Kaly and I met in 2010, shortly after I moved to the Coast. When her husband's enlistment was up, she moved back to her home State of Pennsylvania to start a family. She is now a momma to three of my most favorite boys - Theo, Ty and Archer. Without the slightest bit of hesitation, I asked Kaly to be my Matron of Honor. She's been such an amazing friend to me over these past 10+ years and I consider her, her husband, Kenny, and their three boys my family.

Natasha has been dating my brother, Blake, for many years. She was in the room with me when I received that very first message on my phone from Devon. She has truly been there from the start. I feel like Natasha is the sister I always wanted and I'm so happy that she is a part of my inner circle and closest family. Not only is Natasha serving as my bridesmaid, she is also the pastry chef behind our wedding cake!

Allison is such an old soul. She is genuine and kind and I am so lucky to have her in my circle. Without Allison and her husband, Chaise, Devon and I would have never happened. It was the two of them who pushed Devon to message me years ago, which began our relationship. We will forever be thankful to Chaise and Allison for making "us" happen and for being such great friends to us.

I’ve known Erin since preschool. We grew up together and shared a lot of the same friends. During our sophomore year of high school, she invited me to ride along with her down to Carbondale to visit her sister, who was attending SIU at the time. Truth be told, I was probably her last resort after asking everyone else in our friend group. Whatever the case may have been, Erin and I became close friends during that random trip and haven’t lost touch since. She and I will make time for hours long phone calls and the occasional trip to visit each other. Erin is a special education teacher in Washington state.

Amy and I have been friends for as long as I can remember. Our grandparents were neighbors and friends and so were our moms. I have very fond and vivid memories of many summer days spent sitting on either of our grandparents’ porches snacking on their endless supply of popsicles and orange soda. At some point, Amy and I referred to ourselves as “true blue” friends and it stuck. She will forever be my true blue! Amy is now a teacher near St. Louis, MO, and is the absolute best aunt to her niece and two nephews.

Rachel and I met at the gym years ago. We were both early for a class and started talking just to kill the time. Neither of us are Coast natives and we agreed that making new friends as an adult was hard and exchanged numbers before our class had even started. We quickly realized that Devon and her husband, Eric, played on the same rugby team. Since then, we've shared countless wine nights, trips to TJ Maxx and everything in between. Rachel and Eric own various businesses along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and live in Biloxi with their two little girls.

Lauren and I met in late 2021, when she began dating a friend of ours. Although her relationship with our friend didn’t work out, I knew that I had to keep her! A few weeks after the breakup, I reached out to her and she and I met up for dinner/drinks and we've not lost touch since. She is always down for a good time and never fails to make me laugh. Lauren is a 5th grade math teacher at Biloxi Upper Elementary School and the best "Lolli" to her niece and nephew.

When Devon moved to the Coast in 7th grade, he moved to the Sunkist Neighborhood where he met Nathan. The two have been lifelong friends ever since. Nathan got Devon involved in CYO, where he introduced Devon to Chris (another groomsman). Devon spent many days, nights and dinners at Nathan's home growing up. Needless to say, Nathan and his family quickly became (and still are) a second family to Devon.

Blake is my brother and Devon's soon-to-be brother-in-law. Growing up (and even now), Blake and my mom have always called me "Paiger". It was always "their thing" to call me that. Shortly after Devon and I started dating, he too started calling me "Paiger", without knowing its history. Then, when I first took Devon home to meet my family, he called me that. Blake instantly caught it and he and Devon just clicked. They've been like brothers since the day they met. Blake lives in Washington, DC, with his girlfriend, Natasha, and their dog, Bella.

Thank goodness for Chaise! Without him and his wife, Allison, Devon and I would not be together. They gave him the push to message me years ago and we're so happy they did! Chaise and Devon gym together and work together as firemen at the Gulfport Fire Department. Chaise has one son, Elijah, who has the most entertaining personality and always insists on rubbing Devon's bald head for good luck.

Devon's one and only sibling, Dalton, was an obvious choice to serve as a Groomsman. Younger than Devon by five years, Dalton loves music, legos and all things Marvel. He lives in Biloxi with his boyfriend, Cole.

Zach is a lifelong friend Devon met during his early rugby days. I watched them both play for the Biloxi Landsharks until Zach and his wife, Alyssa, welcomed their daughter, Marie Belle, in 2020. Since hanging up his rugby cleats, Zach has become the very best girl dad and chose Devon to be godfather of his little girl.

Devon met Chris at church through a mutual friend and shortly thereafter became roomates. Some of the stories these two have shared from their time living together is hilarious! Thank goodness Chris found Alex and Devon found me , otherwise these two would still be living with a Dewalt tool box as a coffee table and an unhinged door as a makeshift beer pong table in their living room. God bless them. Chris now lives in Biloxi with his wife, Alex, and their two little boys, Liam and Crew.

Josh is my birthday twin (both born on April 7th!) and was my across-the-hall neighbor when I lived in my apartment. As soon as Devon moved in, he and Josh clicked instantly. The three of us have been friends through it all, even the infamous summer of 2020. I can't imagine how dull that year would have been without Josh and our friend group at the apartment. Since then, we've bought separate houses and are no longer neighbors, but we all still get together for drinks, game nights or just to catch up.

Theo is my Matron of Honor, Kaly's, first born and my first little love. He and I have shared a special bond from the get-go and sometimes I feel like he's part mine (as I do with each of Kaly's boys). Theo has a heart of gold and is the sweetest soul. I am so thankful to have known him his whole young life.

Ty is my Matron of Honor, Kaly's, middle child. He is dripping in personality and so unqiuely himself at all times. Just as Theo took an attachment to me, Ty claimed his "Uncle Dkon" immediately upon meeting him. He knows that Devon is a fireman and a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan. When we're in PA visiting, Ty loves to surprise Devon by running out in his fireman costume or Pittsburgh Steelers gear.

Sweet baby Arch... the third (and last) child of my Matron of Honor, Kaly. Unfortunately, we've only met Archer in-person one time since he's been born. That hasn't stopped us from watching him grow up via texts, Facetime and social media. With two older brothers, this one is growing up way too fast and my auntie heart can't take it! He's always wanting to help his daddy work around the house and gets so frustrated when Kaly tries to pull him away. Seeing pictures of his little hands all dirty from "helping" his daddy is the sweetest thing.

Liam is his Uncle Devon's best little friend. Since the day we met, Devon has rode around with a picture of this sweet boy on his car's visor. Liam has such an outgoing personality and just recently became big brother to baby Crew.

My sweet little friend, Violet. Seeing her face light up when I come over to her house just makes my day. I remember meeting Violet for the first time, just days after she was born, and now she's already a little girl! I've watched this little one grow up in front of my very eyes and I just love being her "Auntie Paige".

Marie Belle is Devon's goddaughter and the daughter of Zach (one of Devon's groomsman) and Alyssa (our wedding day coordinator). This sweet girl is Disney obsessed, loves all things girly and most likely to be found helping her momma in the kitchen.

Gage is one of our very best friends. We met him during the infamous summer of 2020. We were all living in the same apartment complex and the only thing to do was hangout at the pool. We met so many people that summer and made so many new friends, one of the best being Gage. Despite him moving to Texas, he’s remained one of our best friends. We love our Gagito and we’re so excited for him to be the one to marry us!

Alyssa is married to Zach (one of Devon's groomsman) and is mom to Marie Belle (one of our Flower Girls). Alyssa and Zach were friends of Devon's long before I was ever in the picture, but they welcomed me with open arms and I'll never forget that. I envy how easy Alyssa makes mommin' look. I sure hope I can pull it off as effortlessly as she does one day!