Best Man
Aidan Dodson will be a high school junior as of this Autumn. Aidan is passionate about and very skilled in soccer, and plans to pursue a career in it during college and beyond. He moves to Denver this Summer, where he will continue his pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. Aidan is Kinnon’s oldest younger brother. They can bring out the best (and most reckless) in each other, and always have fun. Sharing similar hobbies and senses of humor, they have been been best friends for a long time.
Maid of Honor
Rio Quilao is in her third year as a Nursing major at Ouachita Baptist University. She and Hannah met when they were randomly assigned to be roommates freshman year. Ever since then, she and Hannah have been best friends. Rio is hilarious, loves to have a good time, loves food, and adores her puppy, Champ. She plans on pursuing a career in nursing after OBU.
Groomsman
Ryan Motl is a Mass Communications major at Ouachita Baptist University. He is a film enthusiast and plans to one day be directing films of his own. Ryan and Kinnon have been friends ever since the Dodsons moved to Arkadelphia in 2008. The first time they met, Kinnon thought he was a troublemaker because he was cracking jokes all throughout Sunday school, but they became best friends when they found out how much they both liked Star Wars.
Bridesmaid
Mattie Dodson is an English major at Ouachita Baptist University. After she graduates this December, Mattie plans to go to Denver seminary to pursue her Masters. Mattie is the older sister of Kinnon by 18 months. Ever since he was born, Kinnon and Mattie have been fast friends. When Mattie started homeschool, Kinnon begged to begin as well because he wanted to be like his big sister. After fifteen years of school together, Mattie and Kinnon will graduate together this December and walk together the following May.
Groomsman
Rickey Rogers will begin his senior year of high school this Autumn. Although he is homeschooled, all of the Arkadelphia high schoolers know him because he excelled in multiple sports at Arkadelphia High School. Rickey is an all-star athlete, having won multiple state rings in both football and wrestling. Kinnon became friends with Rickey when he invited Rickey to a Fall Retreat with his youth group in middle school. They came to discover that, although one was an all-star athlete and the other an all-star nerd, they had incredibly similar personalities. This led to a deep friendship where each could keep the other entertained for hours and give spiritual encouragement during the good times and bad.
Bridesmaid
Alena is Hannah's little sister. She graduated high school last year, and is now spending a year as a missionary in Asia. After she gets back, she plans on going to college and studying psychology and Christian ministries. Alena has always been the adventurous and creative one in the family. She is gentle, fun, and mature beyond her years. As a kid, she never ran out of thrilling ideas for adventures, and was always able to convince her siblings to join in.
Groomsman
Josh Wallace will begin his freshman year at Ouachita Baptist University this Autumn. He is a football superstar, having won state twice at Arkadelphia High School, and will continue to play at Ouachita. Josh and Kinnon became friends once the Dodsons moved to Arkadelphia in 2008. They became friends at church, and soon discovered that they lived on the same block. From then on, Josh and Kinnon began to hangout at each other’s houses and on OBU’s campus, playing various sports and generally goofing off. As Kinnon’s dad once said, “Josh has the strength of a grizzly and the heart of a teddy bear.”
Bridesmaid
Erilynn is Hannah's little sister, and is starting her senior year of high school next semester. She is friendly, fun, and athletic. She is a cheerleader and self-taught gymnast. Erilynn loves hanging out with her friends, starring in plays at the local arts center, running her gymnastics Youtube channel, and taking care of cute puppy, Keeley.