Emily & William
Wedding Party
Emily Graves
Bride
Aries
William Day
Groom
Aries
Meredith Thunberg
Matron of Honor
Taurus Meredith is Emily's oldest sister and mom to Kyle (Junior Bridesmaid), Kinley (Flower Girl), and Karson & Knox (Ring Bearers). While technically half-sisters, Emily has always seen Meredith as nothing less than full-blood, at times forgetting that they only share one parent. Meredith has been a sister, a mentor, and one of Emily's closest friends/confidants for years now.
Kyle Thunberg
Junior Bridesmaid
Taurus Kyle is Emily's oldest niece and one of the funniest people you'll ever meet. While she loves to pretend to be "too cool" (she is 13 after all), Kyle loves to get downright goofy with her aunts and siblings! Not to mention, she is one hell of a cheerleader and a pro at Tiktok.
Crosbie Moody
Bridesmaid
Scorpio Crosbie and Emily met in Ms. Bender’s 4th grade class. Little did they know, however, that a week before the first day of school, Crosbie’s dad and Emily’s mom were actually set up on a blind date by Nicole’s mom! While their parents figured out on their date that their daughters were going to be in the same 4th grade class, it took the girls a little longer to catch on. Before they knew it, they were being sat down on the bed in Crosbie’s childhood bedroom and told that they would be step-sisters! The two have always been close, but have definitely bonded even more over their shared love for performing and all things Disney. There’s nothing more these two love than supporting each other on stage and going to Disney World together.
Lauren Day
Groomsperson
Scorpio Being Will’s younger sister, Lauren and William have always had a typical brother/sister relationship while growing up. As they’ve gotten older, there is still plenty of bickering, but they’ve also grown into themselves more. William has always been one of Lauren’s #1 fans whether she’s on the softball field or in her art studio. He was even the first person to get a tattoo from her when she started practicing her newest passion.
Hannah Dedmon
Bridesmaid
Pisces Hannah met William in 2012 after being cast in a production of Willy Wonka at Upstage Theater in Edmond, Oklahoma. After about 15 more shows with William, Hannah and Emily met at a production of Carrie the Musical in January of 2019. Despite being friends with William for 6 more years, Emily and Hannah instantly became friends upon meeting and began regularly hanging out when William and Emily would make their way down to Oklahoma. The two girls spend their hang outs bonding over British Youtubers, One Direction, The Twilight Saga, Music Theatre, and coffee.
Michael Jobe
Groomsman
Libra William and Michael met while both in a performance of The Wizard of Oz. Ever since then, the two have been two peas in a pod (if by "two peas in a pod" you mean "two absolute clowns.") The two will joke endlessly, bonding over their shared appreciation of music, film, horror, and video games.
Madalyn (Maddy) Wetmore
Bridesmaid
Sagittarius Maddy and Emily met in January of 2019 and instantly became best of friends. Maddy had effectively been William’s big sister for all of high school through graduation and on. Since meeting Emily, however, the two have been inseparable especially since William and Emily’s big move down to OKC. Maddy and Emily spend most of their time together driving around town, eating good food, and loving on each other’s pets!
Garren Samuel
Groomsman
Sagittarius Garren and William met while in high school at Harding Fine Arts Academy. They met for the first time on the first day of school Freshman year, sitting next to each other in Ms. Kinder's 1st Hour English class. From then on, they remained close friends all throughout high school and beyond.
Ariel Glorsky-Seyl
Bridesmaid
Cancer Emily and Ariel became close friends during their time in the School of Performing Arts at Wichita State. After meeting through their mutual friend, Jacob, the two quickly bonded through their love of theatre and dogs.
Trevor Seyl
Groomsman
Cancer William and Trevor became fast friends during their time in the School of Performing Arts at Wichita State. Having worked on several projects together, the two grew close over their mutual love of theatre, design, and their extremely similar sense of humor.
