Ally & Alyssa have been soul sisters since they met one summer at the Boys & Girls Club in Alyssa's hometown of Eau Claire, WI. More than 10 years later, threes years together in Milwaukee, WI, multiple moves for Alyssa, and some pretty big life changes on both sides, and their bond is stronger than ever.

Megan and Alyssa quickly bonded while living across the hall from each other in 2019. It was a full on Joey & Chandler/Monica & Rachel situation with Ramsey running between apartments at his leisure. It helps that Megan comes from the midwest and shares some of her favorite comfort foods with Alyssa (Hamburger Helper all day, every day).

Allie and Alyssa's friendship is credited to the beauty of Craigslist. In the heart of COVID, these two became roommates and fast friends. A few months after moving in together, Allie adopted her pup, Nalo, and the rest has been history.

Cousins who grew up like sisters, Alyssa & Bre are forever close. Distance and time don't matter in their relationship. They go through the good, the bad, and the ugly together.

Alyssa is so excited to have a sister and getting Bri is just the icing on top! These two hit it off immediately after meeting and have solidified their "sistership" through their shared love of dogs, memes, and photos of Chloe.

Tim lived down the street from Josh since they were eight and between playing video games and lying about already playing outside so they could play more video games, they quickly became not only close but what Josh believes is "very good at lying." Tim is Josh's best man, despite the fact that Josh considers him an "only slightly above average" man. ------------- ----------------------------------- Tim won't be able to join us in-person for the wedding due to the impending arrival of his first child, but he remains an important part of our day and will be there in other ways. We love you, Tim!

Because it wasn't confusing enough to remember everyone else, Josh's Best Man is also named Josh. He will be referred to as "Josh #2" or "the lesser Josh" during the special day. Josh #2 has known Josh #1 (the groom) and Tim (the best man who couldn't make it because he just HAD to have a kid near the special day) since they were all nine years old. Josh #2 is totally psyched and absolutely not bitter about being the Best Back-Up Man. He has also come to terms with the fact that he will always be the #2 Josh in the trio's relationship, even though it's not a competition. But if it was, Josh #1 would win.

Jake and Josh both very much enjoy the board game "Settlers of Catan", where they both very naturally team up against Alyssa (this proves their new brotherly bond is strong). Josh and Alyssa currently plan to coerce and possibly bribe Jake to move to San Diego so Josh can not only enjoy his new brother's company but so they can both continue to destroy Alyssa in all board games.

Josh is Shane's favorite brother in law and isn't able to dispute this on this website. Josh and Shane both throughly enjoy IPA's, taking pictures together on tractors in pumpkin patches, and listening to the Eagles while slam dunking foam balls in Shane's pool.

Ali and Josh's legendary story began in Japan, in a berthing (it's where sailors sleep on ships, we were both being forced to clean it), where their deep relationship was born. They traversed the harrowing mental strains of being stationed in Japan together, which helped temper and fortify their multi-continental friendship (totally honest, it involved Japanese alcohol and exploring the wonders of the Japanese train system). They have remained very close since both absconding back to San Diego, where they often divulge in delicious Mexican food and the lovely world of being a civilian.

Josh has been thoroughly blessed to have someone as special as Ricky take part in their special day (he's like the nicest, kindest person you would ever met.) Josh and Ricky also met in Japan, where they strengthened their friendship through Mario Party (a cut-throat game that often results in murder) and a horrifying barge named APL 40, where new sailors were forced to compete in harrowing games where only one may survive (nobody actually died but god, it was awful.) Anyway, Ricky and Josh both fled back to the wonderful world of San Diego where they remain close, often participating in debauchery with fellow groomsman Mohamed Ali (but you can never prove that in a court so good luck)

Chloe is the first niece of both Josh & Alyssa and she doesn't even have to pretend to be perfect. She is often accompanied by her personal escort, Archie the dog, who unfortunately is unable to make the wedding due to prior engagements. She will be Josh and Alyssa's Flower Girl and will likely adorably giggle her way down the aisle.

Ramsey aka Bubby aka Mr Dog aka The Perfect Boy is Alyssa and Josh's furry son. Ramsey enjoys long strolls in the park and pooping in the neighbors yard, right in front of their door so it's extremely awkward. He often joins Josh and Alyssa to their favorite Packer's bar on Sundays where despite receiving half his body weight in treats, he pretends as if he hasn't been fed in days. Although he is a qualified Emotion-Support Animal, he is totally uncaring of his parent's emotional state unless that emotional state involves ample amounts of treats and/or chicken.

After meeting Alyssa, and both of them bonding through their mutual love of the Green Bay Packers, Jake eventually met their beloved dog, Ramsey. Jake promptly abandoned all pursuits in his life and currently strives to only support Ramsey in all of his doggie endeavors. Jake continuously humbles Josh and Alyssa in literally every board game they play, likely in hopes that they will realize he is better suited to be Ramsey's parent.