Rae Ann & Tim
Wedding Party
Terri Jones
Babe of Honor
Terri and Rae Ann have been besties for over 25 years. They have been on many adventures together, including trips to fabulous locales such as Croatia, the Greek Islands, St. Lucia, the British Virgin Islands and Rae Ann's bucket list concert venue, Red Rock Amphitheater. Their signature cocktail is the Cosmopolitan, born from watching "Sex and the City" back in the day. Rae Ann has witnessed Terri's culinary journey from "I'm going to turn my kitchen into a closet," to weekly, magnificent 12 person sit-down dinners during the "Game of Thrones" seasons. Besides her husband, Bill, Terri's great loves are animals, including her beloved dogs as well as the endangered wild animals of Africa. Terri raises money for the WWF and just returned from trekking to see the mountain gorillas in Uganda.
Chris Elmes
Best Man
Tim and his brother Chris grew up in the UK, Beirut and Africa. Like many siblings, they were "like chalk and cheese," and didn't always get along. Gradually, they grew into best friends. Before his career as a project manager for yacht builds, Chris was a captain on yachts all over the world. Tim and his family were regular cruising guests due to the owners' and Chris' generosity. When Tim first started in real estate, he drove limos at night to get by. Chris and his wife Marga at times kept Tim afloat financially, until he established himself. Tim and Chris have remained close even when separated physically by oceans. Tim enjoyed wonderful visits to Chris' home in the south of France and Tim and Rae Ann have also sailed catamarans with Chris and Marga in Greece and the Virgin Islands.
June Alton
Mother of the Bride
June and Rae Ann are much more than Mother and daughter - they are best friends as well. They’ve shared a lifetime of joys and sorrows and have never lived far from each other. The two have wonderful memories of their travels around the world, including French Polynesia (Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea), Hawaii and most recently Sicily with Rae Ann and Tim. June loves her Manhattans and a good doughnut, and attributes her longevity to this style of living! Her favorite TV station is The Hallmark Channel. At 91, people always describe her as "amazing." Beautiful and fiercely independent, she works out at the gym, has small dinner parties and enjoys shopping and traveling to Asheville! Generous and thoughtful, to know June is to love her. Rae Ann doesn't know what she would do without her.