Whitney is my (Caysi's) best and longest friend from Kansas. We became best friends in High School during our biology class over our cute Yorkies! Whitney and I have never lived in the same city for as long as we have been besties, until the past 2 years, after I moved back to Kansas. She is not only one of the most loyal and fabulous friends, but she is an amazing second grade teacher, mother to 3 gorgeous children (Limuel, Gordon, and Rae Ellen) wife to Keith, daughter, and sister. If you ever need a laugh or a hug, Whitney is your girl. We have been through thick and thin, and she has become more like a sister than a friend, and that is something I cherish. I am so fortunate to have her in my life and standing by me on our wedding day.

Another sister from another mister, is my cousin Chelsea. Chelsea is the daughter of my mom's late sister, Shannon. We grew up close, spent some time apart while in grade school and high school, and then reconnected while we both were living in Colorado in our early 20's and never looked back. Chelsea and I have spent a lot of time traveling together (30th birthdays in Ireland, England, and Scotland), eaten a lot of great food, laughed a TON, and geeked out over Harry Potter. She is brilliant, hilarious, resilient, and a fierce and loyal friend. I am so blessed to have a cousin-sister, and someone I can always count on.

What to say about the cutest friend?! Natalie and I met in church in Denver and quickly became close friends. We had the opportunity to move out to Grand Junction, CO on a church plant about 1 year after knowing one another and became roommates. We ended up living together for nearly 9 years. She is one of the most thoughtful, genuine, spunky, smart, and goofy friends I have, and quickly became my best friend in Colorado. She is an avid cook, world traveler, wine connoisseur, and pet-sitter! Living with Natalie for that long was one of the greatest blessings of my time in Colorado and I couldn't imagine my life, or wedding, without her in it.

Lyndsey and I became friends while on a church medical mission trip to Cambodia in 2018. Our bond solidified over many vacations, mission trips, food adventures, and jumping pics. Lyndsey is one of the gentlest of souls, a wonderful listener, and a very loyal person and friend. Our lives synced up pretty easily once we became friends, as we were both nurses, foodies, single, and loved to travel. She is currently working towards her Doctorate in Nurse Practitioner, is married to a wonderful guy named Clay, and always wanting to meetup somewhere! I am so thankful to have met her many years ago and maintained our friendship, and am so grateful to have her in our wedding.

Heather became one of my closest friends while living in Colorado over the past decade. We initially met through church. What began as a funny meetup to discuss a boy we both liked, quickly turned into an excellent friendship full of adventure, God, joy, laughter, and tons of fun. Heather has always been a very wise and fair friend. I've looked up to her in many ways and admired her faith, family life, and friendships. If you are ever wanting a spontaneous camping trip, grocery store trip, or 2 am snow hike, she's your girl! Heather is an amazing friend, sister, daughter, aunt, mother to 2 sweet boys, and wife to an awesome guy, Gus!

Kendra and I met 20 years ago in our freshman year at K-State. We both went through sorority recruitment and became members of Alpha Delta Pi. Kendra and I became quick friends and bonded over silly and goofy humor, sorority rules we thought were hilarious, and of course all the college fun! MANY times, she and I would finish each other's sentences, text at the same time, show up for dances wearing the same dress, or even get each other the same Christmas gifts...we just thought alike! Kendra is a nurse, lives in Lenexa, KS with her 3 children and husband Kyle. She remains one of my closest girlfriends from college and someone I always love to see when I would come back to town to visit. I am so glad to see her more often now that I am back in Kansas and to have her in our wedding party...just as long as she doesn't show up in the same dress ;-p!

Rachel and I became close friends while living in Grand Junction, CO. We lived together for about 2 years and quickly became very close and have remained so for the past decade. Rachel is one of the silliest and most easy-going people and is an excellent listener and empathizer, which serves her well in her career as a social worker. There were many nights that went on much later than planned because of deep conversations on our couch. I have gotten to travel and go on many adventures with Rach over the years, along with having had tons of tears from laughter. Rachel and her husband Jacob live an exciting life in Alaska and I'm so glad to have her by my side on our wedding day!