Best Man
It'd be tough to tell a story about Ryan without including Barkley at some point... from the first day of high school, to Baker University Soccer, to Kappa Sigma, to K-State Engineering, always on the same path. Ryan decided to get some space by accepting a great job all the way on the east coast... but we'll see how long they can stay apart. Ryan is the head of technology at a maintenance management company in Charlotte, NC. He and his girlfriend, Meg, are raising their furry little king, Kylo, into a blue blooded Charlotte FC fan.
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Morgan and Brette met through Pi Phi at K-State, but became close when they moved out of the sorority and into the legendary 328 house where they spent several semesters and Manhattan summers. Morgan is fully a crazy cat lady for her two cats, is always down for a good concert or any live music, and can talk about architecture for hours. She's an architect with a firm in Cleveland where she currently lives with her boyfriend, Mike.
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Decker's ideal day would start at Top Sail Beach, then hit 9 holes before noon drinking the hoppiest IPA, and finish it off with a Freddy's triple steak burger. At least 50% of Decker and Barkley's lifeguard paycheck went to Freddy's. Decker has always been that dude that's down for anything since the day Barkley first saw him... towering a good 10 inches over their 5th grade teacher. Decker is currently in his first year of Dental school at Creighton University, but he's a Jayhawk at heart.
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Echo and Brette met during Brette's sophomore year in college while working at Kite's Bar & Grill in Aggieville. One night at a work party, Echo (drunkenly) told Brette, "We're going to be best friends" before walking away. Brette thought, "Well, that girl's weird" but it turns out she was onto something. Really took "Meet Your Friends at Kites" to a new level. Echo is a Healthcare Recruiter in Kansas City, MO. She plays a mean game of badminton and is likely the #1 consumer of sushi in the nation.
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Nathan and Barkley's 17 year friendship started in band class at Meadowlark Elementary. Since then, they've shredded mountains snowboarding, starred in theater productions, and even made a Christian rap music video... it's not on YouTube, don't look it up.... Nathan is in his first year of Medical School at the University of Kansas. He spent that past 3 years fostering Christianity within the young adult community in the Philippines.
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Brette and Big Al met in high school at CLC and were pretty much inseparable during that time, especially being on the dance team together (3x State Champions, no brag). There's a 100% chance you'll see her tearing up the dance floor at the reception with her signature worm/stall/coffee grinder combo, so look out for that. Allison recently matched at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Pediatrics and will be moving to Pittsburgh this summer! Be sure to congratulate our future doc.
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The entertainer, there's never a dull moment when you're around Wes. If you missed his moment the first time, you can surely find it later on TikTok. He's the middle Edison brother, heading into his junior year of high school this fall as the starting quarterback.
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Lexie has made Brette feel like family from the day they met. Ask Lexie how many times they hung out before she posted a snapchat story with the caption "future sister"... which Barkley noticed and immediately called to have taken down. Guess she was on to something! Lexie is the type of person who is friends with everyone, can literally talk to a wall, and is rarely seen without her best friend - her rescue dog, Cooper (he will probably be her plus one at the wedding honestly). Lexie is currently living out her lifelong dream of living in NYC, where she's a Paid Search Associate.
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The youngest Edison. Catch him on the dance floor as long as the DJ is playing anything but country. He's going into his freshman year at Free State in Lawrence, KS.
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Ellie and Brette met through Pi Phi at K-State, but really bonded when they became roommates and shared the tiny shoe box room in the sorority. She radiates energy and can talk to anyone for hours because she's always getting into something new: making videos, starting a podcast, applying for the FBI. Asking "what are you up to?" to Ellie is a guaranteed interesting story. Ellie is currently creating a short film series and sells insurance in Kansas City.
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When Tom isn't cracking necks for his day job, he's molding his 1 year old son, Bennett, into a star athlete... as all fine Hooker men do. Tom is a huge Chiefs fan and reining fantasy football champion. Tom is Brette's older brother, who now lives north of the wall (Canada) with his wife Caitlynn.
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Caitlynn joined the Hookers when she married Brette's brother, Tom, and we're so glad that she did! Caitlynn is that person that does everything, and does it all well. If planning and execution were a competition, she'd have several Olympic gold medals. Caitlynn owns a chiropractic office, with Tom, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
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Kade and Barkley have known each other forever, but their true friendship started when Barkley transferred to K-State. From the day he arrived, Kade was the premier Manhattan tour guide. They'd go to Aggieville, Tuttle Creek, Aggieville, City Park, Aggieville, tour the campus, Aggieville... they were very productive together. Kade is just about to celebrate his 1 year anniversary with his wife, Kenzie! They live in Manhattan, KS with their Shiba, Bo.
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Maddy and Brette's friendship started in middle school science class. After this, Maddy, McKenna, and Brette became an inseparable little trio who had weird traditions like walking to Noodles & Co on a weekly basis to eat Mac & Cheese, "balling" on Brette's driveway (McKenna just watched), and taking a lot of cringey middle school photos and videos that should never see the light of day. Maddy is a volleyball all star (just got inducted to her college Hall of Fame, no big deal) and was recently placed at Rush for Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography, so tell her congrats when you see her!
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Derek and Barkley both moved to St. Louis to work for Anheuser-Busch in the summer of 2018 and have been roommates ever since (Brette lives there too). If you want to keep this guy talking for hours, ask him about the insanely low price of bananas, the process of making an aluminum bottle, or what to say when the sky is orange and blue. Derek is the Quality Manager at the Anheuser-Busch Can Plant in Arnold, MO.
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McKenna and Brette became friends in 7th grade Spanish class. They bonded over wearing matching outfits to school questionably often. They may or may not have worn matching Hollister dresses in different colors to their middle school graduation where they may or may not have sat right next to each other in the lineup. Their friendship is still just as unsettling to this day. McKenna is the Queen of both Naps and Sass (but don't let her fool you- she's a softie). McKenna is a Product Marketing Specialist for a software company in Chicago.
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Shane and Barkley met through the fraternity and playing soccer at Baker. There may have been quite a few receding hairline jokes thrown around in college... And because of that, there's no one happier that Barkley lost his hair than Shane. Shane and his wife are expecting a baby this summer!! He is a financial advisor in Kansas City, MO.
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Brette and Alyssa met their first night out at K-State after joining Pi Phi and pretty much spent the rest of their college careers hanging out together. They lived together most of college and spent their time at a number of concerts and festivals, dancing in the Ville, or studying at various coffee shops around MHK. Lyss is a dancing queen who loves her house plants and cheering on dem Chiefs. Alyssa is a CPA and lives in Kansas City!