The Bride and Groom are not having a traditional wedding party where the girls stand on one side and the boys stand on the other. Instead, they will be having an "I Do Crew" to stand around them and celebrate them coming together as a couple.

Martin and Stacey met in SOC 101 at Eastern Michigan University their sophomore year and lived on the same floor in the dorms, quickly becoming good friends. The next year Stacey became "the fifth roommate" taking over Martin's couch on many occasions. They even took a bowling class together, twice. Stacey and Martin have stayed in contact over the years even when living on opposite sides of the country at times. Kyle and Stacey met up with Martin and his girlfriend Abby in D.C. one summer and when discussing officiants Kyle and Stacey both couldn't think of anyone better than Martin! Martin is well spoken and outgoing, so get ready for a fun ceremony!

Matt and Kyle grew up together in Elsberry, bonding over nerdy pursuits such as fantasy novels and computer games. They've remained very close friends their entire lives despite often times living far away from one another.

Sister-in-law to Kyle, Stacey can't wait to have a "sister"!

Kyle has quite literally known Jason his entire life, since Jason is his older brother!

Shin-Howe and Stacey met in 1997 in middle school band and had a friendly rivalry over first-chair trumpet. The unlikely duo stayed friends through the years and bonded over their love of baseball. They reconnected in 2010 when Stacey moved back to southern California and Shin-Howe was there to offer a drop-off or pick-up at the airport, to help with a move, or of course catch a Padres game. Shin-Howe has always known Stacey better than she knows herself and was the first to tell Stacey the new guy in her life was the real deal.

Chris and Kyle grew up together in Elsberry. They got close during their time together in the ALP program and then during high school, finding trouble mostly in Chris' basement. They've remained close over the years and still manage to get into some trouble every now and then.

Katie and Kyle grew up together in Elsberry, sharing many of the same classes and even riding the same bus home (I5 represent!). Eventually, Chris decided that she was the one for him, which meant Katie became an integral part of our small group! A welcome part! After that, Katie and Kyle became and remain great friends.

Stacey and Jessica met when Stacey moved to Kansas City and became fast friends, bonding over being two females working in the sports industry and a mutual love of country music. Though most of their friendship has consisted of one or both of them working 16 hour days, 6 days a week with trips out of state, they have stayed close. Jessica and Stacey get together as much as they can even though they are now separated by an entire state.

Kyle and Eddie met freshman year at Mizzou and became fast friends, even traveling to Belgium together for four months during a study abroad program. They've done a lot together and have forged an irreplaceable friendship from their life experiences.

Lindsey and Stacey first met in 1997 at Meadow Brook Middle School in Poway, California through mutual friends. In the three years they lived in the same place at the same time, there were many sleepovers, road trips with each other's families and, of course, talks about boys. So of course Lindsey was the first person Stacey told about Kyle. Even though for most of their friendship they have been separated by 1,000+ miles, it's rare for them to go a day without talking.

Rob and Kyle met freshman year of college in good old Cramer hall. After clarifying that he preferred to be called Rob and not Robert, Kyle and Rob were inseparable, even living together for a few years. Many beers and games of Call of Duty later, their friendship was cemented for good.

Jeff and Kyle became friends during the summer that shall not be named. He started hanging out with Matt and Chris and I and was gladly accepted as one of us. Today he and Kyle are great friends, bonding over music and video games and great beer of course.

Stacey and Kyle met Abby through their officiant Martin on a trip to D.C. in 2015, where Stacey told Martin he better marry that girl! (Don't worry he is!) The couples have enjoyed a vacation together to Chicago and can't wait for many more to come!

Niece to Kyle.

Niece to Kyle.