Benjamin & Natalie
Wedding Party
Lauren Meacham
Matron of Honor
- Natalie’s little sister - She is a nurse at Wake Medical and went to Western Carolina University - She is a dog mom to a golden retriever named Murphy - She’s in the top 0.1% of listeners to Taylor Swift on Spotify - They have went to two Taylor Swift concerts together- Reputation tour and The Eras Tour
Santara McGlynn
Bridesmaid
- They have known each other since diapers in the church nursery, and have been best friends since. - She is a florist and helped design our wedding flowers - She takes literature fandoms seriously since she was a teenager and goes to midnight releases and premieres - Harry Potter, Twilight and ACOTAR - She is a wonderful mom and her daughter Margot is the flower girl - They wore nun costumes from Party City for "senior blackout day" in high school. It made the yearbook.
Addie Faber
Bridesmaid
- They have known each other since diapers in the church nursery, and have been best friends since. - She is a dog mom to an english cream golden retriever named Quinn - She went to Appalachian State University and is an event coordinator (who also helped with planning this wedding!) - She strictly listens to audiobooks versus reading and is a whizz at all things Harry Potter - Addie knew Ben at Appalachian and told Natalie to go on a date with Ben when he liked her on the dating app Hinge!
Conner Gragg
Bridesmaid
- They have known each other since diapers in the church nursery, and have been best friends since. - She is an amazing and exhausted mom to two toddler boys - She carried Natalie’s book bag everyday in 6th grade when Natalie broke her leg playing ping pong. - Natalie would help Conner with homework where they could watch Pretty Little Liars in time - Her random talent is memorizing phone numbers, especially to local restaurants
Nathan Propst
Best Man
- Ben's identical twin brother - He has lived in Louisville, Kentucky since 2020 - He went to NC State University for undergrad, has his MBA from University of Louisville and now works in supply chain - He has a golden retriever named Scooby
Colby Stephens
Groomsman
- Ben’s childhood best friend - He is a dad to two little ones, a son Carter (our ring bearer) and a newborn daughter Amalia - His family adopted a labrador/husky mix named Luna (and she looks like Ben's dog Maverick!) - He went to UNC Charlotte and works for American Airlines - His favorite movie is Top Gun: Maverick and loves to drum
Dylan Robison
Groomsman
- They met through Nathan when Ben moved to Charlotte and have been good friends since - He is a dad to two girls, Bella and Blake and a dog dad to a boxer named Jax - He went to UNC Charlotte and works in sales for search engine optimization - Be on the lookout for his “dice move” on the dancefloor at our wedding
Noah Koch
Groomsman
- They met in college and were in the same fraternity where they became good friends - He went to Appalachian State University and now works in insurance sales - He is a watch and bourbon enthusiast, and loves a good bargain from Costco - He has two cavalier king charles spaniels, Charlotte and Sully - Ben is cousin's with Noah's wife and introduced the two when she started school at Appalachian
Margot McGlynn
Flower Girl
- On most days you will find her dressed up as a princess - She loves the movie Frozen and exploring outside - She starts pre-k in the fall
Carter Stephens
Ring Bearer
- One time in preschool he was asked by the teacher who his best friend is and he said, “Uncle Ben” - He starts 1st grade in the fall - He loves singing karaoke and has a Youtube channel playing Roblox