Wedding Party

Emily McDonald

Bride

Forrest Salanga

Groom

Paige Jensen

Maid of Honor

Emily met Paige during her first semester of college and has leaned on her ever since! Paige has supported our relationship since the beginning - literally, our first date was on her birthday.

Morgan McCune

Best Man

Morgan is Forrest's right hand man and best friend since 6th Grade. They've stuck through thick and thin from middle school, through high school, and even living together at some point in college.

Michael Ryan McDonald

Bride Bro

Emily and Ryan are s̶w̶o̶r̶n̶ ̶e̶n̶e̶m̶i̶e̶s̶ siblings. For about 16 years, Emily annoyed Ryan & Ryan annoyed Emily. Somewhere between the ages of 16 and 23, Emily became bearable and Ryan realized he loved his little sister!

Heather Salanga

Grooms Gal

The constant pain in Forrest's life. JUST KIDDING! Heather and Forrest have been friends for 24 years, not necessarily by choice.

Alison Brown

Bridesmaid

Ali is Emily's oldest cousin and for a long time, they didn't know each other very well. In 2016, Emily decided to move to San Diego to attend San Diego State. Ali lived in San Diego with her husband, Eric, and their 4 adorable kids. The Browns opened their home to Emily, and to Forrest when he came along. Ali and Eric have a relationship & family that Forrest and Emily admire. When the Browns' journey in San Diego concluded, they moved to Maryland, just 7 hours away from Emily and Forrest in New York. They have already had a spontaneous visit on the East Coast!

Brandon Lyons

Groomsman

AKA Toodles, AKA, Beans, AKA Deans is one of Forrest's best friends and old roommates since freshman year of college. Shockingly he's been able to stand living with Forrest for 4 1/2 years and still has a full head of hair.

Jessica Shipps

Bridesmaid

Emily and Jess took a debate class together in college. Jess noticed Emily's sorority and at the end of the semester, told her she was going to go through recruitment in Fall 2018. Emily recognized Jess during recruitment & Jess joined AGD! During our Big/Little selection, Emily and Jess chose each other & Jess joined the family.

Bailey Ferrell

Groomsman

One of Forrest's oldest friends, and his biggest reason why he's always in trouble. Bailey and Forrest once stayed up for 50 hours together for a biology experiment in high school, Bailey still hasn't recovered.

Amber Wright

Bridesmaid

Emily met Amber during sorority recruitment in Fall 2017. Amber was Emily's first little! Amber helped Emily through the thick and thin of long distance when Forrest moved out of San Diego.

Jeff Clarke

Groomsman

Another blast from the past, Jeff and Forrest have been friends since high school. Forrest has always been secretly jealous that Jeff was able to walk into Abercrombie and Fitch and instantly get a job as a floor model.

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Jace Hardaway

Groomsman

Jace and Forrest make up half of their band back in high school. Back when Forrest had a sick flow, Jace rocked out on the drums and Forrest slappa da bass. They still want to do a reunion tour.