Dana & Clinton
Wedding Party
Anne Seymour
Maid of Honor
Cousin of the bride, with birthdays only nine months apart, Anne and Dana grew up together. Anne lives in Atlanta, GA, where she runs a business and advocates for social justice in her community. She is deeply kind, funny, fiercely loyal, and probably responsible for half of Dana's most embarrassing moments. Although the strawberry tattoos in honor of their maternal grandmother, Etheleen Brown, were instigated by Dana. And whiskey.
Rosemary Crawford
Bridesmaid
Grad school friends, long-time roommates, and now trusted colleagues. Rosemary and Dana have been co-conspirators on design projects, brainstormed new businesses, and often rearranged the living room at 9pm on a Thursday just for kicks. She now lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she tends a house full of plants and makes beautiful pottery--and routinely encourages her people to pursue their boldest ideas.
Jaci Gresham
Bridesmaid
Jaci and Dana have known each other for twenty years, first as mentor/mentee, then as friends. During that time, both have moved far away from their childhood homes and navigated career changes, often swapping roles as each needed a truth-teller on the other end of the line. Jaci lives in Boston with her girlfriend, Kate, and a Burmese mountain dog named Lily, where she is working as a psychiatric resident. So now they get to be colleagues, too!
Bethany Hendrickson
Bridesmaid
Also a grad school friend, Bethany is a fellow therapist. She, Rosemary, and Dana have spent many hours supporting each other over the last several years, especially during the pandemic. She also has a green thumb, and together she and Rosemary have helped Dana build her own collection of plant babies. Bethany and her husband, Trevor, have a little girl, Aurora, who is turning 1 year old on our wedding day!
Doug Boling
Groomsman
Clinton met Doug when he began to attend Trinity United Methodist eons ago. The pair bonded over "fat kid snacks" and Doug's weekly watch parties for "Lost" (all the way back in 2009 and 2010). Dana eventually joined this fellowship, as did Doug's girlfriend Katy, who participated from the East Coast via Skype and tried valiantly to keep the stream in sync (there wasn't an app for that back then kids). Doug married Katy back in 2011 (whaaaattt). The pair have since raised a trusty yellow lab and two adorable human children!
Steve Darrow
Groomsman
Steve and Clinton became friends through grad school more than fourteen years ago. Dana bonded with the pair in 2009 over several bowls of Grandpa Jenkins' chili at the Naked City Taproom (which closed in 2018 to our dismay). Among his many contributions to their relationship was the trusty (rusty) Altima that moved with Steve to Seattle and continued to power on under Clinton's care for more years than any of us expected (RIP Baxter). Married to Jacqueline in 2012, Steve is also the proud papa to a pair of rambunctious boys.
Andrew Merrill
Groomsman
Andrew is Clinton's younger brother. He lives in Yukon, Oklahoma and works for an OKC area bank. We don't hear from him quite as much these days. He usually blames his flip phone, but we figure he's out enjoying the summer weather on his boat. Andrew and Kelsey were married in 2009 and are parents of our adorable niece Isabelle and a sizable canine brood. Aside from boats and dogs, this clan are board game fanatics. Check your confidence at the door if they show up carrying their well-loved Catan set.
Isaac Miller
Groomsman
Brother of the groom, Issac lives in Lawton, Oklahoma, with his wife, Emily. The two are currently serving their community as educators and foster parents. Before they became brothers, 6 year old Isaac made a lasting impression by taking a frigid polar plunge off of a dock on Lake Texoma. Many years and zero freezing plunges later, Isaac spent a year in Seattle with Dana and Clinton. During this time, he also forged a lasting connection with feline companion, Pixie. It's understandable that he missed her the most when he finally returned to Oklahoma. No one blames him for this. Some things can't be helped.