Kelsey & Anthony
Wedding Party
Kimberlyn Morrison
Matron of Honor
Right by her side on her big day, wouldn't have it any other way for mine! Kimberlyn is my older sister and the person that has put up with me and protected me from day one. Being sisters has made us built in best friends. While we've definitely have had our fair share of arguments and fighting but we always come back together better as ever. She's the one person I know no matter what she's always going to pickup and listen even if she doesn't agree with what I'm saying. As kids we were always playing with Barbies in our playroom, riding bikes and making muddies in the backyard, or building caterpillar homes and playing house. As we got older we went our separate ways with me being more into soccer and her into cheer but we always had softball to reconnect with. I remember as kids if someone was being rude to me on the school bus they always had to deal with Kimberlyn and to this day she would be one of my first calls to complain about someone or ask for help. We've been through it all, the worst of the worst to the best of the best and I wouldn't have wanted anyone else by my side for all of it. I love where our relationship is now, I love that I get to be an auntie to your kiddos, I love all of the laughs and family time we get to have. A sister will truly be your forever best friend and I am so thankful to call her mine! - love you always sister - love Kels Bels
Keegan Bubar
Best Man
Keegan and I grew up together through our parents' soccer games. We were friendly, but didn't really become real friends until we were much older. One day Keegan asked me if I wanted to meet up at Perrigo to kick the ball around. We got into a discussion about "21 runs", (crazy cocktails) and ended up at JJ Mahoney's having our first Trashcan. It turned out we have a very special kinship: Talking for hours till we were laughing, laughing till we were crying, crying till we were ready to go home. Our "sober up" on those nights usually meant walking to QFC for cookies or cupcakes, then having shoot-outs with the soccer ball at one of our open car trunks (yikes...) To this day we still plan our "trashcan" meet-ups at the same bar, at the same table. We play video games together, we golf a lot in the summer (to varying degrees of success), and still play soccer together. All great activities for those days with a nice dry rain. This past decade we really drove each other to be ambitious. Whether it's getting onto a daily running program, doing a Dry January, or simply being a healthy individual, there's virtually no limit to the ideas we have discussed. Keegan is a true friend, and will undoubtedly be one of the best men I've ever known. I am so excited for the things we've been planning, for the breweries we'll have to visit to make those plans successful, and for the St Paddy's Day decompressions that follow. I'm lucky to have you around Mr. Bubar, you're the real deal.
Haley Wens
Bridesmaid
Haley has been my partner in crime for years. My best friend, my sounding board. The stories we could tell you'd never believe. We met when I was 16 playing soccer and we clicked just like that. I still remember the first time she invited me to play with their team and I felt like I had finally made it into the group. She has been with me through so many phases of life and I wouldn't have it any other way. She's helped me when she knew I was doing the wrong thing, she has helped me when she knew I was doing the right thing. Always by my side without judgement. She was my adventure buddy and bar fighting bestie when we were younger always up for whatever new thing I wanted to go do. Whether it was sports double headers, riding the bull at Cowgirls, dancing on bar tops or trying to paddle board over and over again she would always be right there next to me. Now that we've calmed down she's my walking and workout buddy as well as my accountability partner. It's great to have someone that you know you can always count on for the days you need to just get outside. Haley is someone I know I can always go to without judgement even on my worst days. I couldn't be happier to call her my best friend and future sister! love you forever - love Kelts
Shane Lervold
Groomsman
My boy Shane. First and foremost, I love you buddy. You will always be my brother and my friend. I've known this guy since the start. We played soccer in "The Corner", an affectionate name for a wall at Everett Indoor Arena. He went on to be the best Goalkeeper I've ever played soccer with. In our youth if a frantic adult burst into the bar yelling "Someone broke the window!", our parents would hide behind their Labatt Blues and whisper "Where are Shane and Anthony". The answer would always be climbing something we weren't supposed to and way too high up. We always found a way back down: Jumping was fast, falling was faster. I can text Shane any time, and after the first couple replies of "fuck off", we end up at the bar getting food and drinks. What I mean to say is he will show up for his friends no matter what. We all know he's good for an in-depth conversation around a campfire. It can be about video games, pizza, book lore, movies, even pizza. He has a sincerity about him that is discoverable if he deems you worthy of the time... Because although he's a gruff and frumpy fucker, he's still a solid friend. Shane, we've got a rough road behind, and I'm sure some rough roads ahead. We have to figure out how to do this "Life" bullshit without our brother from the WDC, without Josh to wrangle us together. He's yelling at us both, he's hugging us both. I'll always be there for you, any time any place, and I know you would do the same for me. I love you buddy.
