Kathryn & Matthew
Wedding Party
Stephany Garlid
Matron of Honor
Stephany became Kat's sister-in-law in 2019 but has acted as Kat's sister ever since they met in 2018. Stephany and Daniel (Kat's Brother) have two beautiful children and live in Tempe. Stephany has played volleyball her whole life and is now interested in CrossFit. She loves working out, spending time with her family, and meeting the needs of her kiddos at work.
Mikaela Martin
Maid of Honor
Mikaela and Kat have been friends since they were 5 years old. They did everything together so their parents would call them twins. They did Daisy Girl Scouts, soccer, 4H, NCL, medical mission trips, and Tempe Sister Cities together. They even attended the same graduate school for occupational therapy; however, they were on different campuses'. Mikaela's friendship has stood the test time.
Georgia Hill
Maid of Honor
Georgia and Kat met at the University of Arizona. Georgia's bubbly personality fit right in with Kat, and they became inseparable, attending games, events, and traveling back to Tempe on some weekends. You could often find them at any one of the UofA games. Fun fact: They sang Take Me Out To The Ball Game at one of the UofA home baseball games.
Hayley Eddy
Bridesmaid
Hayley moved into the neighborhood when they were in 6th grade. Living in a neighborhood with a park in between their houses made it easy for them to meet there to hangout. They had a goofy sense of humor, making puns was their favorite - one that they, to this day, will say is "Egg-saladly" instead of exactly.
Michaela Chang
Bridesmaid
Michaela and Kat met while playing soccer together at the University of Arizona. Once they became besties on the field, they decided to room together for 2 years. You could find them lounging by the pool with a glass of wine when they were not on the field or studying.
Sonia Mendonca
Bridesmaid
Sonia and Kat were both accepted to the same graduate school and desperately needed a roommate before they moved to Austin. So they took to facebook and managed to find each other. Before ever meeting in person, they chose to room together while in Austin. Sonia and Kat quickly became close and did everything together! Their favorite activities included paddle boarding and hiking. Kat, Sonia, and two other friends even went in on a wine club membership together.
Michael Seall
Best Man
Michael is Matthew's older brother by 19 months with who he shared the same bedroom for 13 years. Matthew's first memory with Michael is when their Dad brought home a Nintendo-64 in a clunky briefcase and they played Super Mario. Michael is a great runner and for the past several years they have both ran the Austin 10K with Michael finishing well ahead of Matthew. Some of Matthew's favorite memories with Michael include playing computer games at War Zone, Mardi Gras, traveling Europe, and hiking the Grand Canyon.
Tyler Price
Groomsman
Tyler has been friends with Matthew since middle school. They played football together throughout high school and were roommates for three years down in Tucson during college. At one time they worked at the same pizza shop in Tucson but today they both work at IBM as software engineers. Some of Matthew's favorite memories with Tyler include going to the movies, stumbling through Hollywood Boulevard on two hours of sleep, and the pot of coffee he always made them in the morning as roommates.
Conner Libera
Groomsman
Conner has been friends with Matthew since the 1st grade. They rode bikes around the neighborhood, loitered at the Juice Factory, and played Little League on the Rangers. They went to different colleges but reunited in Austin where Conner lives with his wife Alisha and their young daughter, Sydney. Some of Matthew's favorite memories with Conner include seeing The Killers at ACL Music Festival and going to the World Series in Arlington to see the Diamondbacks win their only game against the Rangers.
Michael McPherson
Groomsman
Matthew became friends with Mike in college as they both played Middle on the UofA Club Volleyball team where for all their volleyball trips they slept in the same room. Every year Mike and Matthew meet up for a college football game somewhere in the country. Some of Matthew's favorite memories with Mike include being at the hospital the day after his son was born, tailgating SEC games, and hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Tyler Peterson
Groomsman
Tyler has been friends with Matthew since high school. They played baseball together and have kept up us as sort of "pen-pals" as adults exchanging writings with one another, much of it centered on their pain around their sports teams. Some of Matthew's favorite memories with Tyler include Tyler's 21st birthday, hikes around Arizona, and Halloween in New Orleans dressed up as Willy Wonka and the Oompa-Loompas.
Zach Rowe
Groomsman
Zach has been friends with Matthew since high school where they played baseball and sat in Freshman English class reading books about Europeans. Zach also went to UofA with Matthew. Some of Matthew's favorite memories with Zach include going to the World Baseball Classic, The Austin Blues Festival, John D McGurks, and seeing Kid Cudi.