Wedding Party
Katie Steel
Matron of Honor
The yin to Liz's yang and the love of her life (sorry Josh), they share endless history, a matching Snape tattoo, and an enduring Backstreet Boys obsession. In 24 years of friendship, they've consumed more tequila rose shots together than you've had hot dinners. The wedding will be no exception.
Francesca Thomas
Bridesmaid
Chesi, or Chi Chi if you're feeling fancy, makes up their triple threat. She's Liz's favourite sea swimming companion, mother to her favourite little knitwear aficionado, and her favourite holiday bully (IFYKYK). We should all be blessed to have a friend as funny, honest, and occasionally brutal as her.
John Handford
Bridesman
A university friendship that was cemented during a night that involved a two-person mosh pit and a mountain of cardboard boxes, John is the undisputed owner of the best calves in London. What was disputed is whether he should be a bridesmaid or a groomsman, but Liz narrowly won this one.
Kerry Francis
Bridesmaid
The Avril Lavigne to Liz's Kelly Osbourne, Kerry is a fashion PR queen by day and a former emo kid by night. She's also Liz's most sensible friend, unless the two of them are left to drink alone, in which case disaster (losing shoes and going AWOL during terrorist attacks) ensue...
Sam Wright
Bridesman
Stanley's beloved godparent, Liz's partner in dirty martini-fuelled crime, and the only person we've ever seen hospitalised from a dance move, Sam moved into Liz's house share almost 10 years ago, bonded over a mutual love of The Queen Adelaide and Pride & Prejudice (2005), and the rest is history.
Joel Traptow
Bridesman
The real reason Liz has racked up so many Eurostar points, this Canadian in Paris is a master of (women's) wigs and Alexa Chung impressions, and is the human embodiment of the green M&M. Will the wedding serve as a comeback for his iconic Bethnal Green club night, Blouse? We'll have to wait and see...
Alex Rabey
Best Man
Josh's oldest friend, he and Alex have been terrorising Josh's parents since age seven. Now he's a parent to two boys himself, he'll be fully prepared for when they start dying each other's hair blue with food dye, performing synchronised vomiting at house parties, and crashing 50cc motorbikes into various things.
Nicki Buddle
Best Man
A Sixth Form friend turned travel companion, and the heaviest sleeper we've ever met, Buddle and Josh (and occasionally Liz too) have accompanied each other to Las Vegas, Thailand, Portugal, and New Zealand, to name but a few. Buddle also happens to do the finest broccoli impression you've ever seen...
Max Gallienne
Groomsman
The middle (tallest) brother is on a 750+ day Duolingo streak, but when he's not being harassed by the green owl he's taking part in the most varied list of activities of anyone you've ever met. Ask him about: stargazing, flying aeroplanes, his collection of expensive lighting rigs, and travelling round the world to psytrance gigs.
Harry Gallienne
Groomsman
The 'most talented' footballer of the Gallienne brothers, with the most spectacular injuries to show for it, Josh's youngest brother is a Guernsey-boy-turned-Mancunian and a part-time dog whisperer. Don't ask him about: Josh's love for Manchester City, Josh's speech at his recent wedding, or losing his Dalmatian balloon.
Clem Rix
Master of Ceremonies
A mutual school friend of both Liz and Josh, the memories of when and how Clem appeared on the scene are hazy. In fact, the memories since than have been even hazier. But from family dinners at Fennel to turning on the hour at hockey festivals (don't ask), we're pretty sure they're all good ones.