Hayley & Chad
Wedding Party
Chad
Groom
History Teacher, Gamer, Broncos, Sports, People, Costumes, Tall, Lover of dogs and a cat, and also Hayley.
Hayley
Bride
Introvert, Perpetually Disorganized, Broadway, Concerts, Travel, Sports, Jonas Brothers, Harry Potter, Lover of Animals and Chad.
Ahsoka
Wedding Princess
By far the sassiest member of the wedding party, do not be surprised if she tries singing during the ceremony. She will be escorting her favorite human Chad.
Kyber
Wedding Jester
While we can't fully confirm he is the clumsiest member (that might be Hayley) of the wedding party we apologize in advance if he runs into you. He will happily be the center of attention and take any and all pets that you can give. He will be escorting his favorite human Hayley.
Mark
Best Man
Chad first met Mark in college at Drury University. They were teammates on the Ultimate Frisbee club team, but that was just the beginning of their friendship. Through D&D, being roommates, golf partners, and classmates, their friendship continued to grow and grow. Chad had the honor of being Mark's Best man when he married Taylor in 2019. His Dry Sense of humor is one of Chad's favorite things about him, so look forward to that in the toasts.
Molly
Bridesmaid
Molly and Hayley met in 2008 thanks to her extroverted roommate and all around amazing human Kathy and a Jonas Brothers poster on Hayley and her awesome roommate Katelyn's door in the dorms. Luckily for us both of our roommates carried the conversation while we both sat quietly sizing each other up. It didn't take long for all of us to start hanging out. From midnight movie premiers to countless concerts, photoshoots, Lord of the Rings marathons, getting tattoos, and so much more we have stayed friends with miles apart. There may or may not be several YouTube videos of us being ridiculous together (Links will NOT be provided).
Anthony
Groomsman
Chad met Anthony through Hayley's friend Stephanie (Also in the party). The initial meeting was through zoom role-playing games as he was still going to school in Massachusetts. Anthony and Stephanie are Hayley and Chad's neighbors, dog-sitters, gaming buddies, and near constant companions. The fact that he hasn't gotten sick of spending so much time with Chad is a testament to the strength of their friendship.
Stephanie
Bridesmaid
You may be wondering how two introverted humans befriended each other... Well we met in 2017 both working as seasonal employees for the city. We quickly realized that we worked incredibly well together and realized that our extroverted partners needed friends of their own. After the season we started playing Star Wars DnD with the four of us and our friendship grew! Since living in Colorado Springs we have always lived within 5 minutes of each other. Ahsoka is best friends with Stephanie and Anthony's dogs. Our shared love of travel and adventures has resulted on going on several trips together, starting a business and so much more! Stephanie is an all around amazing human, I can't wait to see where our adventures take us next!
Austin
Groomsman
Chad first met Austin at college through Ultimate Frisbee. A mutual love of music, gaming, the combination of the two in the form of Guitar Hero as well as board games and role-playing games, led to a prosperous friendship that lasted throughout their time in college and beyond with no signs of letting up, even though there is a massive flat state in between us.
Emma
Bridesmaid
Much the same way Hayley met Molly in 2008 she also met Emma thanks to the Jonas Brothers poster on her dorm door. Unlike the way she met Molly she was alone in the room and actually had to carry the conversation herself. Lucky for her she made a friend for life! Through a shared love of Broadway, going to countless concerts, workouts (that likely made Emma question why we were friends), random dance parties, a Jonas Brothers themed birthday party and so much more our friendship stretches across the miles in between. Oh yeah there are definitely Youtube videos of us too!
Michael
Groomsman
This is almost redundant at this point, but Chad also met Michael initially through Ultimate Frisbee while studying at Drury University. Michael and Chad were roommates throughout Chad's Master's Degree. Times together were filled with board games galore, Minecraft projects, rock climbing, more frisbee, and a socially acceptable amount of adult beverages. "JFK!" "FDR!" Michael is inadvertently the reason that Hayley and Chad met (He was tired of Chad being a 3rd Wheel). Michael recently moved to Colorado as well, so there will be plenty of ski and climbing trips in the future!
Shannon
Bridesmaid
Upon moving to Colorado and sharing joint employment at Monarch Hayley met Shannon. It all started with a major misunderstanding. Shannon was supposed to train Hayley but Shannon assumed that it wasn't her first day and just sent her on her way. (Not a great idea considering they were working in childcare). Needless to say, the kids got way more chicken nuggets that day than any other day during the season. Their shared love of Lin Manuel Miranda and "hermiting" (The act of not talking to anybody or doing anything that requires leaving the couch), on their days off meant that their friendship was highly sustainable. It has endured even though Shannon is now living on the Eastern Seaboard.
Cassian
Too Naughty to be in Person
While Cassian's dog training has gone incredibly well, he is still a juvenile delinquent that has a firm belief that all cords are meant for chewing. Because of this, Cassian is enjoying having the house to himself during the wedding. His gift to the happy couple will likely be many things on the floor that were formerly on safe, elevated surfaces.