Alyssa.. my soul friend, my rock, my ride or die. She is someone I've always been able to be 100% myself with and I can never thank her enough for that. Alyssa played a huge role in helping me to be comfortable with myself, who I am and who I love and I really have her to thank for who I've become today. She has always been a huge cheerleader alongside me and celebrates all of my wins as if they're her own. Sadly distance has been a huge part of our friendship since she joined the Navy but we've never let that get in the way of our friendship. When she started bootcamp we religiously sent letters and now can't ever manage to hop on a phone call without spending a few hours talking about anything and everything.

Jaye and I met at the very beginning of college at FAU and immediately connected. Jaye is a goofy, animal loving, travel obsessed human. She is the definition of a 'drop everything to be there for the people who need her' kind of friend. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't have atleast 100 texts on my phone pouring in from her because we talk about virtually any and everything. From the endless bowls of chips and queso and cookie dough to the Bahamas and Hawaii trips, to the endless binging of criminal minds, we have the best memories and I am so grateful to have a friend like her in my forever family of choice.

Gilza and I met through our mutual best friend, Alyssa Setliff! Gilza is the kind of person you can call on any day, at any time and she will always be along for the ride. She is care-free, down to earth and unapologetically herself and I've always admired that about her. The best way for me to sum up Gilza is a: cat loving, fall asleep at any event, Doc Marten wearing fashionista. Gilza literally took notes to compare dresses and reactions during wedding dress shopping to make sure I picked the right one. I'm so happy we share that memory forever!!

Ryan and I met at the very start of freshman year of high school and immediately hit it off by sneaking snacks in class together. I laugh because Ryan was the only one of my friends that my mom would actually buy snacks and diet coke for at our house, because he was over ALL the time. Ryan secretly taught me how to drive when we totally shouldn't have but is still always pushing me to take risks and get everything (and then some) that I want from life. Ryan is one of the funniest people I know and I can always count on having the best time when we're together. Throughout the entirety of high school we were completely inseparable and to this day (13 years later) is the friend I’ve spent the most time with!

Haley and I became fast friends around the middle of high school. Haley was notorious for being so so sweet and *always* up to date with all things fashion. Some of my fondest memories with my closest friends were with her and at her house. If you knew her mom, her house was the cool place to be lol. If you need someone to talk about the deep stuff with, a hype girl or someone to pee your pants laughing with she's definitely your girl. She's the only one of my friends that would choose kids meal cuisine alongside me and rescues me at any and all restaurants. I'm so grateful to know her and so happy she gets to play a part in our special day.

Ananda has been my long time social work bestie! We met in our undergrad and stayed close all throughout our bachelors and masters program. After graduating we got certified in NET together and do monthly coffee and catch up dates. She is a spiritual goddess with a heart bigger than anyone I've met. Her healing presence and effortless ability to speak made her the perfect person to officiate Alyssa and I's marriage!