Anna is my baby sister who grew up to be my best friend. The six-year age gap between the two of us seems to have shrunk over time. We started relationships within weeks of each other, got engaged, and have experienced wedding planning together. I can’t imagine a better girl by my side.

Sam is both creative and talented; he has two post-graduate degrees and is an iron-clad thinker. Sam is a music composer and screen media director/producer. I learned from Sam: reverence for Scripture, diligence and personal discipline, and how to properly deal with nosy people.

Bethany is one of the realest people I know. She is the girl who tells it like it is, is loyal to those she loves, and keeps you focused on the things that really matter. I am so thankful to have her standing with me.

George is a natural leader and puzzler, a brilliant thinker, communicator, entrepreneur, and engineer. I learned from George: practical excellence, mechanical curiosity, and an obsessive love of reading everything in sight.

Chloe is the life of the party! She keeps things interesting with her sense of humor and her loquaciousness. There’s never a dull moment when Chloe is around. I’m so glad she’s agreed to stand with me on my wedding day.

Kelvin Todd Simms entered our family like a whirlwind of humor and cheer. He is a shepherding teacher - inside and outside the classroom. I have learned from KT: calm in the midst of every circumstance, speaking the truth in love, and how to communicate in GIFs.