Wedding Party

Maria Cole

Heavenly Mother of the Groom

Keri McKinsey

Mother of the Bride

Jay Cole

Father of the Groom

Larry McKinsey

Father of the Bride

Zach Heber

Best Man

Alex and Zach have been best friends since fourth grade. Zach is loving husband and father to his little girl, Harper. Zach loves to play video games with Alex. They could go on and on about many stories from their childhood. Aarika says that they can talk in a secret language because of all of their inside jokes.

Alexa Quinton

Matron of Honor

Alexa is Aarika's older sister, they are Irish twins. Alexa is loving wife to Will and mother to Harris. Alexa is a protector and has gotten Aarika out of a lot of trouble in their younger days. Alexa and Aarika are night and day, she is the calm and Aarika is the chaos. Alexa is able to keep Aarika in line when she gets a little too crazy. ;)

Brad Harmon

Groomsman

Alex and Brad have been best friends since sophomore year of high school. Alex and Brad enjoy making fun of each other as a way to show how they love each other. They act like they are siblings. Alex and Brad like to play video games and go to sporting events with each other.

Zeysha Fuentes

Matron of Honor

Zeysha and Aarika met at the University of Indianapolis as they were randomly selected to be roommates. Zeysha and Aarika enjoy going to concerts, festivals, and social events together. Zeysha and Aarika enjoy reminiscing about funny college stories and like to chat about different foods and current things going on in their lives.

Zach Foxx

Groomsman

Alex and Foxx have been friends with each other since sophomore year of high school. Foxx is a loving husband to his wife, Colleen and a proud dog dad to Joey. Alex and Foxx enjoy playing video games and coming up with scenarios that they think are Family Guy worthy.

Erica Humphrey

Bridesmaid

Erica and Aarika were introduced to each other at Vincennes University. Erica and Aarika swore they would never be friends with each other since they have same name...that did not work as they grew extremely close in a short amount of time. Erica is a loving wife to Kota and a mother to her daughters, Kaia and Zara. Erica is a talented nail tech where she resides, check out Aarika's wedding day nails.

Zack Young

Groomsman

Alex and Young have been friends since sophomore year in high school, they met in Spanish class. Young is a loving husband to Lizzy, and father to Carter. Alex and Young enjoy talking about funny stories they have experienced together and believe the "number system" they had in high school was flawless.

Connor Windmiller

Bridesmaid

Connor and Aarika met at University of Indianapolis. She took Aarika under her wing and showed her how to have a good college experience, yes, this includes studying. :) Connor is a caring and loyal friend. Connor is a straight shooter and will always ensure her friends are okay and happy. Connor loves to have a good time and is always ready to capture the action on her phone.

Jeremy Thaler

Groomsman

Alex and Thaler met the summer before sophomore year of high school. Alex and Thaler share countless memories in the basement during high school that include air soft gun fights and playing Guitar Hero. Thaler is caring husband to his wife, Emily.

Shawn Somers

Bridesmaid

Shawn and Aarika are elementary school best friends. Shawn and Aarika share many stories from their childhood. Shawn and Aarika enjoy playing video games, long boarding, and kayaking on Sugar Creek. Shawn is supportive and understanding when it comes to Aarika's long stories about nothing.

Harris Quinton

Ring Bearer

Harris is our sweet nephew who loves to play with any type of ball. Harris loves to eat and is pretty excited for the wedding cake. Harris loves to dance, you may see him dancing to his only song request, Hot Dog from Mickey Mouse.

Charlotte McKinsey

Flower Girl

Charlotte is our sweet and ornery niece who loves to play games, do her makeup, and take walks with us. Charlotte thinks she is going to throw up when Aa and Alex kiss on their wedding day because boys still have cooties.

Annie McKinsey

Flower Child

Annie is our sweet little chunky niece. She is cute as button and is ready to soak in all of the wedding day love! This is her first wedding to attend.

Nathan Powell

Officiant

Nathan and Aarika were former coworkers. Nathan taught Aarika how to be the best at her job. Nathan worked alongside Alex in social work field. Nathan is a loving and caring friend to both Alex and Aarika. Nathan is simply the best! We love our officiant and cannot thank him enough for dealing with the both of us for this long! :)

Maverick & Blue

Honorary Grooommens

Maverick and Blue are the best boys in the land. They enjoy going for walks, playing at the dog park, and playing with their toys. Maverick enjoys all of the food he can have. Blue enjoys playing in the water. Both boys wish they could be at the wedding, but Aarika doesn't want them to ruin her dress.