Ethan is the best man in Riley and Eric’s wedding, and is also Eric's twin brother. From growing up in DeLand,FL to going to college at the University of Florida, they have done everything together. They even both chose to study Construction Management and graduated from The M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management. They were roommates throughout college, and Riley got to know Eric and Ethan when she would come visit the apartment from time to time. Ethan met his beautiful bride Katelyn at UF and Eric was Ethan's best man in August of 2017. Ethan currently works for Moss Construction. He and Katelyn are the parents to an adorable corgi named “Griffin” and two playful cats, “Ben” and “Charlie” in beautiful Clearwater, Fl.

Riley and Melissa met in the 3rdgrade during their school’s summer camp and have been best friends ever since! They sang way too loud at multiple Taylor Swift concerts throughout the years, climbed the Great Wall of China together, and were roomies at UF. Melissa is a recent graduate from the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC. She is currently a first-year resident at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. As one of Riley’s best friends for most of their lives, she exemplifies nothing but honesty, kindness, wisdom, and love that has built a friendship to last a lifetime.

Michelle lived down the hall from Riley when they first moved into Jennings Hall at UF in 2013. They became close friends that year and spent the majority of their undergraduate time studying at Library West, going for Dunkin’ runs on University Ave, and deepening those goggle dents on their faces as they both completed a Bachelors in Biochemistry. In the Summer of 2016, Michelle stayed by Riley’s side through a scare of blood clots and served as chauffeur to the emergency department. A faithful friend, she spent the rest of the summer with Riley finishing off the last of their chemistry courses before joining the UF College of Pharmacy at the Gainesville campus. She is funny, wicked smart, a fellow caffeine enthusiast, and adds a lot of truth and laughter to Riley’s life.

Of the groomsmen, Eric has known Sam the least amount of time but don’t let that fool you. Sam and Eric became brothers-in-love when Sam married Eric’s sister Emily, who is one of the bridesmaids. Sam’s dry, sarcastic sense of humor has led to a friendship that can be coined as brotherly love. Sam and Emily live in DeLand, FL where Sam works with the Turner family in the construction business. He and Emily enjoy fellowshipping with friends and telling people about the good news of the Gospel around Florida.

Reese is one of Riley's younger brothers and twin to Regan. He met Eric when Riley brought Eric to Orlando to meet her family. In the past two years as Eric and Riley have dated, Reese and Eric have shared times at the O'Donnell home watching the three O'Donnell dogs and laughing over memes. When Reese had a scary encounter at camp this summer involving a concussion, Eric was the first to offer to drive all night to go get him and bring him home. Reese is a junior at Dr. Phillips High School. He is involved in the JROTC and loves to play video games. He has hopes to one day move out west and live among the great outdoors.

Lindsay is Riley’s “big sister” from Theta Alpha Christian Sorority at UF. They met during spring rush in 2014 and quickly became family. Lindsay is a guiding light in Riley’s life serving as friend, confidant, and running partner. She lives in Georgia with her husband Matt, and when not working, she can be found hammocking, reading a favorite book, or relaxing at the beach. Lindsay and Riley spent a year as roomies along with two other girls in their sorority family line named Holly and Carlyng. Adventures at Canopy 3107 included coconut popsicle parties, "Reading with Riles" in the living room, plenty of afternoon naps after class, continuous bursts of song from the Gainesville Christmas Festival in the kitchen, conversations filled with laughter, tears, prayers, and a whole lot of love. Through it all, Lindsay remains a constant encourager in Riley's life.

Regan is one of Riley's younger brothers and twin to Reese. He loves to make Eric and Riley laugh with the latest meme he finds on the internet, and always gets embarrassed when Riley tries to mimic his meme dances in the kitchen. He helps take care of the O'Donnell dogs with his brother and loves to play computer games. He is a junior at Dr. Phillips High School. At home, Regan can typically be found at the piano learning a new song from a popular movie. Some of his favorite songs to play come from the movie "Up"!

Emily Fuller met Riley in Gainesville, FL through their mutual friendship with the Johnson family who hold a weekly taco night. Through tacos, guacamole, and mango salsa they became close friends over the course of their time in Gainesville. Emily was all for a spontaneous adventure to go feed horses at MillCreek farm one afternoon where they discussed the possibility of her working in Germany for Black Forest Academy as an English teacher. More than two years later, Emily is now in her third year as a missionary living in Kandern, Germany! Their friendship is usually maintained over International FaceTime calls and small moments in airport terminals when Emily gets to visit FL, but this December they will be sharing life moments together in person as Riley and Eric get married! A friend who is always willing to sing songs in the car, laugh at how silly Riley can be when she’s exhausted, and cry in the airport when they give see ya later hugs, Emily is a true gem of a friend and human!

