Stephanie Manners - Maid of Honor
Stephanie begged her parents for a baby sister and that is the sole reason Audrey is here with us today. In all photos of the sisters as children, Stephanie is so excited to be cuddling her little sis, and baby Audrey looks terrified. Fun fact: Stephanie has never called Audrey by her real name ever. Not one single time. Stephanie has enjoyed getting to know Kyle over the eight long years that he and Audrey have been dating. Her favorite thing about him is that he giggles at movies, regardless of the quality or humor of the movie.
Hannah Smith - Bridesmaid
For the first seventeen years of her life, Hannah was known mostly as "Kyle's sister". As annoying as that was, she has always looked up to Kyle in his academics and his ability to make people laugh. Hannah is excited for Audrey to join the fam and to gain a sister. In her free time, Hannah enjoys baking and CrossFit, and she would love to talk about this with literally anyone who asks, and even those who don't.
Erica Bush - Bridesmaid
Erica and Audrey bonded when they were both the new kids in 5th grade. Audrey and Erica have always been there for each other over the years, through YMCA yoga, getting through plenty of boy drama, and even hiking up the side of a cliff together at a retreat that combined some of their favorite things: hiking, yoga and drama. Erica is known for being extremely diligent in scouring the entire internet for the perfect item. Some might be intimidated by her active b*tch face and overwhelming ⅚ air-sign astrology, but she has proven to be a great friend over the years. In fact, one time Kyle even ranked her as the #1 friend.
Erin Gravette - Bridesmaid
Erin and Audrey were roommates in college at St Louis University. After graduation, Erin lived with the couple for a year while Kyle finished up law school at WashU in St. Louis. While living together, Erin became a third parent to their dog, Zizi. Erin is known for being caring, and she even takes credit for getting Kyle and Audrey together. At the wedding, you will most likely find Erin out on the dance floor having a great time.
Ana Volz - Bridesmaid
Ana and Audrey met freshman year of high school at Pope John Paul II High School in a fascinating class about the old testament. It’s been love ever since. Ana and Audrey spent many afternoons in high school driving around aimlessly listening to their favorite “Audrey’s Magic Mix” playlist. Ana met Kyle when he and Audrey came to Knoxville for Ana’s birthday, where Kyle won everyone over right away despite ranking Audrey’s friends.
Hannah Mitchell - Bridesmaid
Hannah and Audrey met in their freshman year Latin class, where Audrey drew a cartoon hotdog in Hannah’s textbook. Audrey and Hannah also carpooled to school together everyday and listened to an unbelievable amount of Nicki Minaj. This past spring, Audrey and Ana visited Hannah in her new city and got to see why they’re always singing about Johnson City, Tennessee.
Miranda Whitten - Bridesmaid
Miranda is the only member of the wedding party who applied for the position. At Audrey’s quarantine birthday powerpoint party, Miranda gave a riveting presentation on all of her best qualities that make her a wonderful bridesmaid. Miranda is the proud mother of four beautiful ferret children and enjoys books and movies where people get murdered.
Sean Smith - Best Man
Sean and Audrey knew each other at Pope John Paul II high school. Sean met Kyle when he got a text from a random number asking him to be his best man. He immediately texted his best friend Audrey to ask her if she knew this man and if he should do it. She said yes, I told him he had to ask you.
Just kidding, Sean is Kyle's brother. He loves pirates, bats, chess, and all things sports.
Jack Bates - Groomsman
Jack and Kyle met on the Rugby team at SLU, and later they became roommates. Their junior year, they studied abroad together in Spain, living with a host mom and four other guys. Jack and Kyle went on many adventures around Europe together that semester. When they returned to St. Louis, Kyle and Jack lived together, and had many more adventures together traveling around the country on the rugby bus. One thing about Jack is he is always willing to commit to a bit.
Zach Eaton - Groomsman
Zach and Kyle have also been friends since middle school. The two of them always have the best time getting into philosophical debates and cracking jokes. Zach met Audrey when stopping through St. Louis on a nationwide comedy tour. The entire lineup of the show slept on Kyle’s apartment floor and Kyle and Audrey attempted to make St. Louis look cool.
Michael Horne - Groomsman
Michael and Kyle have known each other since 5th grade. They bonded when walking home from Fort Settlement Middle School together, which took over an hour. It wasn’t the fastest way to get home, but their group always had a lot of fun together on the way. Michael and Kyle also had a lot of fun memories in high school playing soccer together, playing in volleyball and ultimate frisbee tournaments, and dressing up for spirit days.
Brendan Leahy - Groomsman
Brendan is Kyle’s cousin, and the two of them go way back. They have many fond memories of always being roller coaster buddies at Cedar Point, playing video games in Chicago, and rolling down the hill at their grandparent’s house. Kyle and Brendan have also bonded over less fun memories, like when Kyle’s brother Sean threw up in the car, and they both walked home in the dark after refusing to get back in the smelly car.
Greg McDonald - Groomsman
Kyle and Greg knew they would become close when Greg offered to rub sunscreen on Kyle’s back the very first time they met, despite Kyle’s protective older brother facade. Greg has enjoyed getting to know Kyle and Audrey over spontaneous Smith sibling trips to St. Louis, playing croquet at Smith Family Holidays, and lots and lots of board games. Greg was even involved in helping plan Kyle and Audrey’s proposal, aiding with scoping out locations and testing the lighting for photos by pretending to propose to Kyle’s Dad, Mathis (he said no).
Jake Villarreal - Groomsman
Jake and Kyle met the first year of law school and they instantly bonded over how much they hated law school. Jake and Kyle enjoy listening to all the same obscure podcasts and have developed plans to start a plethora of podcasts themselves that shockingly never get off the ground. They can often be found singing karaoke at Jake’s favorite bar, Bar PM.