Brenna & Tanner
Wedding Party
Mallory
Maid of Honor
Mallory is Brenna's sister, roommate, and favorite comedian. Despite not always getting along when they were younger, Mallory now sits at the edge of Tanner and Brenna's bed at night "debriefing" them on the details of her day. Since Mallory moved to Phoenix in July 2024, they do almost everything together (except hiking) including trying Tik Tok recipes, watching any movie with remotely interesting reviews, and discussing pop culture. Mallory took it upon herself to write "acquire alcoholic slushie machine" onto Tanner and Brenna's wedding checklist.
Dallas
Best Man
Dallas is Tanner's older brother and best man. Growing up, Dallas was always bigger and stronger, but Tanner made up for that by being the favorite child and charming his way to success. Always happy to follow his older brother, Tanner attended Northern State University with Dallas, where they played football together for three years and lived together in a college bachelor pad that Brenna would have been horrified by. They've grown even closer the older they've gotten, except for the occasional argument about who is the better chef.
Grace
Bridesmaid
Consistently described as Brenna's twin - despite the fact that she has an actual twin sister - Grace is Brenna's sister and travel buddy. Brenna took Grace to a One Direction concert in 2014 and watched Grace sob like a baby. Ten years later, Grace sobbed like a baby watching Tanner propose. Grace and Brenna have visited four countries together: India, Cuba, Mexico, and Canada, where Grace has witnessed firsthand how un-chill Brenna is about planning. This should prove really useful when Grace assists with wedding preparations.
Mark ("Paco")
Groomsman
Paco is Tanner's cousin and favorite World of Warcraft gaming partner (it's okay to admit that now, because they both locked down gorgeous women). They trauma bonded at a young age when their family vacations to San Diego turned into quasi-training camps, running football drills in the sand before the sun came up. Tanner owes Paco big time because when Tanner was a groomsman in Paco's wedding, he wore a leather vest without a shirt underneath and sent pictures to Brenna in an attempt to woo her. It worked, and now Tanner is returning the favor with Paco as his groomsman.
Olivia
Bridesmaid
Olivia is Brenna's baby sister and the youngest member of the Fisher family. Growing up, Olivia and Brenna could be found on the sidelines of their brother's high school football games - Olivia, training to become the first women in the NFL, and Brenna, trying to date a football player (Mission accomplished, now she's marrying one). Although they have very different hobbies - Olivia likes to workout, which Brenna hates, and Brenna likes spending money, which Olivia hates - Brenna always counts on her for the best music recommendations. Olivia is so so excited to be wearing a pink dress as a bridesmaid.
Ethan
Groomsman
It's amazing that someone Tanner nicknamed "Beef" from a young age would still want to talk to Tanner, much less be a groomsman, but that just shows the strength of the bond between Tanner and Ethan. Ethan is Tanner's cousin, and the two spent many family vacations playing imaginary games together when the older cousins left them behind. Today, Tanner and Ethan have traded in the imaginary games for rounds of golf, but still like to share a childish joke or gang up on Paco at family gatherings.
Kate
Bridesmaid
Kate broke girl code back in 2020 by starting as Brenna's law school friend and then deciding to marry her brother. Luckily, Brenna and Kate overcame this obstacle, and now Brenna, Kate, Tanner, and Denny all get together to rate the best beef sandwiches in Chicago and play high-stakes games of Settlers of Catan. It was Kate's relentless bullying that convinced Brenna to stop buying "Live, Laugh, Love" signs as apartment décor. Brenna was Kate's Maid of Honor in 2023, and she looks forward to asking Kate to dehydrate 200 orange slices two days before the wedding.
Chase
Groomsman
Growing up, Tanner thought of Chase as the cool, older cousin, who was always down to roughhouse and goof around. As a kid, Tanner would relentlessly charge, assault, and wrestle Chase. Now facing his karma, Tanner often plays with Chase's two young kids who love to relentlessly charge, assault, and wrestle Tanner when he visits. Chase and Tanner share a mutual love for video games and dropping it low. You can usually find the two of them on the dance floor of any wedding that they attend, so this one shouldn't be any different.
