Sarah & Keith
Wedding Party
Jessica Studer
Maid of Honor
Jessica is Sarah’s sister and is the Maid of Honor. Her and the bride bond over movie/wine nights (including their favorite, “Pride and Prejudice”) as well as a shared love for all things happy hour. After living together and exploring DC as adults, backpacking through Italy, and visiting Jessie in London these two know each other better than anyone. These two may butt heads and fight hard, but they love harder!
Korina Young
Matron of Honor
Korina is the Matron of Honor and is one of the bride's oldest and dearest friends. From volleyball competitors in elementary school to besties in middle school, these two have been through the ups and downs of life together. She is an effervescent, social person who always likes gathering people to her house with her family of four, soon to be five! Korina has a way of making every person in her circle feel at home and we're so excited to have her by our side.
Emily Studer
Bridesmaid
Emily is the youngest sister of the bride. She is creative and caring with smarts to boot! She has recently graduated with her masters and is taking on the world. She has amazing calligraphy skills and her and Sarah bond over their home decor, wine-drinking, and passion for shopping. You can meet her on the dance floor or sharing a funny story or two about all the adventures her and the bride have had together!
Alyssa Benzkofer
Bridesmaid
Alyssa is one of Sarah’s oldest friends, meeting while working in their early 20s. They share many stories from their youth, from boot scoot boogieing at Wild West to traveling together. Alyssa always knows how to have a good time and we can’t wait to shake our tail feathers on the dance floor together.
Brittani Phillips
Bridesmaid
Brittani first met Sarah in Shreveport and became fast friends through their love of gourmet food. Their love of being Maxxinistas and Bachelor wine nights helped solidify a friendship that’s lasted through moves, new states, and new life journeys!
Laura Ruvuna
Bridesmaid
Laura first met Sarah at a party while living in Chicago. The two bonded over their Texas roots and love of travel to quickly became friends exploring the Windy City together! A favorite memory is visiting Oregon for Sarah’s 30th, traipsing through the wine country and celebrating their friendship.
Jessica Vandagriff
Bridesmaid
Jessica is Keith’s sister-in law and soon to be Sarah’s as well! She’s been an amazing resource in the area and the bond over charcuterie boards is real. Jessica has served as a scripture mentor during our short time back in Memphis and we are so excited to become a family.
Blakely Birkholz
Flower Girl
Blakely is a fun loving, kind hearted 2 year old. She loves puppies, kitties, and all things “Frozen”. She enjoys being outside, playing at the playground, coloring, and completing puzzles. Currently, she is learning her ABC’s and can almost count to 10. She also recently started gymnastics and loves tumbling, climbing, and getting out all of her toddler energy!
Amelia (Millie) Vandagriff
Flower Girl
Amelia “Millie” is one of the flower girls, and is four years old. She loves tap dancing, flamingoes and Minnie Mouse. She recently learned how to tip her own jacket and is looking forward to the day when she starts losing her teeth like her big brother. She is becoming a good swimmer and went to ski school for the first time this year where we learned to stop. This lovely girl is sweet and will tap dance her way into your heart with her amazing smile!
Kora Young
Flower Girl
Kora is 4 years old and loves Barbie and playing dress up. She’ll tell you her favorite colors are pink and purple. Her favorite thing to do is go swimming and wants to be a teacher when she grows up. She loves being a big sister to her younger brother and is so excited for her new brother or sister!
Spencer Vandagriff
Ring Bearer
Spencer is the ring bearer and is eight years old. He loves Minecraft, Harry Potter books, and creating math problems his mom can’t solve. He grew approximately 6 inches this year, earning himself an entirely new wardrobe. He is a fish and would spend all summer in the water if he could. He is also becoming a good baseball player against his will and learned how to carve on skis this year, so watch out for him on your next ski trip!
Kevin Vandagriff
Best Man
Keith and Kevin met when they decided to be 2 people instead of one. Over Keith’s objections, Kevin managed to be born 1 minute before Keith, and they have been competing in school, sports, and TV buying ever since. When they aren’t giving each other air fives in the sky over Memphis, you can find Keith and Kevin out on the golf course or sitting side by side on the couch trying to decide who should order Outback. Besides Sarah, no one knows Keith better than Kevin, and you can count on Kevin to tell an embarrassing story or 2 about Keith at the reception.
Joel Brown
Groomsman
Joel Brown goes all the way back to the Air Force Academy where they were roommates and were apart of the 25th Squadron. Go Red Eye 25! This Nebraska boy is a tried and true fan as a Corn Husker. They share an enthusiasm for golf as well as aviation, where you can look up in the sky and see Joel flying an RC-135. At the reception talk to Joel to find out if Keith snores and to get more blackmail on his college days.
Trey Clark
Groomsman
Trey and Keith have been in the same school since Kindergarten. They ran on the same cross country and track team, each other honest on the golf course!
Matt Duncan
Groomsman
Matt and Keith had CompSci together freshman year at the Academy and decided to room together sophomore year. Whether Matt was flipping his sleep schedule or pretending to be on the water polo team, they were founding members of the Academy Crew that makes up a lot of the wedding party!
Ed Salazar
Groomsman
Ed, oh Ed. Ed is the nicest guy in the wedding party, but he loves to take the most difficult path to the solution . When he is not apprehending the mother of the groom's ice, or talking to his Moldovan friends, Ed is flying KC-135s in Washington.
Garrett Nikiforoff
Groomsman
Garrett and Keith met as members of CS25 at the Air Force Academy. Whether they were winning a 19" color tv at a Halloween costume contest or watching every episode of Star Trek The Next Generation, they have been friends ever since. Garrett is now living in Colorado with his family and just got hired as a pilot at United!
Joseph Studer
Usher
Joseph is Sarah’s brother and the youngest of four. As a student at UT he keeps busy between gaming tournament and finishing his degree in Electrical Engineering. He is always with his nose in a computer but that doesn’t take away from his every giving smile. Joe and Sarah besides being Libras have bonded over their love of classical music and trivia games. He is compassionate and knows how to juggle 3 sisters so he can handle getting you to his seat.
Mario Carmona
Usher
Mario is Sarah's cousin and is the oldest of Yolanda's sons. Yolanda Carmona is Sarah's aunt from her mother's side. Mario has a great fondness for cats which he and Sarah share. In addition he can be found at all Studer gatherings and him along with his brother Daniel Carmona are as close to Sarah as brothers. He has an amazing heart and a wicked sense of humor. Be sure to ask him about the shenanigans him, Sarah and the siblings used to get into!