Alli & Brian
Wedding Party
Morgan Washburn
Maid of Honor
Morgan and I have known each other since freshman year of high school. We met in gym class and she intimidated me a little bit, if I'm being completely honest. I quickly started to admire her passion and confidence. Since then we have been through so much together, multiple moves across the county, broken hearts, broken legs, starting carers, and family illness. She's a constant rock and I'm so lucky to have her.
Sean Callaghan
Best Man
Sean and I have been best buds ever since we were in Mrs. Fox's third grade class together. I spent so much time over at his house growing up that his parents insist I left a butt print in their leather couch. We went through everything together, from elementary school to graduation, and lived together for three years after we both finished college. No matter where I've been or what I've gone through, Sean has always been right there with me.
Molly Roe
Bridesmaid
Molly and I were lucky enough to meet during graduate school. She and I were the two women show that ran the communications for the CoJMC. After a while, we both started to wonder how the college knew to pair up the two weirdest graduate assistants. We had so much fun during our time at the college. She has an incredible ability of connecting with people. If she walks into a room of 20 people not knowing anyone she will walk out with 20 friends.
Nick Chapek
Groomsman
I first met Nick AKA Chup AKA the Great White Chupadile when Sean invited him into Lincoln to golf while we shared an apartment together. Soon after, we wanted to move into a house but needed a third roommate. And thus, Chup became a part of the group. Sean and I lived through many of Chup's eating challenges, bizarre illnesses (often under dubious circumstances), and the early stages of his relationship with his wife. I've known Chup for five years now, but it feels like a lifetime, and he'll be one of my best pals for years to come.
Challiss Gaeta
Bridesmaid
Challiss and I met in 6th grade. I'm pretty sure we were destined to be friends because we had the exact same schedule that year. The years following 6th grade included countless sleepovers, ghost hunting adventures, cake baking, and family dinners. We both kept a toothbrush at each other's house; always ready for an impromptu sleepover. Challiss is one of the smartest women I know. She's also incredibly loyal, passionate and a kick ass mom.
Ryan Davis
Groomsman
Davis has been one of my best friends since middle school, which is weird considering our first interactions consisted of Sean and I snapping his neck with rubber bands so it would turn red in Mrs. Harmon's English class. He's put up with my made-up nicknames and constant complaining about how he runs our fantasy football league for years; he even met his wife under Sean and I's table during a Halloween party. Him and his wife, Hannah, have been great friends to Alli and I throughout our relationship.
Rae Adams
Bridesmaid
Rae and I met during our freshman year at college. We lived a couple doors from each other in our dorm and became roommates for two years living off campus. During those three years we navigated the beginning days of adulthood together. Some might call that getting into trouble, we called it having fun. She is equal parts strong, independent and a free spirit. As a self proclaimed "chaos coordinator" she has also added "kick ass mom" to her resume.
Beau Poehlman
Groomsman
Beau has been a role-model for me ever since we met in college. Despite working alongside him as often as I could, I never quite reached the heights of the award-winning videographer that Beau was. He put up with me, though, and we remained great friends in close contact beyond college. We co-hosted a podcast about Taco Bell, constantly watched and discussed films together, and would swap stories about our workplaces. When Beau came calling with a job opening, I didn't hesitate, and we soon added co-workers to our resumés.
Lauryn Higgins
Bridesmaid
Lauryn and I met in graduate school as graduate assistants for the CoJMC. She was in the journalism program and on track to have an incredible career as a writer and journalist. She was the first of my friends to give Brian the stamp of approval. The three of us went to sushi and drank happy hour cosmos, per Brian's request. She is a champion of friendship and women and is fiercely independent.
Lucy Baker
Groomswoman
Lucille has been one of my best friends since college, when her, Beau, and myself would meticulously plan our semester schedules to share as many classes as possible. We worked on countless group projects together, ate probably a hundred pounds of student union Chinese food, and remained great friends after graduation. Despite Lucille moving all over the country, we've stayed in close-contact and talk every day.
Steph Lilly
Personal Attendant
Steph and I became fast friends in 6th grade when we sat next to each other in band. We both played the trumpet and spent most of rehearsal sitting in the back writing the finger combinations above each note. Both of us were pretty bad at reading music. Since 6th grade we have both moved across the country, criss-crossing each other at different stages in our lives. Steph has a wealth of knowledge about all things health related and she is my go-to consultant when purchasing new products. I have always admired Steph’s infectious positivity and passion for the things she believes in. Her support has been unwavering throughout our friendship.
Zach Hall
Usher
Zach and I have been brothers my entire life. Our childhood was full of the usual things you would expect of two brothers, which is to say constant wrestling, competing in backyard sports, and arguments over whose turn it is on the Nintendo 64. While we never attended the same school at the same time due to our age gap, Zach had left enough of an impression that I was known universally as "Zach Hall's little brother" until about high school. As a man, Zach has grown into an incredible husband and dad, and is a role model for me as a new husband and (maybe one day) a father.
Josh Inglebright
Usher
Josh and I have been together since day one. As siblings, we learned all the ins and outs of sticking it to the man, with “the man” being our parents. We always changed the channel after watching MTV after school so our mom wouldn’t know we were watching it. We endured high school together for one year; with Josh being a senior and me being his dorky, younger freshman sister. As we have grown up, it has been incredible to see both the paths our lives have taken. He is an incredible father to two wonderful girls. Watching him care for my nieces has set a high standard for how I would want my own, future children to be cared for and raised.
Ben Rosen
Usher
Ben and I's relationship really blossomed in the summer of 2013, when the two of us shared a studio apartment in Omaha. The sleeping arrangements were so tight that we could practically hold hands while we slept...not that we ever did. He took me out for my 21st birthday, we had a few brews together at the Crescent Moon, and we went to a single minor league baseball game together (the reason for why it was only one is something he'll have to tell you). Ben was immediately part of the family for me, well before he officially joined by marrying my sister, and he's been a great friend to me throughout the years.