Katie & Dakota
Wedding Party
Emily Rutter
Matron of Honor
Emily came into the world 30 seconds before me and we've been together ever since! She is the life of the party and I am so proud of the person that she has become. I got to stand beside her on her wedding day in September 2019 and in June, she will stand beside me.....with the newest addition to the Speece Family, her son Jacob Thomas, who will be arriving in March 2021! Auntie Katie and Uncle Dakota can't wait to meet him!
Phillip Cadle
Best Man
Phillip and Dakota have been best friends since high school. Phillip aka "Pwilly" had a successful youtube channel from 2006-2012....and yes, Dakota was featured in quite a few videos. I saw them very early on in mine and Dakota's relationship. Thankfully, I thought they were really funny. Phillip is loved by both the Bride and the Groom and we can't wait for him to stand with us on our special day.
Cari Speece
Maid of Honor
Cari is my other triplet sister. She helped Dakota set up his proposal to me at Black Sheep and claims that she is the one that actually "swiped right" on him on Tinder (on my behalf). Though the jury is still out on that one, she loved Dakota from the first time she met him. She is fun and funny and I can't wait for her to stand beside me on my special day. We have been through so much together.
Kathryn Howerton
Bridesmaid
Kathryn and I met when we were 15 years at a leadership seminar in Morgantown and we have been best friends ever since. We kept in touch throughout the years via a traveling notebook that we wrote letters to each other in and sent back and fourth (yes, I still have it). After high school graduation, Kathryn suggested that I attend the University of Charleston with her and I applied! We were roommates for 3 years and we have been friends for over 10 years. We have been on many adventures together including driving to Ithaca, NY in a snowstorm, walking across the Golden Gate Bridge, and growing up together. I am so excited to help her plan her wedding and have her stand beside me on my wedding day!
Emily Rector
Bridesmaid
The friendship started in the University of Charleston cafeteria and has been going strong for many years since! Emily is my best friend and she and I have been on many adventures together including (but not limited to) losing an SUV in the middle of Brooklyn, sharing megabus rides, sitting on the dock on the Ohio River, pushing her Kia Sol up an incline of the driveway in McDonalds during a snow storm, and visiting the University of Charleston to reminisce on our "college years". She will be giving a speech at the wedding that she has been planning for almost three years since Dakota and I met.