Wedding Party

Hillary Suzanne Burgess

Bride

Valen Brielle Barrett

Flower Girl

Haley Kay Radtke

Matron of Honor

From the day she was born, Haley Kay was Hillary’s accomplice, Barbies buddy, ‘90s-hand-me-down wearer, and scapegoat when things went awry. Sure, there was the time Hillary got her to eat dog food by telling her that it was Cocoa Puffs, and, of course, “The Bite” incident at South Padre during Spring Break 2012… but she remains the best baby sister of all time, and the only person on the planet who understands and appreciates all of Hillary’s Moody’s Point and random early-2000s’ Nickelodeon/Disney references, and incredibly stupid memes.

Carly Gayle Bartol

Maid of Honor

She and Hillary met as elite high school pole vaulters, but rather than take the obvious path and pursue their sport as Olympians, decided to just be world-class besties instead. Though geographically separated by the foreboding Yukon, these crazy desert ex-pats are still in continuous communication every day. When wedding guests inevitably catch a whiff of pure maple syrup, they will know to watch for Carly, striding Canadianly down the aisle.

Emily Sanchez Leos

Bridesmaid

As Hillary’s roommate during the summer of 2011, Emily had to develop next-level patience. In exchange, Hillary grew to accept a Darlin’ sister who fully makes her bed, then sleeps on top of her made bed with another blanket; legend has it that Emily has not actually needed to change her sheets since moving from a crib to a real bed in 1994. Though Emily now lives, works, and dazzles the world with her insta pics from her home in Chicago, she and Hillary pick up right where they left off every time they talk or see each other.

Janine Morency Womac

Bridesmaid

Always the mature and responsible Chandler to Hillary’s impulsive Joey, Janine was the perfect college roommate to keep her more impulsive Darlin’ sister out of a good 60 percent of the trouble she otherwise would have enthusiastically leaned into. Though she broke Hillary’s heart by choosing to add a corgi to her family, and her gruesome death by severe nut allergy would definitely put a damper on the wedding festivities, Janine keeps the next generation in line as Bowen’s godmother, and will be the voice of reason should the reception start to get out of hand.

Yonelly Gutierrez

Bridesmaid

Although she is flying to New Hampshire for the wedding, Yonelly is definitely Hillary’s Darlin’ sister who wins the “Most Likely To Drive Multiple Hours For Any Sort Of Important Milestone Event” award, not to mention “Most Likely To Have Your Back In A Girlfight” and “Most Likely To Adopt Multiple Large Dogs At Any Given Moment” honors. She is the yin to Hillary’s yang, a ride-or-die friend who is always willing to say what she’s thinking, and never fails to show up when she is most needed.

Priscilla Lyzette Rodriguez

Bridesmaid

Why run between 13.1 and 26.2 miles alone when you can do it with a friend instead? For Hillary, that friend is Darlin’ sister and Alamo City neighbor Priscilla. Not only are she and husband Patrick excellent marriage role models, but Priscilla is also a marriage counselor, so is an ideal go-to for any kind of relationship advice. Always up for embracing new adventures, Priscilla didn’t bat an eye when contemplating the logistics of traveling to the wedding with two new babies. One final fun fact: Priscilla is so eensy-weensy that she can easily be slipped into a large purse/small tote bag for convenient transport.