Tommie, aka Tomicena, is my sister in Christ and bestie gal from Slippery Rock. While we met only a two years ago, I feel like I've known her my whole life! Tommie is a goofball who brings such light to our friendship in addition to her immense wisdom and faith. We've traveled to Costa Rica together, shared many laughs and tears, and now I'm honored for her to stand next to me on my special day!

Elise, aka Elisabeth, is my sister in Christ and bestie gal from Slippery Rock. She invited me along to join the best friend group there is, to which I am forever grateful. Elise brings the energy to the group because of her bold faith and passion for loving others. Thinking of our friendship leaves me speechless, we've been on so many adventures together, I couldn't imagine doing the next one without her!

While technically cousins, Kara truly is the sister I never had. We grew up so close and even when apart, we are constantly texting and sending videos to each other. She's my go to girl for updates I'm dying to share and she's seen me through any situation imaginable. Kara is a must have on my special day!

Krista, aka Kristy to me, has genuinely seen me grow up over the years, spending so much time together with our cousins. Like an older sister, Krista has always been such a positive person in my life. Since we share a love for reading books, I can't help but to say she is someone I need next to me as I walk into this next chapter of life!

My younger brother has been by my side since day one. Being the two youngest in our family it was always nice to have someone to stick by and talk with at family events. I will cherish all of the split-screen games we played and arguments over whose turn it was to use the Xbox. I remember the day we convinced our parents to buy Minecraft for us and we played non-stop. We have certainly had our differences and as we begin our own lives with our own families he will always be my brother whom I love. No matter what.

A brother in Christ who has been a neighbor and one of my best friends for practically my whole life. As kids, we played every sport you can think of in our yards, driveways, or streets. When the sun wasn't shining we would play video games or have intense knee hockey games. As we got older we both went through similar life experiences together including good and bad one of which was diving much deeper into our faith. These experiences brought us closer together than ever before.

One of my best friends that I met in 9th grade doing cross country. Our competitive nature began because our times were very close together. Other examples include our GamePigeon battles during Keystone's and playing cornhole under his garage light well past midnight. I've spent countless nights at his house and we felt comfortable enough to have deep conversations. Where I could talk about things that I didn't want to tell anyone else. This dynamic remains to this day.

A brother in Christ that I met in 2022 at a worship night on Slippery Rock's campus. I soon learned that he and my other buddy were starting a men's Bible study which I decided to join. We got to know each other more and eventually became roommates. This is where our relationship took off and we bonded over conversations about faith and fitness while also forcing him to watch Lost. Seeing his dedication and discipline to everything that he does is a great inspiration.