Lily is my favorite sister by default... Just kidding, she is the obvious choice for my matron of honor. She is a great sister and has always taken care of me and been there whenever I needed her growing up . Honestly, I don’t know what I would do without her. I had the honor of standing by her side when she got married back in October and I’m so thankful to have her stand by my side on our wedding day in November!

If you ask my family, I’m pretty sure they will all recall me always wanting to hang out with Chris. My mom used to babysit him, so it began when we were young. Whether it was when we were younger looking forward to watching the garbage man drive by, teenage years playing video games, or more recently going out for a drink, I’ve always enjoyed being with Chris. I’m thankful that he will be standing next to me at the altar on my big day.

Christina is Sam's sister. I am so thankful for Christina because she has welcomed me and included me from day one. She has been so supportive of our relationship and our decision to get married and I feel so lucky to call her family. We are so happy to have her stand at the alter with both of us on our wedding day!

I vividly remember a conversation with Chris when we heard the news that Anthony was moving to Peoria. Chris’ mom told us that we should start hanging out with him since he was going to be new to Peoria. We were scared initially, but things turned out great. Anthony ended up being awesome and he has been a great friend of mine ever since.

Sarah is my cousin and by far one of the funnest people to be around. She is one of my favorite travel buddies and whenever I’m with her I know it will be one for the books! I’m so glad she could be a part of our day but if I’m totally honest I’m most excited to get her on the dance floor at our reception!

I think I was most active when I was younger with Anthony. We would literally spend hours aimlessly walking around Washington and have so much fun doing it. I still have that same enjoyment when hanging out with Anthony, no matter what we’re doing.

Mary is the MVP of cousins, not only because we share a name. She’s my tell it like it is cousin and I love her for that! I know Mary is always down for adventure and travels which is why she’s is another one of my favorite travel partners and we definitely plan to have many more trips together! Costa Ricca is at the top of our list! I am so happy to have Mary stand with me at the alter.

Michael has always been that big brother figure for me. As he’s a couple of years older than me, he’s always been a bit wiser, which was beneficial for me growing up. More recently, he’s become a big St. Louis Cardinals fan, which is by far my favorite sports team. We’ve bonded over that and I’ve enjoyed going to some games with him in St. Louis.