Jordyn Ducotey
Bridesmaid
Jordyn is my oldest friend, one of the first friends I ever made. Growing up together we built such a bond that I don't think we even realized until we were adults. We grew up jumping over each others fence's running to each others backdoor to hangout, playing American Idol on the trampoline, annoying our older siblings, playing kick the can or ghost in the graveyard, riding bikes, making mud pies and caterpillar homes. Through all of that we grew into two very separate people. As soon as we were old enough to start going our separate ways we did so. It wasn't until college we subbed for our parents softball team together after years of not really hanging out and it was just so natural like no time had past. We were quickly back to our old ways eventually living together watching trashy TV shows drinking wine while doing face masks. We stayed in touch when she left for Nashville and as soon as she moved back it was again as if no time had past. I love that you are always up for whatever crazy thing Anthony and I want to do at random. I love that we still make time for our weekly trash TV nights. I love that you picked up golf just because we talked you into going out one random Friday we all went to lunch and decided to call it a day. She's always up for whatever fun adventure Anthony and I have planned that day and the most reliable person I know. - love you love you - Kels
Tyson Braswell
Groomsman
I met Tyson in 2nd grade. I was a bit of a troublemaker in my youth (grew out of that thankfully), and found a like-minded individual in Tyson. I found that although the speech classes I was forced to take to fix my lisp were helping immenthely, it was a much better use of my time to skip class with Tyson. Similarly, I would walk with him every day to get his ADHD pills. He'd exit the nurse's office, spit them out, and we'd be off on our way! We've been with each other through some shit - I got my first suspension hanging out with him; we both even got expelled within the same month! We've fought many times verbally, and in one particular instance, physically. He won, but I wasn't trying. Nowadays, we try to stay out of trouble; we spend way too much time playing video games. I don't have an ego at all, but I have really met my match with Tyson, which says something about him because I'm crazy good. This dude is an absolute monster (sorry Tyson, had to mention games once). Remember how good we were? We've been tempered over time, the challenges we've faced growing up, and the garbage that life has thrown our way. Tyson is one of my most reliable friends, a man that places the highest importance on his people. His resolve to protect them is as stubborn to crack as he is. He's invincible to me, someone that I look up to. This quote summarizes him well: A good friend will bail you out of jail, but a best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun!'
Stacie Ballweg
Officiant
Stacie, I'll be upfront: I was fairly certain you despised me for most of my adolescence. Josh, Shane, and I got up to no good frequently, and it usually was my fault. I have since come to realize that... Yep, you tolerate me, utilizing that exact same look you taught Josh of "I could squash you like a bug" whenever we play cribbage. You know I'm (mostly) kidding. You're the warm fire that people gather around when times get cold. You're an important part of mine and Kelsey's lives. We've been brought so close together in the past years, and we could not think of a better human to bring us together in marriage. It is an honor to have been friends with Josh, and an honor that you're officiating our wedding. - Anthony <3 Stacie - I adore you. We are so thankful that you agreed to marry us and cannot wait for that day. You have become someone so incredibly special and important to my life and now its hard to think of a time that I didn't know you. I appreciate how caring you are and how you have invited me into your family and life with such ease. I love that we always get to kick the boys butts together playing cribbage. #TeamStacie forever - Love you Kelsey