Erika & Brantley
Wedding Party
Brianne Koessel
Bridal Party
Brianne is the eldest sister of the Groom. She is married to Matt Koessel (Groom's Party) and has two children, Mikey and Ellie (Ring-Bearer and Flower Girl, respectively.) Bri is a Family Nurse Practioner as well as a Flight Nurse and takes great care of everyone she knows.
Matthew Koessel
Groom Party
Matthew is the Groom's middle Brother-in-Law. He is married to Brianne Koessel (Bridal Party) and has two children, Mikey and Ellie (Ring-Bearer and Flower Girl, respectively.) Matt is a Registered Nurse as well as a Flight Nurse. He is an expert in all things hot sauce, guns, video games, and fun facts.
Bethany Lee
Bridal Party
Bethany is the Middle Sister of the Groom. She is super fun, extremely bright, and the most thoughtful person you will ever meet! Bethany works as an Assessor at Boeing and lives in Washington with her husband James Lee (Groom's Party) and their two birds, Pierre and Gannymeade.
James Lee
Groom Party
James is the Groom's eldest Brother-in-Law. He is married to Bethany Lee (Bridal Party). James works as an Avionics Technician at McChord AFB. He and Bethany live in Washington with their two birds, Pierre and Gannymede. Erika first met Brant's sisters and parents at James and Bethany's wedding in October of 2019.
Brenna Pogoy
Bridal Party
Brenna is the youngest sister of the Groom. She is married to Gino Pogoy (Groom's Party) and has two children, Greggy and Maddie (Ring-Bearer and Flower Girl, respectively.) Brenna is an Air Reserve Technician working in the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Wright Patterson AFB. She juggles so much and still manages to create the cutest crochet creations!
Gino Pogoy
Groom Party
Gino is the Groom's youngest Brother-in-Law. He is married to Brenna Pogoy (Bridal Party) and has two children, Greggy and Maddie (Ring-Bearer and Flower Girl, respectively.) Gino keeps the family fed with his crazy great Philipino cooking and he can probably benchpress more than anyone in the family.
Ralph McCracken III
Groom Party
Ralph is the eldest brother to the Bride. He is married to Heather McCracken (Bridal Party) and they live in Florida with their son, Callahan (Ring Bearer). Ralph is Director of Systems and Technology for Vacayzen and is always within feet of a computer. He has automated so many different processes using his coding expertise that he is basically a computer himself.
Heather McCracken
Bridal Party
Heather is Sister-in-Law to the Bride. She is married to Ralph (Groom's Party) and they live in Florida with their son, Callahan (Ring Bearer). Heather and Ralph were high school sweethearts and can easily say they grew up together with the Bride. She recently took on the role of full-time mom and is knocking it out of the park.
Christopher McCracken
Groom Party
Christopher is the youngest Brother of the Bride. He lives in Florida and works as a Jack-of-all-trades for Vacayzen. Chris is an avid runner, boxer, and lifter. He is known to run a marathon to start the day and then go to work his full-time job... only to turn around after work and help someone who needs a hand. He is basically the Energizer Bunny.
Callahan McCracken
Ring Bearer
Callahan is the nephew of the Bride. He is the son of Ralph and Heather (Groom's and Bridal Party) and lives with them in Florida. Cal is the newest addition to the family and has already brought so much joy in his almost 5 months.
Gregory Pogoy
Ring Bearer
Gregory is the eldest nephew of the Groom. He is the son of Brenna and Gino Pogoy and the brother of Maddie. Greg is the most creative little boy and loves Mario and Mega Man... Just to name a few! Between his imagination and his games, he is always entertained.
Michael Koessel
Ring Bearer
Michael is the youngest nephew of the Groom. He is the son of Brianne and Matthew Koessel and the older brother of Ellie. Mikey is so smart and loves to follow processes. If he is not playing Yoshi he is probably watching Paw Patrol or designing an epic fort in his playroom.
Madilyn Pogoy
Flower Girl
Madilyn is the eldest niece of the Groom. She is the daughter of Brenna and Gino Pogoy and the younger sister of Greg. Maddie is the cutest little girl and loves to play dress-up and watch Disney Princess movies. She is the Luigi to her big brother's Mario and loves to play with him as much as she can.
Eleanor Koessel
Flower Girl
Eleanor is the youngest niece of the Groom. She is the daughter of Brianne and Matthew Koessel and the younger sister of Mikey. Ellie is so precious and can generally be found with one, if not all, of her many security tutus. She loves watching Disney movies or Paw Patrol and playing in her playroom with her big brother.