The MOH is the bride, Kelsie’s, big sister. ♡ They grew up together only 2 years apart, doing everything together from sports to dance to sharing clothes (and are even wearing each other’s dresses in this picture lol)! Fun fact: They both found their husbands and their wedding dresses in the same places!

Ashley is both Kelsie’s cousin and bestie who she got to grow up with (only being a grade younger). And although she lives all the way across the country in AZ, nothing could ever dull the closeness and special bond between them! Fun fact: Kelsie and Ashley got to graduate on the same exact day on December 15, 2023 (Kelsie with her masters and Ashley with her bachelors).

Evonne is Kelsie’s close friend from her time at the Clemson BCM (Baptist Collegiate Ministry). They have bonded over break-ups and hardships, and have now gotten to walk through the seasons of engagement and marriage together! Fun fact: Kelsie was a bridesmaid in Evonne’s wedding on May 13th of 2023! (the picture being from her bachelorette)

Savannah is another one of Kelsie’s friends from her time at the Clemson BCM. Fun fact: They actually bonded while in their first wedding together and will now be in 3 wedding parties, total, together with Kelsie’s wedding being their third! (the picture is from their first)

Gabi is yet another friend from the Clemson campus ministry that Noah and Kelsie met at. And she and Kelsie actually started dating their spouses around the same time (and this is how they first met as her husband and Noah were roommates)! Fun fact: Kelsie led worship at the Clemson BCM with Gabi’s husband, Luke, for 2 years.

Lisa is like Kelsie’s second big sister. They met when her sister, Tori, and Lisa were roommates at Clemson, and they’ve claimed each other as adopted sisters ever since! Fun fact: Lisa and Kelsie were bridesmaids together in Tori’s wedding on March 20, 2021.

Emma is Kelsie’s cousin Natalie’s daughter. Emma is the first family member that Kelsie got to know from in her mom’s belly, to birth, to now being a young adult! Fun fact: Emma’s mom was in Kelsie’s mom’s wedding as a bridesmaid on October 10, 1992. Now 32 years later, things have come full circle!

Last but not least, Megan is Kelsie’s future, big sister-in-law and eighth bridesmaid. Kelsie actually started dating Noah about 3 months before Megan got married on November 20, 2021. Fun fact: Both Noah and Kelsie only have 1 big sister each, both got married in the same year, got their first dog in the same year, and started their second level of higher education in the same year! (Megan with her masters and Tori with PA school)

This little ray of sunshine is Scarlett, the flower girl! She will be 5 years old when she performs her duties in Kelsie & Noah’s wedding and couldn’t be more excited! Fun fact: Scarlett’s mom, Stephanie (Kelsie’s cousin), was the flower girl in Kelsie’s mom’s wedding back in 1992!

The groom doesn’t have a biological brother but his best man comes close as his spiritual brother in Christ. The Bible describes a godly friend as loving at all times (Proverbs 17:17), sticking closer than a brother (18:24), whose advice is as pleasant as perfume (27:9), and who sharpens each other like iron sharpens iron (27:17). And Jeremy and Noah’s friendship embodies exactly that and was sparked at the same Clemson campus ministry that he and Kelsie met at (BCM). Fun fact: Since then, they’ve gone from college mates to coworkers, both working as software engineers at the same company!

Noah and Will have known each other since middle school when they both joined the academic team. Though, their bond is as if they’ve known each other forever! From gaming to nerding out over books to high school graduation to rooming at Clemson Univeristy together for all 4 years, Will has been one of Noah’s best friends through all of life’s mile markers. Fun fact: Before Kelsie and Noah started dating, Will once jokingly said to Kelsie and Evonne at a BCM event, “Well, dang, if I could find a girl who was exactly like Noah, I’d marry her tomorrow!” To which Kelsie’s knee jerk response was “me too”… all for her to realize… hey, she was a girl… he was a boy… And the rest is history! lol

Jeffrey is the oldest and longest friendship of Noah’s in his groomsmen lineup, dating back to the 4th grade! They grew up playing football together and pushing each other scholastically in honors and AP classes! And from new years celebrations to family vacations, Jeffery and Noah have made years of memories together! Fun fact: The only school that Jeffery and Noah did not go to together was college (Jeffrey went to Auburn Univeristy while Noah attended Clemson University).

JR is also a friend of Noah’s from the Clemson BCM who he was first acquainted with through JR being one of his freshman small group leaders. It’s needless to say that JR has been a huge, positive force in Noah’s life of which he could not be more grateful for. Fun fact: Both Jeremy and JR held the position of “Assistant Director” at BCM at different times. However, a title that JR exclusively bears out of the two is Mr. BCM of 2023 lol—a funny pageant parody the campus ministry puts on each school year.

Noah and Luke also met through the Clemson BCM and later became roommates for the last 2 years of college. They (like so many of the groom’s friends lol) bonded over gaming and other *self-proclaimed* nerdy passions, making them fast friends. Fun fact: There’s actually a long-running joke at the Clemson BCM that “BCM” stands for Building Christian Marriages, and this would seem to be true as both Noah and Luke found their wives at BCM!

Noah and Ben became fast friends in high school through their mutual involvement in student council and overlapping social circles. And they still stay in touch today through gaming online together! Fun fact: They both share a huge passion in common for classic rock!

Andrew is yet another one of Noah’s friends from his hometown of Laurens! And though they technically went to elementary, middle, and high school together…it was in middle school that their friendship was really sparked! Like Noah’s other friends, they shared involvement in advanced classes and student council, making him a constant throughout Noah’s teen years! Fun fact: Luke isn’t the only musician in the bunch. Andrew is a pretty skilled guitarist himself! A hobby which Noah tried years ago and hopes to pick up again one day.

And last but not least of the groomsmen is Noah’s one and only brother-in-law, Daniel. As mentioned previously, Noah has one big sister, Megan, whose husband is Daniel. Daniel’s been around Noah’s family for years as he and Megan were high school sweethearts! And Noah has always appreciated the way in which Daniel loves his sister which made him *know* from the get-go that he was “the one” for her. Fun fact: Noah and Daniel were actually in the same high school Spanish class before he and his sister started dating (meaning that Noah was bombarded with questions about reports on Daniel and if he talked about Megan that day lol).

This adorable chunk is Kelsie & Noah’s ring bearer! He will be 17 months old when he performs his wedding duties and has been working on his “walk” leading up to the big day. ;) Fun Fact: William’s mom, Brittney (Kelsie’s cousin), was the ring bearer in Kelsie’s mom’s wedding back in 1992! Thus, that makes William the 4th “next generation wedding party member” with Ashley being a bridesmaid (when her mom was also Kelsie’s mom’s bridesmaid), Emma being a bridesmaid (when her mom was also Kelsie’s mom’s bridesmaid), Scarlett being the flower girl (when her mom was Kelsie’s mom’s flower girl), and, lastly, William following in his mom’s footsteps. ♡