Avery has been Mariah's bestie since she was in the womb, literally. Since Avery was born, together they have always been known as "the girls", often in matching outfits and big bows on their heads. Mariah has always admired her younger sister's strength, smarts, and feisty spirit. As soon as Mariah knew she wanted to be with Matthew forever, she knew she needed her little sister, Avery, up there next to her.

Eric and Matthew have been friends since elementary school, and were roommates all four years of college. They've been on many adventures together, including Eric getting locked out of a Swiss hotel room at 3 a.m. They share a love of craft beer, the outdoors and sending each other weird TikToks

At a new member event for Pi Beta Phi, Mariah spotted a girl across the room that looked familiar. She approached her and said, "hi, I think you're in my statistics class, do you want to sit together tomorrow?" And from then on, they were pretty much inseparable. Helen was a bright light in Mariah's college experience. After a pretty rough first semester, Helen made Virginia Tech home. From Saturday nights out and home by midnight, to attending mass together on Sundays, Mariah's life is forever bettered by Helen Goggins.

Jack was Matthew's freshman year RA at Virginia Tech, and although he wasn't a great RA, he was a good friend. Now that Matthew lives in Richmond, they enjoy running together in the city's many parks.

Mariah knew she and Abby would be best friends forever when they lived together for a week during recruitment preparation, and not only still liked each other, but were closer than before. Abby is Mariah's "little", but she is really so much more than that to her. She's her after chapter Zaxby's buddy and always down for a sleepover. Although she is younger than Mariah, she always gives great relationship advice and reassures Mariah that's she's not crazy. Mariah is forever grateful at how lucky she was to land amazing little!

Jack and Matthew met in Boy Scouts, and have been friends ever since. They've gone to countless baseball games, concerts and camping trips together through the years.

You know when there is someone older than you that you think is really cool but would never want to actually be your friend? That's what Mariah thought about Lilly. When they both joined Pi Beta Phi's executive council, Lilly as president and Mariah as VP of Member Development, she got to see a different side of Lilly. Throughout their time on on exec, Lilly became an older sister and best friend to Mariah. Lilly is the type of friend that send notes and text just to let you know she is thinking about you, and she will never know how much her friendship has meant to Mariah.

Wesley is Matthew's oldest friend, and has been there for every season of life, from his first legal driving to his first legal drinking.

Lillian is the youngest and feistiest of the Craddock girls. Her energy is infectious and you can't help but laugh when you're around her. She is always excited to hang out with her sisters even if it's just running some errands. Mariah loves spending as much time as she can with her, especially at their favorite place, the family house in Reedville, VA. Mariah is so excited to have Lillian with her on her special day.

Kyle and Matthew lived on the same hall freshman year, and quickly became friends. They went to many baseball games together in college, and continue to trash talk each other's teams.