Hannah & Ethan
Wedding Party
Bekah Steele
Maid of Honor
Sister of the bride. Fellow reader and coffee shop hopper and the world traveler of the family. Believe it or not, Hannah and Bekah can have an entire conversation talking only in movie quotes.
Eric Bocan
Best Man
A 15+ year friendship forged over skipping study halls to play ping pong, middle-of-the-night missions, intense debates and the mutual, although secretly-held, belief that the other is completely insane. Ethan was the best man in Eric's wedding, and now it's Eric's turn to play the role for him.
Allison Collins
Bridesmaid
It all started with mud pies...and continued with small group, star gazing on the rocks and long distance phone chats. They share a love of city exploring, the beach, and cupcakes from Rockport.
Matthew Sweet
Groomsman
Fun fact: When Ethan and Matthew were younger, they used to have "collisions", which involved them running in opposite directions around the couch until they crashed into each other. United by a lifetime of activities like that, plus a shared fascination with Bigfoot and other mythical creatures. Also, cousins.
Erin Alpers
Bridesmaid
One of the cofounders of the Cookies and Contentment Club, road trip buddy and coffee shop companion. Senior-year roommate. Both are notorious for extending their birthday celebrations by sending each other cards weeks later.
Justin Steele
Groomsman
Brother of the bride. Fellow jet lag skeptic. Has contributed significantly to Ethan's growing reputation as a "baby person" by letting him babysit his daughter Jeanette (Flower Girl, see below).
Anna Anderson
Bridesmaid
Kindred spirit, fellow Michael W. Smith fan and book lover. It all started with having the same taste in movies...Hannah and Anna often talk about how they became better friends after graduation and have continued a long distance friendship while Hannah is in MA and Anna is in Indonesia!
William Cottrell
Groomsman
Agreed to be in the wedding party, despite his fervent belief that Ethan's method of preparing Italian sausage -- boiling rather than frying -- makes him a menace to society.
Nicole Ringhofer
Bridesmaid
Designated bus companion for track meets and nursing study buddy. Hannah spent many holidays with Nicole and her family when she had no place to go. Nicole suffered through 4 years of Hannah’s snoring during hotel stays for track meets and lived to tell the tale.
Andrew Rock
Groomsman
Good friend, former colleague. Notable for sharing his office with Ethan for over a year without losing his mind. And, if it wasn't for him, Ethan and Hannah would never have met. Need we say more?
Naomi Sheridan
Bridesmaid
Hannah and Naomi became fast friends when Naomi and her husband John Keith joined Hannah and Ethan’s small group. They quickly learned that they have a mutual love for all things crafting and Naomi has been instrumental in helping Hannah with her wedding decorations!
Joey Stephens
Groomsman
A friendship formed while coaching together, cemented by late-night talks in the office, and summed up by this: When Ethan decided, while on a team trip to San Diego, that a midnight swim in the 55-degree ocean was absolutely necessary, Joe was his first call. (Spoiler: The water was even colder than it sounds)
Anika Agerlie
Honorary Bridesmaid
The other cofounder of the Cookies and Contentment Club, fellow lover of the flourless chocolate torte and unable to attend the wedding due to the fact that she currently lives in Samoa.
Jeanette Steele
Flower Girl
Loves dancing to “If you’re happy and you know it” eating macaroni and cheese and exploring Tavilla with her future Uncle Ethan