Wedding Party
Chelsea Smith
Maid of Honor
Chelsea and Sarah’s friendship began way back in 1994. They bonded throughout their childhood and were the perfect team when it came to volleyball and running. Chelsea and Sarah have run multiple different races together, including a Sprint Triathlon, 2 Mini Marathons, and a Tough Mudder. They attended Purdue University together and graduated in 2010. Chelsea went on to get her Law Degree and finally came home 2015 and started working for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. In 2018, she joined the Indiana Army National Guard as an officer and is currently serving overseas in Kuwait as the Special Victims Counsel. She recently joined the club and got engaged to her fiance, Bryan in December.
Ashley Mundil
Matron of Honor
Ashley and Sarah met during Sociology 101, Freshman year at Purdue University, where they both attended nursing school together, graduating in 2010. Both lived close to one another in Indianapolis for several years after. Ashley worked as an ICU nurse at Methodist and St Vincent for 8 years prior to graduating with her Masters Degree as a Nurse Practitioner. During the wedding, you will most likely find Ashley on the dance floor breaking it down. She is always down for a great time! She currently lives in Lafayette with her husband, Jon.
Megan Shanley
Bridesmaid
Megan and Sarah have been friends since Junior Year at Purdue University. They graduated with nursing degrees in 2010 and began working at Methodist Hospital, downtown Indianapolis. Megan and Sarah lived together for 2 years before Megan got married to her husband, Pat. She returned to school to get her Masters in Nursing and has been working as a Nurse Practitioner in Lafayette since 2015. She has one son, JJ, and is currently pregnant with #2!
Kecia Schwarzkopf
Bridesmaid
Sarah and Kecia met Junior Year at Purdue University in nursing school. After college, they became roommates for a year before she got married to Kyle in 2013. During this time, Kecia worked as a nurse at University Hospital, downtown Indianapolis. She continued her career and became a certified wound/ostomy nurse and then proceeded to get her Masters as an Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and is practicing as part of the Colorectal Surgery Team with IU Health Physicians. She and Kyle welcomed their first child, Brecklyn in October 2019.
Megan Haase
Bridesmaid
Megan is Sarah’s sister-in-law and has been a part of her life since 2008, when she starting dating Sarah’s brother. She is the life of the party and you are guaranteed to have a great time when Megan is involved. Megan graduated from Knightstown High School and went on to attend college at Danville Community College in Illinois and received a scholarship to play basketball. After her second knee injury, she returned home and decided upon Cosmetology School. She is now a hair stylist and opened her own salon in Knightstown in December 2019. She married Joe in 2016 and had Payton, one of the beautiful flower girls, in October 2018.
Jared Dotts
Best Man
Jared is Andrew's best friend of 25 years and he has accepted the privilege of being Andrew's best man. Jared is a graduate of IU and works as a CT technologist at St. Francis Hospital. Jared's dog, Crosby, is the only child he is responsible for currently. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys a good IPA with his best friend. Jared and Andrew have a connection that sometimes, no words are needed to communicate. Jared once shot Andrew with an airsoft gun for stealing his bed, which left a scar for life.
Grant Joshua Garthwaite
Groomsman
Grant Joshua is Andrews' oldest sibling (1 of 14). Grant took the command 'be fruitful and multiply' a little too seriously and followed in Father Abraham's footsteps with 6 children of his own. He is a fire fighter for IFD and an active leader in his church. His wife, Amy, keeps the children in line while he is away for 24 hours at a time. Grant enjoys building and fixing just about anything he can get his hands on.
Matthew Garthwaite
Groomsman
Matt is Andrew's second oldest sibling and just completed his third degree and is an Engineer at Rolls Royce. He is fluent in German. Matt is the sophisticated one of the bunch, enjoying the partaking of wine and cheese, whilst discussing art and other high intelligence subjects. He is the only brother that compares to the competitiveness of Andrew. His whit creates a formidable adversary during board games.
Jonathan Garthwaite
Groomsman
Jon is Andrew's younger brother and is an air compressor mechanic, alongside their father. His night affairs include everything a man's man would do. He is well versed in all things entertainment. Jonathan currently has no children of his own, but is patiently awaiting his chance to be a dad. Right now, he happily holds the position of the "cool uncle."
Jonas Garthwaite
Groomsman
Jonas is Andrew's 11 year old son and will round out the groomsman. Jonas loves to play sports, especially basketball. He takes after his father and has already become quite the card game player, looking to surpass both his father and uncles as the best in the family. He is a lover of animals and all things outside. In the summertime, he enjoys swimming and spending time with friends.
Alana Pineda
Flower Girl
Alana is Andrew's niece and will be joining Sarah's niece, Payton, as a flower girl. She is 4 years old and one of the cutest little Mexican princesses you will ever see. She loves spending time with Uncle Andrew and Jonas. She may be shy at first, but if you cross her, you will get one of the meanest squinty-eyed looks of your life. She loves to play with any toy she can get her hands on and is especially in love with horses.
Payton Haase
Flower Girl
This little sweetie is Sarah’s rambunctious niece that we are hoping makes it down the isle, as she will only be 1 1/2 years old at the time of the wedding. She is the daughter of Sarah’s only sibling, Joe, and his wife Megan. Both of which are a part of the wedding party.
Joe Haase
Usher
Being Sarah’s younger brother, Joe accepted the invite to be an usher for the wedding with ease. Joe is a graduate of Purdue University where he played baseball for all 4 years. He graduated with an AgroEconomics Degree and worked as a loan officer for 2 years prior to coming back to the family farm to work full time in 2014. He is married to Megan and the father of Payton, who are both part of the wedding party.
Andrew Bryson
Usher
Andrew is Sarah’s cousin on the Haase side. They are only a few months apart in age and despite Andrew growing up in Lexington, KY, have been close from a very young age. He attended Depauw University in Greencastle, IN and played football for 4 years. He then went on to get his Law Degree from UK and recently got married to his wife Mary.
Reese White
Usher
Reese is another cousin of Sarah’s, but on her mother’s side. Growing up, his family moved frequently, so Reese has been able to experience many different places, including living in South America for around 5 years. After graduating from High School in Illinois, he went on to follow in his parents, sister, and cousins foot-steps and attend Purdue University to graduate with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He currently lives in Minnesota working for 3M.