Amber & Zachary
Bridal Party
Nicole
Maid of Honor
Nicole is Amber's oldest younger sister. She has a calming personality, but loves adventures. She also loves to thrift and sew her own clothes. She's a loving plant mom; so much so that she is running out of room in her apartment for plants! She recently started a super cool job at a new climbing gym in Station Square (basically her dream come true!). Amber's favorite memories with Nicole is our little trip to see the Lego Movie 2 before she went away to Basic Training and the letters Amber and her friends sent to Nicole while she was at Basic to try and keep her in touch with the world for 8 weeks.
Cletus
Best Man
Zach and Cletus both attended Laurel Valley High School and played football, but have gotten to be close friends over the last few years. They share many similar interests including Dungeons & Dragons, video games and football, among others. Zach's favorite memory with Cletus is the trip they took to Williamsburg in September of 2020. They explored history, visited Virginia Beach and all around had a great trip together.
Shantel
Matron of Honor
Amber and Shantel have known each other since Kindergarten! They weren't always the closest of friends, but since around the time Amber went to college, they've been inseparable BFFs. They are each other's road trip partners, concert buddies and shopping companions. When The Bachelor (or one of the many spin offs) is airing, they watch it together and take detailed notes. They have gone on countless weekend trips and even two cruises together! Out of all of the fun things Amber and Shantel have done together, Amber's all-time favorite memory with Shantel was getting upgraded to the front row at Taylor Swift's "reputation" Stadium Tour! BEST. DAY. EVER. (until the wedding day, of course!!)
Nick
Groomsman
Nick is Zach's only brother and although they don't see each other very often and are pretty opposite people, when they get together there is no denying that they are brothers. Zach has many memories from growing up with Nick, but his favorites are playing paintball in the woods at their house and sledding down their massive hill of a driveway.
Caitlyn
Bridesmaid
Caitlyn is another one of Amber's sisters and the older (by one hour) of the twins. Caitlyn is in college at Waynesburg University, which is also where Amber and Zach went to school and where they became close friends! Caitlyn shares Nicole and Maria's love of thrifting and is the sister that reminds Amber the most of herself. Amber's favorite memory with Caitlyn is the time they both got left behind when their parents and Maria went to Texas to see Nicole's graduation from Basic Training. During those days, they spent time getting to know each other better and Amber got to give big sister advice and talk to Caitlyn about all the things going on in her life. It's a simple memory, but an important one!
Lee
Groomsman
Lee is Zach's cousin, and growing up he was like an older brother to Zach. Hunting is one of the biggest things Zach and Lee did together every year. Now that they don't get to see each other as often, Zach looks forward to trips where they will get to hang out. They always seem to pick up right where they left off even when it's been a long time. Lee is also the father of the Flower Girl, Sophia!
Maria
Bridesmaid
Maria is the other half of the twins and Amber's "youngest" sister. She's always been considered the baby of the family, even though she's really not. Maria has a quirky and fun personality that is very memorable. She's attending California University of PA for marketing. Maria loves concerts and spending time with her friends as well as thrift shopping with her sisters. Amber's favorite memory with Maria are from the very first concert they went to together, Taylor Swift's "Red" World Tour. These tickets were Amber's Christmas gift to her sisters that year and it was awesome to see them all get so excited for the concert, but Maria's face of being in awe during most of it is something she will never forget!
Zach S.
Groomsman
Zach S. is the husband of Zach B.'s cousin Abbey. Zach B.'s favorite memory with Zach S. is that when he lived out West by himself, Abbey and Zach S. would always invite him over for the holidays so he wouldn't have to spend them alone. This is when the Zachs really got to know each other and they definitely have a good time when they're together!
Brooke
Bridesmaid
Brooke is Amber's cousin and they've essentially known each other since birth! They developed a tight bond during family events for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas every year. They would beg their moms to have sleepovers where they would play dress up, Dance Dance Revolution, call Radio Disney to request their favorite artist of the hour (and screech super loud when the DJ actually picked up), watch movies and generally be silly together. Brooke introduced Amber to her favorite movie, "Moulin Rouge", and they've enjoyed many girly chick flick nights together. Amber's favorite memory with Brooke is a recent one; it's when she was asked to be one of Amber's Bridesmaids! Brooke had the best reaction out of anyone and Amber is SO happy to have her in the wedding party!
Thomas
Groomsman
Thomas is Amber's brother. He may actually have more in common with Zach, though. They are both interested in some of the same hobbies--they can talk computers, video games and D&D. Although Zach and Thomas haven't spent all that much time together yet, Zach is glad to be gaining another brother.
Madison
Junior Bridesmaid
Madison is Amber's cousin and Amber has known her since basically the day she was born! Madison has visited Amber for many sleepovers and they always have fun watching movies and dancing around the living room! Amber's favorite memory with Madison is from their trip to the Mount Pleasant Drive In when Amber and Madison watched Elizabeth run around the car like a crazy lady to get all her energy out before the movie! Madison would feed her sister snacks and drinks through the car window to "charge her back up" and Liz would just keep running! There were a lot of laughs that night!
Elizabeth
Junior Bridesmaid
Elizabeth is also Amber's cousin (and Madison's sister!). Like Madison, Amber has known Elizabeth since the day she was born! Elizabeth is also Amber's only godchild, so they have a special bond! Amber and Elizabeth have shared many fun moments together, but Amber's favorite memory with Elizabeth is one that Liz probably doesn't remember at all because she was just a baby. On a family cruise, Liz was not having a very good time but during one of the deck parties, Amber scooped her up to try and cheer her up and they danced together the whole party! They will definitely be sharing some fun dances at the reception!
Sophia
Flower Girl
Sophia is the youngest member of the bridal party, but she might just be the coolest! She is Zach's cousin Lee's daughter and will definitely be the cutest person at the wedding. She's been practicing her duties as flower girl and can't wait to help on Zach & Amber's big day!