Maid of Honor
Sophie and Rae met during freshman year at Mizzou and have been best friends ever since. They roomed together in Alpha Phi and spent the remainder of college as roomies. After graduation, Sophie moved to Kansas City and Rae shortly followed. They spent the next two years exploring the city, attending numerous workout classes, and of course ended up roommates once again. Rae is currently living back in St. Louis and visits Sophie frequently in Kansas City. Although residing in different cities they feel honored to have such a strong and loyal friendship. Rae has seen Sophie's relationship with Zach grow and strengthen from the very beginning and can not wait to stand alongside them through this amazing journey!
Bridesmaid
Sophie and Melissa met in third grade. Elementary and middle school were filled with sleepovers spent playing dress up in Sophie’s dream of a closet. In high school, they carted around their girl tribe in their matching CRVs, blasting music from burned CDs. As they grew older and moved from city to the next, they continued to stay close friends and visited each other for birthdays, holidays, and every other important life event in-between. Melissa cherishes their friendship and also the second family she has with Stacey and Burt. Sophie and Zach share something so special, and it has been a joy to get to watch their love grow over the years. They are both such thoughtful, kind, and fun people. I am thankful to have Sophie as a friend and am so excited to stand by her when she marries Zach!
Bridesmaid
Katie and Sophie met at Mizzou and became close friends while living in the sorority house - so close that Sophie has been calling Katie “Judy” ever since. Judy met Zach on spring break, and after seeing how inseparable those two were from the start, Judy had a feeling Zach was going to be putting up with their friends for the long haul. She was right! Judy has never once called Zach by his real name - always Legs, which inspired #LegsGetMarried! Judy lives in Chicago and works in logistics. Judy and Sophie have been making annual trips to visit each other and even with the long distance, still talk every single day. Judy couldn’t be more grateful for the memories she’s made with Sophie and Zach over the years. Sophie means so much to Judy and she cannot wait to stand by her side in June!
Bridesmaid
Theresa and Sophie met at Mizzou when they were living in the sorority house together. The rest of their time at Mizzou consisted of nights out, living together in the Annex, Ross St and spring breaks together (including the spring break where Sophie and Legs met). Theresa now lives in Chicago and works in sales. Even though they are no longer down the hall from each other, Theresa and Sophie still continue to see each other as much as possible by taking trips to visit each other and the rest of their friends. Theresa is so thankful to have such a thoughtful and reliable friend like Sophie in her life. She has loved watching how happy Legs (Zach) makes Sophie over the years and is so excited to be a part of Sophie’s wedding day!
Bridesmaid
Dana and Sophie met in one of the most unexpected places – the laundry room of their first apartment building in Kansas City! Dana moved to Kansas City after college and did not know many people. She was so happy and thankful that she met Sophie and a few months later they moved into a house together. Although Dana moved away from Kansas City after 1 year for work, Sophie and Dana’s friendship remained strong and they know it will be lifelong. Dana now lives in Cleveland, Ohio working in commercial real estate. She has seen Sophie and Zach’s love grow so much other the past few years and cannot wait to celebrate this next chapter of their lives!
Best Man
As Zach's little brother, Derek has known Zach since birth but a childhood full of being tricked into unfair baseball card trades is when Derek really got to know Zach. Regardless of a few lost baseball cards, Derek spent much of his childhood looking up to Zach. The two became good friends while Derek chased Zach on the cross country course in high school. A few years later, Derek met Sophie for the first time when visiting Mizzou and has gotten to know her more and more over the years. Derek now lives in Seattle, WA and works for Microsoft focusing on building artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for customers. While Derek now lives far away, he looks forward to being close to Zach and Sophie for their big day.
Groomsman
Jared is Zach's older brother. He is currently living and working in St. Louis as a Validation Engineer for Thermofisher Scientific. Jared is excited to celebrate Zach and Sophie at their wedding.
Groomsman
Justin was born in Boulder, Colorado but quickly moved to Westminster, Maryland, a smaller town on the East Coast. He moved to St. Louis in 8th grade and met Zach his freshman year of high school in geometry class. Zach’s tight vans t-shirts and gelled down hair quickly gained him access to the club of East Coast kids that was forming between Justin, Marty, and Zach. After high school both Justin and Zach went to Mizzou and both became Delta Chis. Their junior year they decided to take a trip to the infamous PCB where Justin witnessed the beginning of a new relationship between Zach and Sophie at the Holiday Inn pool. Justin currently resides in St. Louis and works as a geologist at a local environmental engineering firm. (He’s still waiting on Zach to move back).
Groomsman
Marty was born in Arlington, Virginia and moved to St. Louis when he was 13—it was not until his second year in Missouri that he met Zach during their freshman year of high school. As Zach was a fellow East-coast native with a similar penchant for Hollister polos and Hardee’s Thickburgers, it was only natural that the two would quickly become close friends. Time passed, the two graduated high school and went off to separate colleges—Marty, the University of Alabama and, Zach, the University of Missouri—but it would not be long before Marty first met Sophie. Marty currently resides in Chicago, Illinois and works as an internal medicine resident at Loyola University Medical center.
Groomsman
Tim and Zach met at the University of Missouri through the Delta Chi Fraternity. Tim met Sophie after her and Zach started dating. Tim and Zach lived together for 2 years in Kansas City after college and now get together almost every weekend in Kansas City. Tim is currently living in Kansas City where he works as an underwriter for MetLife.
Mini Groomsmen
Isaac is Sophie's nephew. Isaac is 13 years old and lives in St. Louis.
Mini Bridesmaid
Kennedy is Sophie's niece. Kennedy is 11 years old and lives in St. Louis.
Mini Groomsmen
Joshua is Sophie’s nephew. Josh is 7 years old and lives in St. Louis.
Mini Bridesmaid
Maya is Sophie's niece. Maya is 10 years old and lives in St. Louis.
Flower Girl
Kyah is Sophie’s cousin. Kyah is 7 years old and lives in Washington, Kansas.
Flower Girl
Cooper is Sophie’s cousin. Cooper is 4 years old and lives in Washington, Kansas.
Greeter
Katie is Sophie's cousin. Katie is 13 years old and lives in Overland Park, Kansas.
Greeter
Wyatt is Sophie's cousin. Wyatt is 9 years old and lives in Overland Park, Kansas.
Greeter
Rowley is Sophie’s cousin. Rowley is 11 years old and lives in Washington, Kansas.
Greeter
Witt is Sophie’s cousin. Witt is 11 years old and lives in Washington, Kansas.