Wedding Party

Sydney Gardner

Bride

William Berroteran

Groom

Dani Gardner

Maid of Honor

My Khaleesi, my sun & stars! We have been womb-mates, roommates, bestfriends, & of course SISTERS! Not everyone is lucky enough to be able to say that their sibling is their soulmate, but I've been blessed with a sister who has clearly always been my other half. As we always say..."You're my girl, & my girl is my world"! I love you always, I love you forever, I love you the most!

Adam Berroteran

Best Man

Blood of my blood, we've been bloodriders since I was born! We shared a room together as kids and got into and out of more trouble than I can remember. Luckily for me, Adam took most of the blame for our mischievous actions and now he is my BEST MAN as a showing of my gratitude for a life time of dedication! Love you brother!

Andrea Cuestas

Bridesmaid

Andrea & I met in Baton Rouge a week or so before my freshman year at LSU at a friend’s house. When I walked in, the house was full of boys & only one other girl, Andrea! We were like magnets & gravitated right to each other. Within minutes we realized that we were both from Katy, TX & had the same birthday week...we just knew that we were going to be the best of friends that first night & our gut feeling was absolutely correct! We went on to be roommates & best friends! Andrea has brought a beautiful spontaneity into my life whether through our unexpected adoption of two baby rats as pets, filming ourselves trying the world’s hottest hot sauce, or our spur of the minute road trips; I hope to never stop having adventures with Andrea. I love you, An-dreee-uhhhh! Whatever forever! ;)

Adam Nowicki

Groomsman

Adam was a fraternity brother and turned into a roommate our senior year (my super-senior year). We've become best friends over the last 5 years in H-town. I have never known this guys to say no to a good time!

Brittany Waggoner

Bridesmaid

Brittany has had many years of putting up with me invading her personal space by forcing hugs that last several minutes too long & all of those mushy emotions on her...for some reason she always comes back for more even though she knows I’ll never change! Brittany & I met freshman year of high school, but our friendship really developed sophomore year when we joined a competitive cheerleading team (with Crystal!). Brittany, Crystal, I went on to do almost everything together! Cheerleading, Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, & bonfires out in the fields would never have been the same without you, Britt! As we’ve grown up, I’m so grateful to say I feel closer to you than ever before. I love you & promise to continue making you uncomfortable for the rest of our lives, Britt!

Andrew Reynolds

Groomsman

Andrew and I met through engineering at LSU which means we spent way too much time together in the study offices of CEBA. Thanks for being the best ASME president LSU ME has ever seen.... well, I guess I mean the most lenient with the alcohol budget! I'm glad we were able to continue our debauchery in Houston.

Crystal Smith

Bridesmaid

Our friendship began freshman year of high school, but we became absolutely inseparable through competitive cheerleading! Crystal & I did everything together (we even bought the same clothes in different colors, haha)! Crystal was my other half. Cheerleading, Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, & almost any high school memory has one thing in common...Crystal! I was even on her first date with her husband, Jeff, over a decade ago & was honored to be a bridesmaid in their wedding. When I held her son, Luke, for the first time, I thought back on all of our years of being best friends & all of the future milestones that we’ll celebrate together. I think that there are only a handful of people that come into your life & are meant to always be a part of you, Crystal is that person. I love you, Crystal!

Ben Cheatham

Groomsman

I've known Ben since pre-K and really solidified our friendship on the diamond. We were the boys of summer and played baseball year round together from little league to high school. I followed him to LSU and then we both moved to Houston. I guess you can say we are inseparable, sorry Sydney and Cheryl!

Helaina Berroteran

Bridesmaid

I first met Helaina when Will’s family drove through Baton Rouge to pick him up to go to Harry Potter World! I was incredibly jealous as Harry Potter World was my dream vacation & I probably realized how amazing Helaina was after seeing that she was just as insanely excited as I would have been! Since that first connection, we’ve bonded over our love of not only Harry Potter, but also all things Disney, numerous book series, skin care, makeup, & our absurdly tiny feet. Helaina has a huge, caring heart & it has been so fun getting to know her over the last six years. She is hilarious and such a joy to be around. I adore Helaina and am so thankful that I’ll be able to officially call her a sister in February (though she is already a sister in my heart)!

Chris Eyman

Groomsman

Another LSU engineering friend that helped me thrive and survive balancing our classes and nightlife in Baton Rouge. We studied, worked, partied, and ran around in his Jeep throughout college. Now he is my NOLA connection and is going to have to open up a permanent guest room for our visits to the big easy.

Kelly Ratchinsky

Bridesmaid

Kelly is one friend that Will & I gladly share custody of! Kelly was Will’s coworker at her first engineering job after completing her Master’s degree program (yes, Kelly is both beautiful & brilliant!). She was looking for an apartment when she moved to Houston & Will recommended our apartment complex. Kelly not only moved into our complex, she moved into the apartment almost directly above ours...& so begins our hilarious & loving friendship! If Kelly wasn’t at our home it was a safe bet that I was over at her’s. There is a Kelly-shaped hole in our home now that she lives in California. I’ve always thought that Kelly is so special & uniquely herself (she loves knitting, rock climbing, longboarding, yoga, & sipping scotch). I love you so very much, Kelly! I truly cherish our friendship.

Garrett Josey

Groomsman

Garrett moved to Dallas when we were in elementary school and we grew up together all the way through high school. We played sports, partied, and ran around town together and he was always ready for some mischief, oh how we've grown up; AKA, "Do you remember that one time?"

Megan Leichliter

Bridesmaid

If there ever was a photo next to the word “kindness” in the dictionary, it would be Megan’s photo. She is one of the kindest, most supportive, & loving people that I have ever met in my life. Megan & I met on a trip to float the river for Adam Nowicki’s birthday (he is one of the groomsmen) a few years ago. When the two cars that we were in parked next to each other, I stepped out of the car & literally bumped right into Megan. After several minutes of jokingly continuing to bump into each other & providing increasingly over the top apologies, we walked into the rental home together giggling. That weekend at the river was all that it took to become the best of friends! Years later, I thank my lucky stars that I quite literally bumped into Megan that day. I love you, Megan!

Keith Smith

Groomsman

Keith was one of the first friends I made at LSU and was my pledge brother. I spent so many nights crashing on his couch at the fraternity house that I decided to move in! We have no filter between each other which allows us to let our nerd flags fly!

Sara Comiskey

Bridesmaid

Sara & I fit together like pieces of a puzzle. We come as a package, you’ll never get one without the other! Sara & I met on my ZTA bid night. Sara & a few of the ZTA girls decided to break all the rules & sneak me out to a bar to celebrate that I was their newest “Zista”! Sara made that night so special & memorable for me. That night was less about joining ZTA & more about the beginning of one of the most meaningful relationships in my life. Sara’s friendship, loyalty, & support has no limits. She has even driven to Houston from Baton Rouge twice in the span of one week just to be there for me when I needed her & she knows I would do the same for her. When y’all meet her, you’ll be blown away by her beauty & while her physical beauty is undeniable, the beauty of Sara’s heart exceeds it.

Taylor Holley

Groomsman

I met Taylor for the first time on Bourbon St in New Orleans the night before moving into our dorm room at LSU. We stayed roommates throughout my 5 years in college and needless to say we quickly went from lottery draft roommates to fraternity brothers to brothers from another mother!