Nicole Spreier
Bridesmaid
Cancer Nicole is Emily’s longest time best friend! The two met in swim lessons at the YMCA when they were 8 and only realized they lived across the street from each other after accidentally following each other home from lessons one day! Ever since, the two have been there for each other through the hardest of times. While separated for elementary school, Nicole and Emily couldn’t stay separated for long. Middle School and High School saw these two involved in nearly everything together, from choir to theatre and sharing the same home room teacher! They even went off to college together at Butler Community College. Now, Nicole is married with two kids of her own and Emily is thrilled to have her standing by her side on her wedding day just like she did for Nicole just 4 years ago.
Alekzan (Al) Powell
Groomsman
Leo William and Al met in Will's Freshman year of high school in Improv Club at Harding Fine Arts Academy. Al was Will's first friend at Harding. His natural sense of humor caught Will's attention and the rest was history.
Lauren Watson
Bridesmaid
Gemini Lauren and Emily met through friends while attending Maize Middle School together and through the years, they’ve only grown closer and closer. High school brought these two together in a completely new way as they discovered their love for One Direction together. These two have been to not just one, but TWO One Direction concerts together AND a Harry Styles concert!
Samuel (Sam) Markmiller
Groomsman
Taurus William and Sam met during a production of Ragtime in 2014. Ever since, the two have always made a point to support each other in each show that they may be in whether together or apart. Aside from theatre, the two bond over music and film while also sharing a very specific sense of humor.
Megan Fischer
Bridesmaid
Taurus Emily in Megan met doing choir at Maize High School. The two bonded quickly over their love for One Direction and, from there, experienced some of the most developmental moments of their life together. Megan has always been one of Emily’s first people to go to any time some thing big has happened.
Kyle Major
Groomsman
Virgo William and Kyle met during a production of Grease in 2017. Kyle's unique sense of humor and knowledge of all things Wrestling made him and William easy friends. The two continue to grow closer over shared taste in music and film, but truly treasure the nights where they can get together and watch a good ol' fashion Royal Rumble.
Erin Buller
Bridesmaid
Gemini Erin and Emily met right after Emily started working at REI Co-op with Erin’s partner, Carson. Later that year, Erin also got a job at REI and her and Emily became quick friends. Erin’s unique sense of humor and infectious personality immediately drew Emily in and she knew they were going to be best friends.
Carson Danks
Groomsman
Sagittarius William met Carson when Emily started working with him at REI Co-op in 2020. William would come in to visit Emily at work and she would try to get William to talk to Carson because she could tell that the two would get along really well. It didn't take long before William decided to just apply for a job there as well and as soon as he was hired, the two became close friends. Despite living in different cities now, the two play video games together daily and love sharing music recommendations with each other.
Kinley Thunberg
Flower Girl
Aquarius Kinley is Emily’s niece and is the funniest and silliest 8 year old you’ll ever meet. Full-time cheerleader and part-time soccer player, Kinley loves picking up new hobbies and learning new things (especially if her older sister, Kyle, is involved)! One thing Kinley has always been inexplicably talented at is singing. If you’re lucky, she might even sing you a little song.
Karson Thunberg
Ring Bearer
Cancer Karson is Emily’s oldest nephew and big brother/best friend to other ring bearer, Knox The two of them are inseparable and are always wrestling and playing with their action figures!
Knox Thunberg
Ring Bearer
Sagittarius Little brother and best friend to Karson, Knox loves following in his brother’s footsteps with just about anything. Whether it’s wrestling stunts in the living room at home or mutton busting at the Kansas State Fair, whatever Karson goes, you can bet Knox isn’t too far behind!
Benjamin Noaker
Ring Bearer
Capricorn
Linda Moody
Mother of the Bride
Scorpio
Todd Moody
Step-Father of the Bride
Cancer
Aaron Graves
Father of the Bride
Leo
Julie Graves
Step-Mother to the Bride
Sagittarius
Lisa Day
Mother of the Groom
Cancer
John Day
Father of the Groom
Scorpio