Maid of Honor
Lizzy and Sasha met while working at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in 2017. Lizzy was Sasha's Maid of Honor in 2020. During COVID, Lizzy, Sasha, and Gareth spent a lot of time doing puzzles, hiking, and drinking iced coffees.
Bridesmaid
Lizzy and Sommer met while attending college at Eastern Illinois University. Lizzy and Sommer then were college roommates. Sommer and Lizzy think every party would be better with a good theme.
Bridesmaid
Elizabeth and Lizzy met through Sam. Elizabeth and Lizzy have bonded over soup, their love of plants, and bullying their significant other into getting ice cream after dinner. Elizabeth and Lizzy also enjoy teaming up for karaoke and becoming The Elizabeths, an up and coming act at your local Mattoon bar.
Bridesmaid
Courtney and Lizzy met through One Hope United. Courtney and Lizzy enjoy getting lunch together at their favorite local Mexican restaurants and drinking drinks at The Brickhouse.
Bridesmaid
Kassie and Lizzy met at One Hope United. Kassie was Lizzy's trainer and by the end of the day karaoke was being done in the car. Kassie often brings Lizzy a Diet Coke to survive the workday.
Bridesmaid
Lizzy and Leah met each other through mutual friends. Lizzy and Leah's favorite memories are eating fast food after concerts and obsessing over the band mates.
Bridesmaid
Lizzy and Whitney met through mutual friends. Since becoming friends Lizzy and Whitney have attended over fifty concerts together.
Best Man
Tyler and Sam met during nursing school and became fast friends. Sam has spent many stressful nights with Tyler in his parent's basement before clinicals. Sam and Tyler were then roommates. Now Tyler and his wife, Elizabeth, live three minutes from Sam and Lizzy.
Groomsman
Lizzy and Joe met at Eastern Illinois University and bonded over winning Beer Olympics. Joe and Sam bonded over their love of baseball. Together a new tradition was formed where Lizzy, Sommer, Joe and Sam attend a Cubs vs Card game every year. Lizzy and Sommer are just there for the beers (and hotdogs).
Groomsman
Sam and Blake met in nursing school. Sam and Blake have spent many nights at The Paw and hanging out at Blake's house watching Letterkenny and listening to Meatloaf.
Groomsman
Will is Sam's older brother. Sam's favorite memory is Will stealing waffles off Sam's plate with his fork.
Groomsman
Jack is Sam's younger brother. Sam and Jack were on the same baseball team growing up and spent many days doing sick kick flips on their skateboards. RADICAL!!
Groomsman
Sam met Ross playing Halo: Reach on Xbox in 2010 and have been playing videogames ever since. At Sam's wedding will be the first time meeting Ross in person.
Groomswoman
Sam met Alyx through Halo: Reach in 2010. Alyx and Sam have remained connected through videogames over the years. Alyx has also helped Sam fix MANY computer problems over the years.
Usher
Matt and Lizzy met through mutual friends at Eastern Illinois University in 2014. When Lizzy first met Matt, Matt thought that Lizzy was thirty years old, when really she is younger than Matt. Matt and Lizzy’s friendship grew during COVID over White Claws and Among Us.
Usher
Ryne and Lizzy have been friends since 2014 where they attended EIU. Ryne and Lizzy have won two Beer Olympics together. Together Lizzy and Ryne are unstoppable.
Officiant
Lizzy met Gareth when her and Sasha began working together at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Lizzy and Gareth then began working together after he graduated nursing school. Lizzy and Gareth have been through the worst of times together (COVID). Sam and Gareth met in nursing school and then reconnected once Sam and Lizzy began dating.