Chloé & Dean
Wedding Party
Elizabeth Harris
Maid of Honor
This is Chloé's cousin, who is more formally known as her little-big sister. They grew-up alongside of each other and were each other's first best friend. Chloé has some of her most fondest memories with Elizabeth such as being in school together, spending time with their family, sharing Christmas mornings with each other, taking trips all over together, and singing Disney songs together. Elizabeth loves anything Disney, unicorns, movies, music, her puppy Draculaura, her family, and more. Chloé loves Elizabeth SO much! She cannot see her special day without Elizabeth alongside her.
Ray Norton
Best Man
Ray is Dean's childhood best friend. They met when they were around 8 years old and have been inseparable ever since. Growing up they were always hanging out at each other’s houses and their families grew to become each others' families. And still to this day, they continue to talk and play video games together whenever they get the opportunity. Ray has interests in cars, guns, and video games and is currently stationed in Guam in the Coast Guard... and hating it. He hopes to eventually start a "bro compound" that he and Dean can shoot their guns on and what-not. Not sure the bride-to-be is down for that though!
Zoey Sexton
Maid of Honor
Chloé and Zoey met in organic chemistry at UAB while they were pursuing their undergraduate degrees. From the day they met, they were forever friends. Zoey is currently still working towards getting her degree in Biomedical Sciences and considering going on to get a master's or continuing on by applying to PA school and medical school as well. Chloé and Zoey love to try new places to eat together, and attend concerts together. Although Zoey and Chloé have been in different locations for a while, they both have maintained a strong friendship that has lead to Chloé wanting Zoey be her other maid of honor.
William Timmons
Groomsman
Will is one of Dean's great friends that he met as a teenager at Alexander High School. They specifically met in their computer programming class where they spent most of the time bullying each other and making jokes. They have continued this tradition throughout the years as Dean joined the army and Will became a semi-successful member of society by graduating from fire fighter/EMT classes. Will is now also engaged and going to continue on and become an A-EMT. Can he be a semi-successful groomsman though? That remains to be seen!
Karla Childress
Bridesmaid
Karla is Chloé's "cousin-in-love." She is married to Chloé's first cousin Zachary Childress. Karla's position is controller of the self-storage company StoreEase and is also pursuing her bachelor's degree at UAB. Not only is she a working woman, she is a mother of two (Chloë-Marie and Zeke), and she is also a bomb photographer, interior decorator, and selfie queen! Karla has done many photos for special occasions for Chloé such as her high school graduation, undergraduate graduation, and engagement photos. This time - Chloé wants Karla IN the pictures!
Zachary Childress
Groomsman
Dean met Zac (who is Chloé's cousin + Karla's husband) at a family function of Chloé’s family and started talking over their mutual interests of computers, video games, history, and politics. They started gaming together shortly thereafter and have become great friends ever since. Plus, Zac bought Dean Crusader Kings 3, so shout-out to him for that. Zac went to Troy University for computer science and is a husband, father of 2 (Zeke + Chloë-Marie), and a brother (Elizabeth's older brother - and basically Chloé's, too).
Chloë-Marie Childress
Bridesmaid
There are two Chlo(ë/é)s in the Childress family! Chloë-Marie is Chloé's younger cousin. Chloë-Marie was four years old when they first met. Now, she is the most talented 20 year old you will probably ever meet. She is currently enjoying being young and working away! Not only can she make a mean frappucino, she is a talented artist who can draw, she can play the piano, she skateboards/longboards, her taste in music is great, and her style is pretty rad as well. Chloé is currently waiting for the day that Chloë-Marie becomes a tattoo artist, so she can have all the hook-ups!
Zeke Childress
Groomsman
Zeke is Chloé's cousin and also Zac and Karla's son. He is also the man-sized child you will see at the wedding. No joke. That kid is a giant, and Dean says it is intimidating! Zeke and Dean met at one of the many family gatherings the Childress's have hosted and have been exchanging memes and jokes ever since via Steam. Dean still doesn’t get Zeke’s memes though. Zeke is a teenager who is interested in video games, football, and even producing his own electronic music (which is pretty great, actually).
Kelsey Faulkner
Bridesmaid
Chloé met Kelsey in Auburn at vet school. They met when they had to randomly choose their seats first year, and Kelsey just so happened to choose her seat next to Chloé. Ever since then, they have been thick as thieves. Kelsey is from northern Alabama and attended undergrad at Mississippi State (Hail State, as she says). She was a poultry science major but wants nothing to do with chickens... so now you know in case you were going to ask. As for now, she plans to be a mixed animal veterinarian. Kelsey and Chloé study together, cry together, suffer together, and love to take breaks from all of that by hanging out with other vet school friends and chowing down!
Elvis Mendoza
Groomsman
Dean and Elvis - better known to the happy couple as "Mendoza" - met when they were both stationed at Fort Stewart where their friendship started over their mutual hatred of their platoon sergeant. They began to hang out frequently at Fort Stewart and still continue to talk even after Elvis is in Dallas, Texas working as a police officer and Dean is in Alabama. Elvis enjoys jiu-jitsu and boxing as well as music and attending concerts. He also plays the bass guitar. And he is single, ladies!
Kelsey Creighton
Bridesmaid
Kelsey is Chloé's cousin (she has so many, we know). She, Elizabeth, and Chloé were the only girl cousins and grand kids growing up, so the three musketeers had to stick together. Kelsey is now married and a RN working at Children's Hospital in Birmingham, AL. She is very talented - she can play the piano, and she draws like a professional artist. Kelsey is like another sister to Chloé, and she is so excited to have her as a bridesmaid on her and Dean's special day!
Andrew Perkins
Groomsman
Andrew and Dean, who share a first name (Yes - Dean is ACTUALLY an ANDREW but will never admit that) met at Fort Sill when they were both in reception together. When they were held back at reception instead of shipping out to Army basic training, they bonded. Not because they liked each other, but because there weren’t many other options (just kidding). They remained great friends into and out of medic training at Fort Sam Houston, and Dean is still friends with him to this day for this same reason (just kidding). Andrew is married to Carla and is currently living in San Antonio, Texas attending school.
Joshua Martinez
Groomsman
Joshua - better known to Chloé and Dean as "Martinez" - and Dean met at Fort Stewart at a barracks party, and that pretty much set the tone for their relationship ever since. They were inseparable when they were stationed there, always together and usually getting into trouble with their NCOs because of something they both did. He also goes by the name of "Reincarnation of the Marlboro Man," but "Martinez" will be fine. He is out of the army and currently living in Copperopolis, California working as a manager of a pizza shop.
Ethan Ross
Groomsman
Dean met Ethan at Ethan’s birth, which was around 5 in the morning and entirely too early in the day to be born. When Ethan was young, he would often stay at their grandparents' with Dean where they grew close, but Ethan was too young for him to probably remember that now. Dean has always cared a lot about Ethan through the years and found it important that he would be here for his wedding. Ethan is currently approaching 15 years of age and is the captain of his school's fishing team. He loves to go down to Florida to fish with his family, and he also loves video games!