I Do Crew
Lindsey Brantley
Bride
Hopefully you know who this is! This is the wedding planner, vendor liaison, invoice payer, cat/dog mom extraordinaire...aka the bride.
Cortney Halsey
Maid of Honor
Cortney is Lindsey's cousin, but if anyone knows the two of them, they'll tell you they may as well be sisters. They bonded over their shared love of horseback riding, hatred of starting middle school, and everything in between! They are so identical that Lindsey couldn't trust anyone else with one of the most important details of a wedding--ring shopping. That's right, Michael had a little bit of help picking out the rock that got us all here today! With that all out of the way, maid of honor duties shouldn't be too much, right Cortney?
Abby Stevens
Bridesmaid
Lindsey and Abby have been friends since freshman year of college. Abby was Lindsey's across the hall neighbor and sorority sister. Abby has seen Lindsey through the ups and downs of college and been Lindsey's ride or die all through all of life's craziness. She's been there for it all and Lindsey can't imagine not having her bestie by her side!!
Rachel Unruh
Bridesmaid
Rachel and Lindsey met when they decided to be roommates sophomore year of college. Rachel quickly cultivated Lindsey's love for reality tv with almost nightly Survivor reruns and is Lindsey's number one choice to attend a Hokie football or basketball game with. She's seen the crazy and the fun and Lindsey can't wait to have more of it on her special day with her by her side!
Grace Payne
Bridesmaid
Lindsey and Grace officially became friends sophomore year of high school, despite being in the same Latin class since freshman year. Grace has definitely seen Lindsey through a lot of major life events from graduating high school during a pandemic to graduating college, and is basically an honorary Brantley as far as any of us are concerned. Lindsey definitely couldn't have her big day without Grace by her side!
Jennifer Pait
Bridesmaid
Jennifer and Lindsey met when Michael introduced her as his little sister. Arguably, she's Lindsey's favorite Zirkle (aka Pait)...but don't tell Michael that. Although they've grown closer over the 4 years that Michael and Lindsey have been together, Lindsey is excited to officially recognize Jennifer as her sister by having her by her side at her big day!
Michael Zirkle
Groom
I am the guy that dated the bride, got a shiny rock for her, got on one knee and asked a pretty good critical thinking question. She said yes so here we are.
Trey Rogitz
Best Man
Trey and Michael met in math class in 5th grade and would get in trouble for consistently talking to each other in class. Trey and Michaels friendship grew as they challenged each other to both be better and see how much trouble they could get into for talking in class. Let's see how much trouble they'll get into on the big day!
Tobias (Toby) Greaber
Groomsman
Toby and Michael met in kindergarten but didn't become good friends until 4th grade. From elementary school to high school they were in similar classes, played football, rode on the same bus and and joined the military based in Virginia Beach. They also have run into the police on multiple occasions (but nothing serious...). Toby is known for making his presence known in any room he is in.
Jason Nelson
Groomsman
Jason and Michael met in the Navy where they're known for being the most stereotypical non-frat, frat guys. Between shoe-ees (ask Jason what that is), partying in the Mediterranean, dry scooping protein powder and heroically saving the navigation of the ship, they're quite the pair.
Luis Arguijo
Groomsman
Luis and Michael met in the Navy. Both were comms techs and worked closely together. Luis They bonded over New York adventures and throughout their deployments to other countries. Luis is a wild comedian on the boat and is always down to have a great time.
Nathan Pait
Groomsman
Nate is Michael's favorite brother-in-law. He's hilarious, and everything he does is out of love. Michael does not believe there is a mean bone in his body. They met at Michael's favorite fast food place Bojangles when Jennifer introduced them to each other. Nate Pait is great.