Alecia
Bridesmaid
Alecia and Brenna met back in 2009, when Brenna was on crutches after a surgery. Because Alecia had a soft spot for cripples, they started talking and bonded by discussing their very attractive drama teacher. They graced many high school productions together, acting as nuns in the Sound of Music, barnyard animals in Charlotte's Web, bird girls in Seussical, and even getting the top notch offer to perform as dancing trees in the Wizard of Oz. Shocking to no one, their theater careers ended, but their friendship remains strong 15 years later. Alecia even sacrificed the last day of her family vacation to come up and take professional pictures of Brenna and Tanner's engagement.
Dennis
Groomsman
Denny is Brenna's younger brother and Tanner's soon to be brother-in-law. Denny and Tanner first met when Denny lived with Brenna during the last year of law school. What started as a ploy to get closer to his sister quickly turned into its own awesome friendship. They grew to be gym buddies, bar trivia partners, and (soon) Brothers. They both share a love for hiking, camping, and National Parks. Although they don't live a few blocks apart anymore, they send each other dozens of Instagram reels each day to make up the distance.
Sheridan
Bridesmaid
Sheridan is Brenna's soon-to-be sister in law, and a close second for favorite Lopez sibling. Brenna and Sheridan bonded over conspiracy theories and Crumbl cookies, and that bond only grew stronger when Brenna led Sheridan on a six-mile hike scaling a mountain in the Tetons. After Sheridan recovered and forgave Brenna, they've remained close and can be found attached at the hip at the Lopez family gatherings. Sheridan is quick to share an embarrassing story about Tanner from childhood, which is Brenna's favorite topic of conversation.
Alex
Groomsman
Alex is Tanner's childhood friend, with a friendship that started in fifth grade. Their teacher partnered them up to draw maps showing how they get home from school and, to their surprise, both of them drew maps to the exact same neighborhood. They grew up three houses apart, playing countless games of airsoft in the field across the street. As kids, they promised that they would be in each other's weddings. Alex fulfilled that promise when Tanner was his best man in 2021, and Tanner is happy to finally be holding up his end of the bargain.
Marissa
Bridesmaid
Marissa is Brenna's soon-to-be sister-in-law and married to Tanner's Best Man, Dallas. Marissa has unique insight into the early days of Tanner and Brenna's relationship, because Tanner lived with Marissa and Dallas when he first started dating Brenna. Because of Marissa, Brenna got to see first-hand what it was like to marry a Lopez man, which includes many delicious home-cooked meals but also lots of heated debates over card game rules. Brenna and Marissa recently backpacked to Havasu Falls where they overcame their fear of prepackaged freeze-dried meals together.
Andy
Groomsman
Andy and Tanner met freshman year of high school while playing on the Chandler High baseball team (Go Wolves). But when Tanner visited Andy's house later that year, he noticed a picture of himself in youth football league hanging on Andy's fridge. At first he was concerned that Andy had been stalking him, but quickly realized that they had both played on the same youth football team (Go Tornados), so they actually met years earlier. Andy might try to convince you that he was running Tanner over on the football field, but he is a liar.
Kennedy
Junior Bridesmaid
Kennedy is Brenna's younger cousin and is tasked with the important job of making sure the wedding "slays." Kennedy and Brenna have spent many years together doing their makeup or nails together, organizing living-room spa days, and bonding over the trials of being the oldest child. Kennedy was just a few months old when Brenna was learning to drive, and she survived a parking lot driving lesson where Brenna hopped a curb while Kennedy slept peacefully in the backseat.
Kyle ("K.C.")
Groomsman
K.C. and Tanner were next-door neighbors growing up, and they spent most of their free time together as kids inventing games to play in the pool or on the trampoline. The location wasn't as important as long as the game could bring them close to injury. But when spending their entire childhood together wasn't enough, they both attended Northern State University for football, where they roomed together freshman year. They have a natural ability to make anyone around them feel like a third-wheel, often laughing at jokes that don't make sense to anyone else.