Wedding Party
Kristen Lengel
Maid of Honor
Kristen has been rescuing Holly from boredom and despair with laughter since 7th grade (when people really need rescuing the most) and continues to rescue her to this very day. Even when she abandoned Holly to live in Baltimore, New York, and Paris for a bit, Holly was never without Kristen's very specific brand of guidance and love. Thank God she came back though, because the couple would be lost without the wedding expertise Kristen has gained while owning her own photography business. She even took the couples engagement photos used on this very website! She could also moonlight as a therapist, because she's Hollys unofficial therapist every day against her will and honestly should be paid for it. Not by Holly, though.
Kassandra Sheets
Matron of Honor
Kassandra (known heretofore as Kami because Holly never calls her Kassandra) has been Holly's friend since they met in 1st grade at Wickliffe Elementary school in Upper Alington. Even though Kami moved from UA to Grandview schools, and eventually into the catholic school circuit, they've always kept in touch and have grown closer than ever as adults. On Holly's 29th birthday this past year, she received the most precious gift she could have ever asked for; she got the honor of becoming Godmother to Kami's youngest daughter Charlotte! Kami has become one of the best mothers Holly has seen in adulthood, and Holly couldn't be prouder to be her friend.
Layla Sohaili
Bridesmaid
Layla became friends with Holly the same way Kami did, though she and Kami were already friends when they met Holly, at Wickliffe Elementary in 1st grade. She is absolutely the most constant friend Holly has ever had, dealing with all levels of school together and eventually becoming so close in adulthood that they moved in together! Holly has only fond memories of the several year she and Layla spent living together, from ordering in an insane amount of takeout to driving 14 hours together to a music festival on the Alabama Shore. She's been so constant, in fact, that Holly could not imagine her life without her and is so glad she could be a part of this wedding.
Julia Mains
Bridesmaid
The summer between 8th grade and freshman year of high school, Holly had no idea what to expect from a week at Camp Swoneky, where UA's high school held marching band camp. It went smoother than expected, and that was mostly thanks to none other than the light of the world that is Julia Mains. Holly has often wished that Julia would have gone to school with her from the very beginning, because meeting her sooner would have been the only thing better than meeting her that summer. The two have been to tons of concerts together over the years, and once to Disney World where Holly was not allowed to carry her own wallet for the entirety of the trip because she lost her phone on the first day at the park (they found it though, which is a miracle).