Dison and Annabelle met in school when they were younger. They were great friends that passed a million notes to each other during every class they had together (Annabelle still has a lot of them!). They did not communicate at all after High School graduation until one day Annabelle posted on Facebook that she was moving to Oklahoma City and Dison needed a roommate! They reconnected and continued to talk almost every day even though Dison kicked Annabelle out of their house after 2 weeks of living together.
Bridesmaids
Hannah Doll (Hanjo) -
Hanjo and Annabelle have spent basically their entire lives side by side. Hanjo was the closest thing Annabelle had to a sister while growing up. They even shared a room at one point! There are few people in the world that connect as well as these two. When creating their Spotify Blend Playlist they had a 96% match in music taste!
Jenna Groven -
Annabelle and Jenna were fast friends when they met their freshman year at Iowa State! They used to sit in Annabelles dorm room and talk for hours about anything and everything (but mostly dorm floor drama and the Sims). Since then, they’ve been by each other’s side while they navigate adulthood, and they have a 5 year Snapstreak!
Megan O’Polka -
During the Summer of 2017, Megan was working at Copper Beech in Ames, looking for someone to become the third roommate at her townhome. Her roommate at the time recognized Annabelle’s name on a lease application and somehow convinced Megan to let her into their home. After the first chaotic year of living together, they decided to adopt two cats (Casper and Cubby) and live together for another year. Now they watch each other’s pets while the other is on vacation.
Hannah Jaros -
Hannah and Annabelle met while Annabelle was interviewing Hannah to fill a Youth Programs Coordinator position at the YMCA. Hannah decided on the spot that they’d become best friends. They worked along side each other for just under two years. They obviously got used to working together because now they sit on the phone almost every day for hours listening to each other work.
Olivia Denk -
Olivia is Max’s sister. They often speak in a language Annabelle doesn’t understand when the 3 of them are together. 40% of Olivia and Max’s relationship is her bullying him for not knowing where the hell he’s going without Google Maps. Annabelle is so excited to have Olivia as her sister-in-law!
Groomsmen
Sean O’Connel - Groomsman
Max and Sean have been friends since grade school. They spent many an evening playing super smash brothers as youths. Sean has always been one of Max’s closest friends even if he did leave him hanging for an hour once because he was waiting for his chicken nuggets to cook.
Chris Jones - Groomsman
Christopher Joseph Jones was Max’s roommate at Iowa state and has been a great friend ever since. Annabelle and Max often fight for friendship and argue over who’s actually Chris’ best friend. (It’s Max)
Alex Graika - Groomsman
Alex Alex Alex… Ever since they sat together in math class and he told Max every answer was 69 he has been a force of chaos in Max’s life. They've been close friends while navigating adulthood and their engineering careers. And Max is looking forward to having him in his wedding after having just been a groomsman in Alex's wedding last year.
Reece Rapier - Groomsman
Reece and Max met via the playing smash brothers too much community in high school and have been buddies ever since. He has recently become Max’s nemesis on the new street fighter game. The goal is to get him so drunk at the wedding that he forgets all of his moves and the playing field can finally be leveled.
Jack Doll -
Jack is Annabelle’s (not so little) cousin! Much like Hanjo, Jack was the closest thing Annabelle had to an annoying little brother while they were growing up. When Annabelle left for college Jack was a 5’5 11 year old boy, and when she returned he was suddenly a 6’4 giant. She is convinced he was replaced by the monster she used to tell him lived in the woods behind their grandmas house.