I prayed for community and God gave me much more. He gave me a sister from anotha' mister. Tina is my most loyal and faithful friend. I couldn't say I do without my bestie for the restie. We have both Tina and Jessie to thank for pushing Laura to put herself out there.

From Fort Hays to France, our friendship was built on good coffee and a love for Jesus. 10 years of solid friendship. Our friendship is not bound by borders and has thrived through the distances of life.

When you are outnumbered by the boys, you stick together. Christine is a close cousin and even sweeter friend. Christine brings joy and laughter to any room. Never a dull moment when we are together.

From Lauren Daigle concerts at Red Rocks to Flower Festivals, Tori and I are ready for any adventure. She has a smile that brightens any room, and she makes every person she encounters feel seen.

To my ears, "Jon and Tim" sounds like peanut butter and jelly, because I don't remember life without my brother. From high school sports to international missions to life afterward, it's been up for debate who's keeping up with who, but I'm happy and honored to give him the title of "best man" on this day.

We started as roommates on band tour (not as cool as it sounds), then became college roommates, then international roommates in Ukraine for all the adventures that held. Though we don't share a bunk bed anymore, Jason's friendship has been a steady buoy in my life whether we're together or not.

Trevor and I hit it off when we had identical class schedules freshmen year of high school, and eventually realized we each had more depth and more goofiness than first impressions implied. We haven't been able to pull off perfectly-aligned schedules and lives since then, but we have always stayed friends and continued taking awkward pictures ever since.

Brandon and I (and Brandon's wife) met playing saxophone in college and built a friendship around dorm life, discipleship, and Brandon pranking me. Brandon's role in my life helped launch me to Ukraine, and he continues to send me houses for sale in Connecticut to attempt to get me to move closer.