Wedding Party
Hanna Preslar
Maid of Honor
Hanna and Jaymi met at their first airline while making below-poverty-level wages and flying to every tiny town in America. They officially bonded over their love of sour candy and hatred of people who don’t move with a purpose. She’s been a rock through two more airline trainings and all of life’s chaos. If you can survive crew scheduling together, you’re basically sisters for life.
Hailee Fusano
Groomswoman
Hailee is the closest thing Nick will ever have to a sister and grew up keeping up with the boys while also keeping him in check. She somehow matured much faster than everyone else, which led to a long-running family tradition of calling her a “cousin” to protect friends from shooting their shot. She’s been there through the highest highs and lowest lows. Their kids adore Aunt Hailee, and honestly, so does everyone else.
Sabrina Press
Maid of Honor
Sabrina and Jaymi didn’t like each other at all when they first met, but thirteen years later they’re inseparable—even from 2,000 miles apart. They’ve survived life, chaos, and questionable decisions together. They’re the best travel buddies because they both deeply value a good nap. Enemies to soulmates… it’s basically their brand.
Elijah Hall
Groomsman
Eli is Nick’s cousin on his mom’s side and, growing up, the only cousin close in age that he really spent time with. From “cheap fun” days at Uncle Cy’s house to snowboarding trips at Holiday Valley, Eli was always part of the crew whenever the family was back home visiting. Over the years, Eli has gracefully evolved from the resident mischief-maker into the craft-beer-appreciating cousin, single-handedly improving Thanksgiving with the now-legendary annual Houston bar crawl.
Kyle Bricker
Bridesman
Kyle and Jaymi met on the first day of Southwest training and immediately mastered the ancient art of communicating solely through dramatic eye contact. Their entire friendship is built on silent side-eye conversations about whatever chaos is unfolding around them. He is the only person Jaymi would ever fly C position with—aka the glamorous role of professional trash collector. If that’s not loyalty, nothing is.
Kyle Brounkowski
Groomsman
Kyle and Nick first met in high school, where Nick was excelling in math and Kyle was… present for math. Their friendship was built on a shared love of concerts and a few late nights their parents probably don’t need details on. Through every phase of life, Kyle has always been there for Nick, earning the title of the one high school friendship that survived into true adulthood—and somehow only got better with time.
JC Araujo
Bridesman
JC and Jaymi met while literally being locked in a hotel for 30 days during Spirit training, which is the quickest path to trauma-bonding. By week two, they were functioning entirely on sugar and energy drinks. Honestly, the fact that they both still have working organs is a miracle.
Austin Reyes
Groomsman
Austin and Nick have somehow managed to stay friends for over two decades. Although Nick doesn’t remember it, they technically first met in 2004 when Austin’s mom and Kelly nearly threw down after a PeeWee football game—truly a strong foundation for lifelong friendship. Over the years, Austin has taken on the role of Nick’s honorary little brother, and after the loss of Ryan and later Bilbo, their bond only grew stronger. Equal parts chaos, loyalty, and history, these two are family in every way that counts.
Aimee Ross
Bridesmaid
Jaymi and Aimee met the most 2015 way possible—in a pregnancy Facebook group for their babies—and quickly realized they’d found their person. When they lived only a few hours apart, they became concert buddies, which led to late nights they probably shouldn’t remember and one painfully long Jesse McCartney concert they absolutely should’ve walked out of (but didn’t). No matter how much time passes, Aimee is the friend Jaymi can always go to for honest feedback, real talk, and a guaranteed laugh, and it turns out a pregnancy group was the perfect place to start a lifelong friendship.
Josh Woodward
Groomsman
There is no pilot Nick has had worse luck flying with than Josh. After Delta paired them together in the summer of 2024, chaos quickly became their co-pilot: complete with FCRs, reroutes, and more than a few calls to Safety. Every leg felt like a surprise LOE, featuring everything from near “is this plane okay?” moments to an engine deciding to quit and even an overnight stay in a Boston ER thanks to some very enthusiastic Airbus fumes. Safe to say, every trip with Josh has been unforgettable… for reasons no one asked for.
Cassie Brickman
Bridesmaid
Jaymi and Cassie also met in the same pregnancy group that somehow produced multiple lifelong friendships, eventually evolving into a group affectionately known as The Village. Their bond was further strengthened during their time in a cult—sorry, MLM—where they learned the true meaning of teamwork, resilience, and ignoring group chats when needed. The last time they were together in Austin, they spent hours getting endlessly lost on the same road while simultaneously attempting to solve the JonBenét Ramsey case (with zero qualifications but lots of confidence). No matter the chaos, Cassie is one of Jaymi’s people—proof that some friendships are built on babies, bad directions, and shared delusion.
David Lanum
Groomsman
Nick met David the most pilot way possible: in a Los Angeles crash pad, where David was the resident “kid” glued to King of the Hill and routinely needed supervision to park his rented pickup in a driveway built for compact cars. Nick eventually talked him into listening to career advice, helping him escape SkyWest, survive Spirit, and land at Delta. Despite countless attempts to line up overnights (pilot math is hard), they only pulled it off a few times in Boston and Atlanta—but David ultimately switched fleets just to fly the bus with Nick in Detroit, which is real friendship.