Brooke and Julia met at their mutual friend Caroline's bachelorette party weekend in Scottsdale. It didn't take but a few hours after meeting for them to realize they had a ton in common and shared a bond. Brooke was living in Denver at the time, but a few months later moved back to St. Louis. Between Denver, St. Louis, Santa Fe, and more, they've already had many travels and made many memories!

Caroline and Julia met in high school, both running cross country together at Marquette. Between their mutual love (obsession) with Taylor Swift, multiple 4 hour long phone calls while living in different cities, and finding every little way to celebrate each other, this 10+ year friendship is one for the books. All you need to know about Caroline is that she drove 6 hours one-way just to have dinner with Julia on her birthday!

Mallory and Julia met freshman year of college when they both joined the same service sorority and were in the same pledge class. They lived in the same dorm, and one day Julia asked Mallory for a ride to Walmart (can you say college?). From that day on, they were friends. Then Julia visited Mallory in Kansas City that next summer and from that weekend on, they were best friends. So many trips between STL and KC since then and a million laughs!

Mary-Kate and Julia met in the first few weeks of college, as they both joined the campus Student Activities Board at Truman State. From 18 year olds to now, there have been many memories made. One thing has not changed in 10 years: their love of chatting about everything and nothing on a long walk. From walks around Kirksville in college, to walks around Tilles Park in St. Louis, they can talk for hours, solving world problems and laughing the whole way!

Ryan is Brendan's older brother and his Best Man. Ryan and Brendan grew up in Decatur, IL. Growing up they played football together through high school. They both went to Bradley University and were on the cheerleading team together. After graduating from Bradley they both ended up in St. Louis. Not only have they been brothers for 29 years, they've also been best friends through it all.

Danny and Brendan met in college at Bradley University. They became closer friends when bonding over watching the Cubs win the World Series in 2016 (Don't worry, Brendan is a Cardinals fan but he was rooting for the Cubs once the Cardinals were out). They have since gone on beach and ski trips together and will make trips between STL and Cincinnati when possible.

Ryan and Brendan met through Julia and Mallory's friendship...funny enough they met through a virtual Zoom wedding shower in 2020 prior to Ryan and Mallory's wedding. They've continued to grow their friendship through visits between STL and KC and through their fandom of Olivia Rodrigo.

Ryan and Brendan met through Julia and Brooke's friendship when they visited Denver for Julia's birthday and the Eras Tour show. Since then, Ryan and Brendan have bonded over their love for golf, intense passion for college football, and addiction to fantasy football.

Trey and Julia went to college at Truman State together. They met their first week of freshman year, living on the same dorm floor. They quickly became great friends and have shared many laughs and adventures together over the years. Trey even convinced Julia to go sky diving! While Trey lives in Colorado, Julia and Brendan have visited him there and he has come back to St. Louis for visits home as well. He is currently a school teacher. Julia and Brendan cannot wait for him to play this special part in their wedding day!