Emily & Justin
Wedding Party
Sydney Kurle
Maid of Honor
Sydney and Emily met on the very first day of college in 2013-- not unlike kindergarten best friendships-- helping each other move into their respective dorm rooms and sharing big plates of fries. Nicknamed the "Travel Trio" Sydney travels the world with Emily and Justin from Ireland, the UK, Italy, Hawaii, and every winery we can find.
Matt Mcrae
Best Man
Justin and Emily met Matt when he was bartending at their favorite bar, Galloways. Justin and Matt hit it off quickly, with Justin's bizarre life questions that Matt took way too seriously, being Matt's experimental board for new recipes, and a questionable love of the theory that Birds Aren't Real and what looks like a triangle and tastes like a square? They bonded over rock climbing, good beer, and excellent food.
Paisley Muller
Bridesmaid
Paisley, Emily, and Justin met on their trip to Scotland, Ireland, and England in 2019! Some of the strongest friendships grow over very, very long drives and amazing foods. Paisley works as a travel Trauma nurse, stationed from Arizona, Alaska, and San Diego and often has an entire medical unit in purse. She loves to travel and will find any way to get to Disneyland whenever she can, even directly after a 15 hour flight from Ireland.
Jared Dennison
Groomsman
Jared is the instigator to this whole wedding happening. Jared originally was the manager of both Emily and Justin back in the day and let that workplace romance slide. Eventually, they all left the company and Jared and Justin became work out buddies, bonded over their love of Japanese food and tattoos (even taking multiple trips to Seattle and Portland for such hobbies), and Jared taught Justin to love coffee. We were even all roommates for a brief period of time! Jared now lives in Wisconsin with his wife Kara and his adorable little boy, Leo, and the equally adorable dog, Gambit and is the creative head for a local coffee shop.
Colin Gunningham
Groomsman
Justin and Colin grew up together in the same neighborhood and have been best friends since they were kids. Colin lives in Seattle, a graduate of UW, and works as an electrical engineer “architect”. He also plays violin and loves good food!
Michelle Spencer
Bridesmaid
Michelle and Emily met working at Whole Foods Market together and both went to Western Washington University. We quickly bonded over coffee, Outlander, a mutual love of constant travel, and the craziness of the world. Michelle quickly became a sounding board and a confident voice of reason, from outfit choices to career opportunities. Michelle is originally from Missouri, but firmly belongs in the wilderness of the PNW, and often can be found exploring the beaches, forests, and cliff sides of Washington and Oregon in her free time.
Bre Neely
Bridesmaid
Bre met Emily and Justin while they were all traveling together in the UK with a company called EF Ultimate Break for two weeks. Nothing like sleep deprivation, good Scottish gin and cold brew, and the love of fluffy cows to make a life long bond. Officially apart of the travel bunch, Bre then met us in Hawaii for spring break before the world fell apart! Emily and Bre both hail from the same city of Phoenix, Arizona but it took crossing the ocean to meet!
Andrew Gammon
Groomsman
Justin and Andrew have been best friends since the second grade, growing up in the same neighborhood! He shares a love of tech with Justin and works with Microsoft. He recently took up gem cutting and CGI mastering, as well as expanding his guitar collection!
Taylor Arciola
Bridesmaid
Emily and Taylor met on the their trip to the UK and Ireland in 2019 and were roommates on the trip! Our birthdays are back to back, so the whole trip was a celebration. Between everything Harry Potter imaginable, to great speakeasy cocktail bars, to introducing Taylor to the joys of Indian food, it was two wild weeks of bonding. Taylor lives in South Carolina near Myrtle Beach and is currently going to school to be a vet! She's also been a certified surgical technologist, has a deep passion for cars (her cat is named Tesla), and always seems to be training for her next marathon.
Will Ferguson
Groomsman
If you can't tell by the photo, Will is Justin's twin brother! The beard can throw it off, but they are identical. Will has joined Emily, Justin, and Sydney on some of their travel adventures to Ireland, the UK, and Italy and lives right next door! Both the twins work in IT and went to college together at Whatcom College.
Bekah Carmichael
Bridesmaid
Bekah and Emily met on that same fateful trip to the UK and quickly bonded over the fact that we have the same birthday and our love of books! We got celebrate our birthdays in Dublin together, as well as explore all over England, Scotland and Ireland and became quick Travel Buddies. Bekah also joined us on our trip to Hawaii early in the 2020! Bekah lives in Paso Robles, California and is currently maneuvering through college. She's got a deep love for the dark, the spooky, and the fantastical.
Coty Sandberg
Groomswoman
Coty and Justin met working for Emergency Reporting when he first started there as an intern, the person that kept him sane during office hours, his tried and true “work wife”. She lives in the country side, out of Bellingham, and is definitely one of the boys.
Brooke Berger
Bridesmaid
In a Cheers like fashion, Emily and Brooke met because of their regular status at a favorite bar, Galloway’s, and mutual friendship with the bartenders. In a crazy twist of events, Brooke and Emily bonded during a COVID photoshoot for said bar, feeling super silly taking photos in masks 10 feet apart, cheersing to the closed cocktail bottles, and then Brooke became one of those new favorite bartenders! Like snow rolling down hill, the similarities between the two of us piled up, from our childhoods to our obsession with Anastasia to our love for Disney and Outlander. Brooke is on her way to becoming an Au Pair in France someday soon, if the world would just behave a little!
Nick Pearce
Flower Dude
Justin, Emily, and Nick met at a mutual friend's birthday party in 2015 and have been the best of buds ever since. Nick has been their on and off again roommate (currently on! With his lovely, psycho kitty Leona) and works with Emily at Whole Foods Market. You can often find him serenading the halls of wherever he is with his lovely voice and his ukulele. While Nick is also a bridesmaid, he has the lovely honor of being our Flower Dude.
Morgan Annable
Officiant
Emily and Morgan met on the first day of school at Western Washington University in 2013, while they helped other students move in and were roommates their junior year. A fellow English and theater student, it's been the running joke that the only person who could ever be Emily's officiant was Morgan, after her fantastic, dramatic readings of terrible writings. Over seven years later, there is still no better choice. Morgan loves to be outdoors, often climbing trees, rocks, or whatever she can get up on, and volunteering. She also coaches track locally for several high schools and worked in a competing local bakery!