Katelyn is Riley’s “fish sister” from their college Bible study and now her and Riley are going to be real sisters since Katelyn is married to Eric’s twin brother Ethan. Katelyn received her BS, MS, and Mrs at UF, and played in the Pride of the Sunshine band throughout her time in Gainesville. She now works remotely in Clearwater, FL as a program lead for CalPoly Extended Education’s coding bootcamp. Her and Ethan have a fur baby Corgi named Griffin who always keeps them on their toes. Katelyn has a fun loving personality that enriches the Turner family, and has started a blog (beachinandbarkin.com) to share their home renovation experience and love for Florida living.

David served as the Assistant Director of the Baptist Collegiate Ministries during Eric and Riley's time at UF. He first met Eric on a rainy day at the end of the summer preview when Eric was a new college student. Eric and David became splendid friends over the next four years, bonding over disaster relief trips and working on cars. In Eric’s last semester at UF, he lived with David and his wife Tami in Williston. Eric helped David on the farm and loved having a mentor who poured into his life with the love of Christ. David A.K.A to those at UF as "the most interesting man in the world" has always found a way to be a constant point of support in Riley and Eric's life. Whether it was fixing Riley's broken down Saturn so it could survive the rest of her college years, letting Eric and Riley pick blueberries at the farm, or being the smile they needed on a rainy day, he has continued to be an important person in their journey.

Eric and Garrett have been friends since being classmates at DeLand High School and they became even closer when they went to UF. They were hallmates freshman year of college where they were both engineering majors at the time. Garrett married his love Mandy in December of 2017 and Eric served as the best man. Garrett and Mandy currently live in Gainesville with their dog Sven and are welcoming a son in October.

Angela can be known for her life phrase of “It’s fine. It’s not, but it’s fine” which keeps her and Riley laughing at all times. A friend who has gone through some of the highest highs and lowest lows alongside Riley, they have been best pals since sitting down for microbiology lab together at UF in 2014. Sometimes you meet people and you just know you are going to be best friends, and that was the case with Angela. Throughout college she shared Wednesday nights at choir practice with Riley and many hangouts which almost always included coffee and naps. Angela and her boyfriend Marc were part of the proposal day when Eric asked Riley to marry him which will remain a special memory. Angela is currently a first year student at UF College of Pharmacy at the Gainesville campus and continues to be a blessing to those around her.

Emily Jones (Turner) is the sister to Eric and their brother Ethan. Emily and Riley first met when Riley came to visit the family in DeLand, FL after she and Eric began dating. Emily was in the U.S. Marines and continues to serve her country and friends with honor and dedication as she finishes her Bachelors in Nursing with UCF this spring. Emily and Riley shared in another wedding when Emily married Sam and became part of the Jones Family in March 2019. Emily is kind, super funny, and can bake a delicious batch of cookies or brownies that will make dessert your favorite part of the meal. She currently lives in DeLand, and both she and the bride are so excited to become real sisters this December!

Eric and Jon met at UF where they quickly became friends, bonding over obscure humor and rides to church on Sundays. After freshman year, Eric and Jon were roommates. They picked up racquetball and enjoyed long bouts of Super Smash Brothers. During their junior year at UF, Jon started dating Taylor who he later married in January of 2017. Eric, Ethan, Garret and Adam were all groomsmen in Jon's wedding and now the band of brothers will reunite for Eric's turn in December!

One of Eric’s first memories of meeting Adam was riding with Jon, Ethan and Garrett on the way to Westside Baptist Church. Adam and Eric were roommates starting their junior year at UF and bonded over their love of food and reading obscure articles from the Onion and Babylon Bee. Adam is currently at NC State pursuing a doctorate in chemical engineering.

Paulina is a free spirited friend of Riles. You wouldn't be surprised to find her hanging out in running shoes most days, reading a Cosmo or giving out sage advice (she’s been told she is very wise on occassion). When Paulina spoke of how she met Riley she said, “I had the pleasure of meeting Riley in Ms. Aberg's 5th grade class, and from that moment on I knew she was one of the purest souls I'd ever meet.” They have been friends through the trials of grade school, college and beyond, and consider each other as soul sisters. Despite how different they are as people, they are friends who can truly be themselves around each other and who have one another’s best interests at heart - that is why they will be friends forever! Although Paulina has only known Eric a short while, she knew the moment she met him that he'd be the perfect person to love and protect her friend throughout their lives.