Wedding Party
Anna Kate Geyer
Maid of Honor
Anna Kate and Lillie were friends before they were even born!! The Thompsons and Geyers have known and loved each other for decades!
Hayley Hankamer
Matron of Honor
Hayley and Lillie met while in high school on a college tour of Ole Miss! They reconnected in Washington D.C. and have been attached at the hip ever since.
Meg Leatherwood
Bridesmaid
Meg and Lillie met while serving on the Hospitality Team of their church, Passion City D.C. The coffee stations have never quite been the same since Meg moved back to South Carolina!
Audrey Crooks
Bridesmaid
Audrey and Lillie met as Freshman at Benton High School. She is a part of the Thompson Family - Audrey learned to ski from Lillie and Lillie learned how to snowboard from Audrey.
Brooke Wilson-Schexnailder
Bridesman
Brooke and Lillie met in Washington D.C. (despite both being from Shreveport Bossier!) while interning for Congressman Mike Johnson in 2018. Brooke is the big sister Lillie has always wanted!
Emily Lord
Bridesmaid
Emily and Lillie met as Phi Mu sisters Freshman year at Louisiana State University. Emily and Lillie recently went on a girl's trip to Palm Beach - before Lillie and Joey ever dreamed that they would someday live there!
Mary Faith LaPrade
Bridesmaid
Mary Faith and Lillie met as campers at Pine Cove in Tyler Texas the summer after elementary school. They requested to be in the same cabin every summer since then and attended together through their Senior Year of High School.
Ashley DiMella
Bridesmaid
Ashley and Lillie met while outside of a Congressional Hearing on Capitol Hill in 2018 while interning for different Members of Congress. They each feel their true age is a glamourous 75
Katie Raftevold
Bridesmaid
Katie and Lillie met through the Groom, Joey! Katie and Joey have been step siblings since Joey was two years old. Katie and Lillie became fast friends and are so excited to be sisters in law!
Sean Mitton
Best Man
Sean and Joey met while on the same Little League Baseball team in Bishop California! They are more like brothers than best friends. Much of their time growing up together was spent at Bishop Country Club playing golf.
Rowe Thompson
Groomsman
Rowe-Rowe is the Brother of the Bride, and currently a Senior at LSU. They have known each other since 2022, they first met at the Lincoln Memorial on a cold October morning. Although Rowe is younger, Joey has always admired Rowe in his commitment to his faith and service work at Pine Cove in Tyler, Texas
Cal Waterman
Groomsman
Joey and Cal met at Tetherow Golf Club in 2020. Instant friends spending seemingly every day together for two summers whether it was a good 18-hole match or floating down the Deschutes River on our paddle boards
Carter Silva
Groomsman
Carter and Joey met while growing up in Bishop, CA. They both played on the Golf Team at Holy Cross College. Joey has always admired how Carter has committed himself to personal growth and looks forward to a lifetime full of matches on the course.
BJ Kolcz
Groomsman
BJ and Joey met in 2015 at Holy Cross College, when BJ joined the Men’s Golf Team as a walk on. The next three years in college they loved attending Notre Dame Football games and traveling together. BJ being older has served as more of a life mentor for Joey and continues to do so as he sets the standard for what a husband and father should represent. BJ and his wife Ally have two daughters, Lillian and Camellia who will be flower girls in the wedding.
Joe Raftevold
Groomsman
Joe and Joey have been Stepbrothers since age two. Joe has been the brother that Joey never had. A lifetime of memories together. Joey has always appreciated Joe’s commitment to excellence and his overwhelmingly positive outlook on life.
Brendon Shibley
Groomsman
Joey and Brendon met in Bishop, CA playing youth hockey. As high school approached their passion turned to golf, and they soon became the closest of friends spending more time at the golf course than our own homes. Joey’s fondest memories as a kid were walking the fairways with Sean and Brendon at Bishop Country Club.
Dane Hankamer
Groomsman
Joey first met Dane in Washington D.C. through Hayley, who is the Lillie’s Matron of Honor. Dane played on the Men’s Golf Team at Air Force and now resides in Virginia with Hayley. Joey appreciates Dane’s work ethic and his commitment to his wife, Hayley, and their future. Joey and Dane will always make sure all future couples' trips have a golf course nearby