My ride-or-die since ‘99. I’m beyond lucky to be absolutely attached to my little sister, and to have a built-in best friend. There is no one in the world (sorry, Mark) that is as priceless to me as my favorite lil human ever. We’ve always been inseparable, and now the dream we’ve had since we were little of being each other’s maid of honors is officially coming true!

How did Abbi and I become friends? Well, we were coworkers, then I was her boss, then we pierced our noses together and the rest fell into place. She’s the moon to my star, the purple hair to my pink hair, and according to everyone around us, it seems like we’ve known each other forever.

How did Abbi and I become friends? Well, we were coworkers, then I was her boss, then we pierced our noses together and the rest fell into place. She’s the moon to my star, the purple hair to my pink hair, and according to everyone around us, it seems like we’ve known each other forever.

Once upon a time in my sophomore year of college, Ally introduced herself to me. And I introduced myself back, accidentally calling myself “Ally.” Ever since then, we’ve been stuck together like glue - and like big and little. She may be my mentee, but she’s stood by my side through the good, bad, and ugly, and is my role model in more ways than one.

Brielle and I met six years before we actually became friends - and we always say it was clearly fate that we were led back to one another. One day she walked into my store when I should’ve been off but I clearly wasn’t - and the rest is history. I did what any normal person would do and I made her work with me, and we quickly became inseparable best friends. We may live on opposite sides of the country, but no one knows more about me than Bri does.

Why stop at one Claire when I can have two?! Claire and I met while I was doing what I do best - crashing somewhere (this time, a parks + rec summer camp class) I don’t belong. From spending every day all summer with dozens of children who were convinced we were sisters, to religiously watching every single Bachelor franchise episode, to living in the PNW and convincing our boys to be best friends, I think by now, we’re stuck together for life.

The Em to my Em, and one of the greatest things undergrad gave me! Emilee and I met in our leadership class my senior year of college, and we went from being project partners to friends for life. Any moment spent together brings us both peace + a heckin’ lot of clarity, as we’ve been through so much together. There is no soul in the world that is as kind and compassionate as Em.

If you were to ask our dads, they would 100% say we are distant cousins, when in reality - we’ve been stuck together since we were 12. If it says anything about how long we’ve been friends...the only cell phone number I have memorized outside of my family is hers. They say the ones you experience middle school you never judge you and will stick by you for life, and that is truly us! We planned our weddings over a decade ago using pages of Teen Vogue and Seventeen magazine, and now we get to plan for real.

One day, Miranda and I both wanted to see “The Greatest Showman” in theaters, so we decided to go together. Then we went again. Then we went a third time. Next thing you know, we were together weekly eating Mexican food, and soon after, I asked Miranda to join me for the true friendship test - traveling the entire country with me to move me from Virginia to Oregon. This could’ve driven us up a wall, but it drove us closer together, and now I can’t imagine life without Mir’s kind heart and sweet letters.

Once upon a time, I worked at a little old Altar’d State in Leesburg and became inseparable with my Store Leader. Longgggg story short, when Kaitlyn was blessed with the gift that is her daughter Zamora, I was blessed with the sweetest goddaughter there ever was. Zamora is more than ready to be a princess on my big day, and I know we are all ready to see her take on that aisle alongside me.