New York . They repeat the conversation from when they were children about why they want to be married . As Jake and Melanie kiss , sheriff Wade `` arrests '' them and takes them to the bar owned by Jake 's mother , where their friends and family are waiting . The pair finally get their long - awaited first dance as husband and wife , to the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd 's `` Sweet Home Alabama . '' A mid-credits sequence shows that they have a daughter . Melanie continues to thrive as a designer and Jake opens a `` Deep South Glass '' franchise in New York . A newspaper clipping announces the wedding of Andrew and a girl name Erin Vanderbilt . </P>
who does reese witherspoon end up with in sweet home alabama
who does reese witherspoon end up with in sweet home alabama
Jake
Jake