Christa is originally from California but has lived in Atlanta for most of her adult life. She and Meg met about fifteen years ago and have been roommates and best friends for a good long time (even their dogs are best friends). Christa is a pharmacist with Emory Healthcare. She and her partner, Mike, have an adorable 5 year old, named Lillian. Lillian is one of the lovely flower girls. Christa's passions include gardening, hiking, and Mexican food.
Emily Callaway - Maid of Honor
Emily is a true Modern Southern Belle, born and raised in the super-cool college town of Athens, GA. She and Meg met at NYU in 2000. They were randomly put together as roommates their freshman year and have been close ever since. Emily is a talented actress, a crafty DIY artist, a passionate UGA fan, and a savvy international traveler.
Robyn Matheson - Bridesmaid
Robyn was born and raised in Vermont. She and her husband, Martti, live in Burlington, VT with their three children: Finn, Fletcher, and Vivian. Robyn and Meg met their sophomore year at boarding school, their alma mater of Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, CT. By their senior year, they were roommates at a particularly poignant time in life as they moved into their college years. Robyn enjoys decorating, landscaping, and she is an accomplished marathon runner.
Michele DeLia - Bridesmaid
Michele is from Deep River, CT. She and Meg met in middle school and became fast friends. Chele has studied library science, had the chance to sing on stage at CBGB, and she is a hardcore cyclist in San Francisco who races for fun and wins a lot. Chele is always seeking out the coolest California adventures and has lots of amazing stories to share.
Rachel Hogan - Bridesmaid
Rachel met Meg through their mutual bestie, Carla, when they were barely in their 20s. They bonded over a shared love of live music and city adventures. After moving around the country, Rachel is finally back in Atlanta with her husband, Mike. She loves nature, craft cocktails, binge-watching Bravo and puppy play dates with Meg, Paul, Jack and all of our sweet mutts.
David Fountain - Best Man
David and Paul met on their very first night of college and have been close friends ever since. After countless creative collaborations, revelatory roadtrips, and triumphant tales, theirs is a bold bond of brotherhood, a fraternal friendship forged in the fire and smelted in the smithy of the true brotherly love of which the bards and poets sing. David is a touring musician and lives in Atlanta with his wife Keeley and their wonderful daughter, Clark, who will be a flower girl on the big day.
Matthew Geist - Best Man
Matthew has been a dear friend, trusted confidant, and consigliere since he and Paul first met upon his return to Atlanta in 2007. Their “Golden Hour” scholarly sunset sessions are by now the stuff of legend, and their brilliant brotherly bond boasts no bounds. Matthew was once described as “everyone’s best friend” (and even had the business cards to prove it) and with good reason: he’s as loyal and true a brother in arms as a brother could ever want. Ever the artist at heart, Matt now owns and operates a frame shop in Sacramento, where he lives with his wife Kate and their adorable daughter Faye.
Jeff Palmer - Groomsman
Jeff bears the noteworthy distinction of being Paul’s earliest lifelong friend, dating back to their formative youthful summers at Lochearn Pool. These summers soon turned into a year-round brotherhood resulting in so many sleepovers that the Palmer house became a kind of secondary residence for the groom. All these summers and years later, their friendship truly knows no season, and his humor and genuine love of life have been a sheer inspiration throughout. Witness: the two once walked five miles round-trip to the local library just to research “Yellow Ledbetter.” Jeff also once went with Paul and his mom, Gloria, to see Terminator 2 in the theater. It was a BIG deal. He lives with his partner Nicole and their wonderful dogs Iko and Boogie in Colorado, where he has not seen any subsequent Terminator sequels. He’s waiting for Paul (and Gloria).
Samuel Howe - Groomsman
Samuel and Paul first met in 2007, when Sam and Matt Geist first reconnected after college. It wasn’t long before Sam and Paul fashioned, fixed, and finessed their fine fraternal fellowship through their shared love of the English language over the course of many late-night pool parties and singalongs of songs by the band CAKE. That said, it is perhaps their shared sense of inspirational sincerity and earnest enthusiasm which bonds them best. And he’s also a first-rate little league coach. Sam lives in Atlanta with his wife Dawn, their two outstanding boys, Rowan and Crosby, along with their beloved Labrador, Luna.
Nathan Sadler - Groomsman
Nate first met Paul upon relocating from Florida in 2010. As colleagues, coworkers, comrades, and coconspirators, they have collaborated on sundry creative projects and, over the course of multiple marathon “Ferris Bueller Days” out on the town, developed the kind of brotherly familiarity and closeness that is typically reserved only for heartfelt buddy comedies, John Hughes films, and certain Shakespearean monologues. Nate lives in Atlanta, where he remains, as ever, a good man, an excellent musical mind, and an even better friend.
Heath Ladnier - Officiant
Heath and Paul first met in 2009 and wasted no time in immediately trying to impress Paul by claiming to know the guys from Three Doors Down. They quickly formed a life-long friendship and have spent countless all-nighters discussing music, life, and the proper way to cook a blue crab. One of the few true Renaissance Men, Heath is a brilliant musician, athlete, and raconteur. To wit, he is also a renowned realtor and Atlanta's Japanese denim dealer. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Hannah, their two charming children, Willow and Milo, and two aspiringly well-behaved dogs.