Jessica & Arayo
Wedding Party
Haley Geiger
Maid of Honor
You could say Haley and Jessica just had *chemistry.* They became lab partners Freshman year, suffered through that together, and have been inseparable ever since.
Seth Jones
Best Man
When Arayo first met Seth, he thought he kind of looked liked Hugh Jackman in wolverine, but much less jacked. Like a Hugh Normalman. Regardless, they became good friends, spent many nights bonding over drinks... at the library.
Addison Lowry
Bridesmaid
It was probably a bad idea to have two shopaholics live together for 4 years but Jessica and Addison both made it out with a triple digit credit score
Jordan Hyland
Groomsman
In typical fashion, Arayo was so late picking Jordan up for the first social event of the welcome week to medical school, that he flaked all together. Managing the stress of this, likely explains why Jordan showed up to the event... well lubricated.
Asope Elder
Bridesmaid
She's the sister of the groom. Arayo's first and longest best friend. She is the sister and role model Jessica always wanted. If you know her, you love her. If you don't, say hello and you'll see what we mean.
Tolu Onasanya
Groomsman
Partners in crime since the crib times. Iconic. Defining. Cataclysmic. all words used to describe this lifelong friendship. Tolu has long been the Robin to Arayo's Batman, much as Tolu's father was to his father before him.
Abbey Dedden
Bridesmaid
Jessica and Abbey have been friends since before the Jonas Brother's Burnin' Up tour, so yeah, it's been like a long time
Devon Wilson
Groomsman
Don't be fooled by his stature, Devon is really actually quite grounded. It is challenging to describe the friendship between this pair, but man is it something to behold. Kind of like Michael and Scottie, or Kobe and Shaq (i'm Kobe)
Mattie Helen Hyland
Bridesmaid
As you probably guessed, she is the lovely wife of Jordan. As it goes when guys all hang out, the girlfriends are inevitably thrown together. Lucky for Jessica and Mattie, they really hit it off.
Todd Montgomery
Groomsman
We'd like to take this time to apologize to anyone who has had to interact with Arayo and Todd together at the same time. The original dynamic duo (mostly in their own heads) Arayo and Todd were a force to be reckoned (again.. in their own minds) Todd is also the best dancer in the wedding party. Keep the two of them away from Devon at all costs, otherwise at some point during this weekend, they will drink bourbon and debate world issues as if they are part of the United Nations. We apologize in advance.
Olivia Cooney
Bridesmaid
She is Jessica's cousin but she's more like a little sister. Honestly surprised she's relatively unscathed from being treated like a baby doll for so many years.
Zach Jost
Groomsman
Zach and Arayo met in medical school and became good friends while sharing drinks at the...library. It's unclear if Arayo should love or hate Zach for introducing him to the game of golf.
Rebecca Whitworth
Bridesmaid
If you counted all the hours spent in medical school, Becca and Jessica probably spent the majority of them together. Amazingly they both graduated despite all the ice cream breaks.
Richie Simpson
Groomsman
It's probably more accurate to describe the apartment Richie and Arayo shared as an interactive cinemaplex more than a home. Richie's poor girlfriend (now wife), Shelby, was forced to watch hours upon hours of hawaii 5-0 and richie's personal favorite, National Treasure.
Nicole Williams
Bridesmaid
Get you a friend who sends you the best sales when you are supposed to be listening to an anatomy lecture. Not this one though, this one is Jessica's
Conor O'Neill
Groomsman
Technically Conor is the first friend Arayo made in medical school, but in truth, we weren't sure whether Conor liked any of us until he agreed to be in the wedding. Your classic only child friend, once had an actual professor in medical school describe his head as "unusually Large"
Blake Nelms
Groomsman
He's the brother of the bride, so really he's kind of a Bridesman as well. Blake and Jessica met at his birth, but Blake and Arayo are brothers of the soul. Many of you know Blake through his art, many of his pieces hang prominently in Jessica and Arayo's homes as well as their parents homes.
Nate Elder
Groomsman
Arayo's Brother-in-law, Nate is the older brother he always wanted. An avid Arsenal and Kentucky fan, their shared love of sports, and their love of beer -- We are very lucky to have Nate in our lives!