Kelly has been one of my closest friends since we met in spring 2014. We were pledge sisters together in college for Omega Phi Alpha and when we became "cousins" during big/little we became so much closer. Throughout the years she has been someone I could always count on. She is an architect, a quilter, a cat mom, and an overall amazing human. We love sharing twilight and criminal mind memes with each other.

We met in the fall of 2014 during a sorority big little speed date. I remember our first conversation was about our love for Law and Order SVU. We became Big and Little and called ourselves Benson and Stabler. Throughout the years we have supported one another and been there for each other. Elizabeth is 6th grade math teacher, a dancer, hilarious, and such a joyful person to be around.

We met in the Fall of 2017 when we quickly became Pledge moms together for our sorority. And as quickly as it happened so did our bond and friendship. We were inseparable and always supporting each other. She's the one I go to for all bachelor/bachelorette talks. Mackenzie is an executive assistant for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a dog mom, adventure seeker, and the best person to talk to.

Heather and I met when I transferred into her classroom in the Fall of 2018. Somewhere during all of our conversations on the playground and in-classroom, we realized we had a lot of the same interests and became great friends. Literally would not have survived 2020 without her. Heather is a preschool teacher, a cat and dog mom, passionate, and such a wonderful person to learn from. Zach and I are so excited to be neighbors with Heather and her Husband David!

Zach first met Zane in 2004 and we have been friends since. While we were a year apart in school we spent countless hours together. We spent many nights gaming, shooting pool, hanging out and he took me to my first party. When I look back to my childhood memories , Zane will always be there. After I started working at Best Buy I convinced Zane to come work there too. We both worked there for many years together. In 2015 we became more than friends, roommates! We lived together with Morgan and two others in Stillwater together for a year.

One of the good things about needing to postpone our wedding was being able to get to know David better. His addition was a no-brainer. David and Zach met through Heather (David's wife) and Morgan as they work together. Since meeting David, he and Zach have spent countless hours together in a DND campaign. We share a love of memes and roleplay. Morgan and I are so excited to be neighbors with David and his wife Heather!

I met Jared the day he was born. Jared’s been a great little brother and we grew up with similar interests that bonded us like Star Wars, OSU football, and BMX. He recently graduated from TCC and plans to become a future firefighter.

When we ran into a last minute emergency switch in our officiant, we reflected on who we would want to talk at our ceremony about marriage, love, and about their perspective of us as a couple and becoming family. Since we can remember we have discussed how Chris and Tricia were people that we admired and were inspired by their marriage and who they are as individual people. They are a couple we look up to when we think about how we want to be together and raise a family of our own in the far away future. They are the parents of one of the ushers, flower girls, and ring bearers. We are so honored that they stepped in last minute and can not wait to listen to their advice and insight on love and marriage.