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October 16, 2021
St. Leonard, Maryland
#KnauerOrNever

The Knauers

    Our Story
    Wedding Party

Wedding Party

Meet the special people that are sharing the big day with us!

Maya Dixon

Maid of Honor

Dominique and Maya met during community college and became friends while going through Towson's local Elementary Education Bachelors program. They both share a passion for teaching and spent internship together at the same school. Maya currently works as a 1st grade teacher in the same county as Dominique. Shortly after graduation, Maya married Preston Dixon in June of 2019. Dominique's favorite thing about Maya is her laugh and bubbly personality. You can always find them enjoying a margarita (or two) at the local Mexican restaurant.


Kelsey Helwig

Bridesmaid

Dominique and Kelsey met during community college while working on their Associate's degree. Together they transitioned to Towson's local Elementary Education Bachelor's program. They both share a passion for teaching and a love for the arts. Dominique's favorite thing about Kelsey is her artistic abilities and immense love for Tupac! You can always find them going to the annual Anne Marie Garden's arts festival and shopping their life away at Target!

JeTaime Williams

Bridesmaid

Dominique and JeTaime met during college while going through the Elementary Education Bachelors program. They both share a passion for teaching and both teach 4th grade. After graduation, JeTaime married Malcom Williams in November of 2019. Kyle and Dominique were able to take part in enjoying their special day! Dominique's favorite thing about JeTaime is her sense of style and "extra" personality. You can always find them enjoying a margarita (or two) at the local Mexican restaurant.


Saya Scott

Bridesmaid

Dominique and Saya met during high school and graduated together in the top of their class. They reconnected the summer after graduation when Saya and Kyle worked together as beach patrol. All three of them took a history class together at the local community college, and continued to hang out with mutual friends at Solomons Island. In 2017, Saya joined the U.S. Marine Corp where she continues to work in the aviation field. Dominique's favorite thing about Saya is her honesty and their shared love for Mexican food and music. You can always find them enjoying the scenery on their walks at Solomon's Island.

Ryan Harris

Best Man

Kyle met Ryan during sophomore year of Smyrna High School after playing video games virtually a few months prior. They both became close friends after a falling out with a common friend group. Kyle and Ryan continued to play video games together virtually for a few years and later rejoined their group of friends. Kyle's favorite thing about Ryan is how Ryan is not afraid to speak his mind. You can always find Kyle and Ryan playing League of Legends on the computer together.


Deandre Smith

Groomsman

Kyle met Deandre right after we graduated high school in 2015. Dominique knew Deandre and his twin sister while they were in high school. During the summer of 2015 prior to Dominique and Kyle meeting, Deandre and Kyle started hanging out more frequently and quickly became friends. Dominique, Kyle and Deandre have all been mutual friends since 2015. Deandre and Kyle worked together at the local Walmart and later at the Cove Point plant as security guards. Kyle's favorite thing about Deandre is his genuineness in character. You can always find Kyle and Deandre playing Super Smash Brothers on the Nintendo Switch or eating a good meal at Outback.

Thomas Solloway

Groomsman

Kyle and Thomas met through mutual friends at Smyrna Middle School in Delaware. After Kyle moved to Maryland, they both kept in contact with each other through online gaming calls. Thomas goes to school to be a Radiologist and has worked at a battery distribution plant. You can always find them playing video games on their PCs and chatting on Discord.


Kyle Smith

Groomsman

Kyle Knauer and Kyle Smith initially met each other online and did not meet in person until 2016. Over the years, they spent many hours getting to know each other and have become close friends. Both of them have participated in online gaming calls and multi-player computer games with other friends from high school. Kyle's favorite thing about Kyle Smith is how reliable and trustworthy he is as a friend. You can always find them chatting on Discord.

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