Brandon is a brother of the bride. She considers him to be a best friend. They share a love of horror movies and Star Wars. Their favorite past times together are attending movies and different conventions. This is where they both collect autographs and do celebrity meet and greets. The picture features the meeting of Robert Englund best known for his role as Freddie Kruger. They also enjoy attending haunted houses together and share great memories working at 3rd Street Asylum.

Ian Schaben is the brides oldest brother. Since there is a bigger age gap between the two, Ian was often tasked as a young adult to babysit his little sister. She has fond memories hanging with her older brother. As a small child she looked up to Ian and thought of him as her hero. Her oldest brother introduced her to rock music with his favorite band, Korn. One of her favorite memories is listening to the song shoots and ladders with her brothers and they would play “mosh pit.” Still to this day rock music is still one of the bride’s favorite things and she’s grateful her and Ian can share their love of music together.

Ian Seaton is what the bride would consider a brother by choice. Ian is one of Brandon’s best friends. He has always been around the brides family since a young age. He was at the Hoch house daily growing up. Years later he became one of Brenna’s roommates. They lived together for several years. They spent lots of time together, going to karaoke and other outings with their housemates. Ian also worked at 3rd Street Asylum Haunted house. The bride is fortunate not just to call Ian a friend, but a brother.

Justus is one of the bride’s closest friends. The bride has know Justus most of her life and really formed a great friendship when they became roommates. The house consisted of two sets of siblings Brandon, Brenna, Ian, and Justus. One of the brides favorite memories of her time in the house was dance party night. Justus, Brenna, and Brandon would turn on music on a random night of the week and would simply just dance. Justus also worked at 3rd Street Asylum where the bride would do his makeup as a deranged dentist. The bride is honored for him to be a part of Brenna and Tanner’s special day.

Alexis was Brenna’s very first friend. They meet when the bride was two years old at Tiblow Days, and then attended the same school. Alexis also lived on the same street as the bride for many years. Their childhood was filled with ridding their bikes back and forth to each other’s houses, to spend time together. They also were on the same basketball teams and rode to all the practices together. Alexis and Brenna attended the same high school together and loved attending concerts of local rock bands. Later in life they remained very close and yes, Alexis also worked at 3rd Street Asylum. The bride loves the fact that she has a friend that has been there from her 1st day of preschool to her wedding day !

Celicia and the bride have been great friends since elementary school. Their moms took turns carpooling to and from school. They spent years with many car rides together. Even their dogs enjoyed their brief daily visit. The friends joked that their dogs were married because of how excited they got when the dogs recognized what streets they were on. Many sleepovers were had and Celicia’s family became a 2nd family to Brenna. As years have gone by, the two have remained close. Even through challenges of adulthood, they’re still able to get together to laugh and chat like they did many years ago as children.

Jordan is also a longtime friend of the bride. Brenna and Jordan first met as kids in various activities. They both did Girl Scouts and Kerry Roberts basketball where Brenna’s father coached. It wasn’t until high school that they attended the same school. Their friendship really strengthened when Jordan joined the dance team. The two friends enjoyed performing and choreographing together. They have remained close after high school. Brenna always enjoys Jordan’s ability to make her laugh. Even though the two have very different interests, Brenna is always surprised by Jordan’s creative gift giving. The gifts are always so unique but perfect for the bride. She even once made her a coffin book shelf !

Brenna first met Megan at Jordan and Blake Tuttle’s wedding. Shortly after, she began working at the same salon as Brenna and became instant buddies. They worked together for a few years as their friendship grew. Megan’s husband is one of Tanner’s best friends. They helped play the role of matchmaker. Megan has always stuck by Brenna through challenging times. She also helps push her to be more adventurous. The bride is looking forward to seeing what crazy adventures are next in this friendship !

Cody and Tanner first met in high school where they quickly became friends. After graduation they remained close even though their lives took them in different directions. In their 20’s they became roommates alongside some of their other friends. They made some great memories in the house together. They really enjoyed hanging out and spending time playing video games . Cody and his wife Megan helped the bride and groom get together!

Blake first came into Tanner’s life at a young age. They met playing baseball together and have been friends ever since. They continued their friendship throughout high school where they discovered the interest in the same type of music. They enjoyed going to concerts together like warped tour and many others. The groom still enjoys getting together with his friend to listen to music and drink cold beers.

Casey has also been a long time friend of the groom! First rivals and then friends! They met at school but developed a friendship through sports. Casey was on a different team than Blake and Tanner; however, they were able to still get to know each other and all become buddies. They went all the way through high school together. Tanner was also a groomsmen in Casey’s wedding. Casey also played a hand getting the bride and groom together. before the bride and groom made things official, he talked with each of them separately and gave great advice and encouragement to pursue a relationship.

Tanner and Michael grew up in the same neighborhood. They spent a lot of time playing outside and discovering the woods by their houses. Between school and growing up together, they became good friends. They also were roommates later on. Michael and Tanner share the same taste of music and have still been attending concerts together. Tanner is glad that he can still share that with him.

Matt also grew up in the same neighborhood as Tanner. Matt is Michael’s younger brother. He often joined them in roaming the woods and hanging out. In high school , the two played the grooms favorite sport ice hockey. They enjoyed laughing together in the rink ! Tanner was happy that he was able to be Matt’s teammate.

Byron and Tanner met in high school. They bonded over discovering new music together. Byron was also a a roommate with Cody and Michael. Living together they spent lots of time gaming and drinking beers. Tanner was honored that Byron had him be the witness for his wedding ceremony. That meant a lot to him.

Matt came into Tanners life in high school. The two friends spend lots of time talking about camping and nature. Even though Matt doesn’t live in Kansas, Tanner and the guys get to spend a lot of quality time together on their annual guys trip together. The groom looks forward to having beers with Matt when he visits. They also spend countless amounts of time sharing funny videos they find to each other on Instagram.

Angel and Tanner became friends during their years of school together. Angel was close with all the guys. Majority of the groomsmen have always stuck together. That was no different than when they had all lost their close pal Angel. Tanner wanted him to be a part of the weddingEven though he is no longer with us, the bride and groom wanted to leave his spot open to honor his memory.

Brett is a longtime friend of the Brides. Brett grew up on the same street as Brenna and Brandon. He also worked at the haunted house with the rest of the crew. The bride has cherished many memories over the years with Brett. What sticks out most to her is that Brett always provides comforting words in situations where he may not even be aware that encouragement was what the bride needed. She is grateful to have an extra chosen brother and friend.

Zach has known the bride most of her life. The bride and Zach lived across the street from each other for their childhood. Growing up there was a bigger age gap between the bride and the other boys on the street. Sometimes the bride was left out because of her age, but she always remembers Zach going out of his way to included her. Zach introduced Brenna to one of her favorite bands in high school and she owe it to him for her love of metal. They used to cruise around listening to music after school even attended random house shows. Brenna is fortunate to add Zach to the list of people she considers a chosen brother.