Our Wedding Party

I've known Soleil since her big debut in 2000. She was instantly my best friend because, well, she had to be, and my parents reminded me that every day. Our relationship was pretty great for the first several years. We loved to play dress-up in our mom's "sleep wear" drawer, put Dawn dish soap and connected a sprinkler to our trampoline, and put all the house's pillows at the end of the hallway as our crash pad for our various activities. Things got a little rocky when she could wear my Abercrombie jeans too and steal the rest of my closet. As most sisters do, we made it through all the rough patches. After learning to miss each other when I went to college, we truly became the best of friends. Since then, she has been my biggest support, my voice of reason, and inspiration for most things.

Lydia and I are not literal cellmates, but our relationship is that deep. I spent the most days with her in the last 10 years of my life, and I am thankful for that. From friends of friends to best friends almost immediately. Lydia and I went to football games, frat parties, house parties, the library, our place of work, and home on a daily basis for 6 years straight. In that time together, we learned how to care about people, how to get hurt by people, and the best way to take care of oneself through it all. I wouldn't be the person I am today without a friend like Lydia.

I met Anyssa freshman year of high school. Those who know her know that she is poised, strong, and usually the smartest in the room. We became friends when we played together on our freshman basketball team, and since then we've continued through life like family. While Anyssa was studying at the University of Texas to have Dr. in front of her name, I was floating the river at Texas State University. Even though our college experience was slightly different, every holiday, every chance we could go back home, it was already assumed we would hang out. Sometime after college, I slowly made my way to Austin, where our weekends started to feel like high school once again. The hardest part about moving to Michigan is that I can no longer go to her apartment unannounced, get cooked the best tacos I've ever had, and sleep over an average of 3 days a week.

There was only one time anyone has ever felt the confidence to ask me for the answers to a math test, and that's because Daisy didn't know me. We met freshman summer of college in remedial math. We've been the best of friends ever since. Our days were filled with sunshine, kayaks, and gas station wine. Really anything except our homework, which also says nothing about Daisy's wine knowledge as someone who started running a family-owned vineyard shortly thereafter. Her ability to have fun is a direct result of how hard a worker she actually is. If she wasn't in my wedding, she would have been my event planner.

Meeting Nicolette for the first time was like meeting a celebrity. You're super nervous but so happy to meet them. Sean wouldn't be who he is without his sister, and thank God! Their relationship has shaped Sean's ability to empathize, be patient, and consistently strengthen his will to achieve. Some of my favorite days are when we are all drinking fresh margaritas in her yard. After always seeing pictures of them, I finally got to meet toddler Emma and new baby Lucy too. Watching them become smarter each day while their personalities slowly take shape is one of our life's greatest joys.

When I first met Heather, it felt like I had met a long-lost relative. It was fun and confusing. I quickly realized that Heather was a major person in Sean's life, and I had no idea what that truly meant at first. We got along great, too great for our own good. I finally concluded that because of her, Sean was perfectly conditioned to someone with high energy, great ideas, and a whole lot of fun facts. He and I would be just fine. Heather has a way of making everyone around her feel like they are having the time of their life. And for that I am grateful to have her in my life forever too.

Chad ("Chuck", "Chet", "Ched") and Sean met in college at Michigan State University in 2013. They first became close friends during Spring Break 2014 in South Padre Island. Then another Spring Break in 2015 on an improtu trip to Miami, driving 20 hours straight through. Chad and Sean then roomed together in college senior year, earning the "Roomie" designation in Chad's phone to this day. Sean moved to Austin in 2022 in part because of Chad and Bisanz living there, where he went on to meet Savannah.

Tyler, Sean's brother-in-law, and Sean met on Sean's 21st birthday when Tyler and Sean's sister first started dating. Over the years Sean and Tyler have spent time golfing, watching sports, drinking whiskey/beer and hunting together.

Ian ("Brobeans") and Sean first met in elementry school playing soccer. However, they went to different schools until High School, where they were reunited in the same high school and became better friends. Ian and Sean attended MSU together, living together for 3 of the 4 years Sean was there.

Justin and Sean met in middle school, they were neighbors and went to the same school. Justin and Sean were inseperable for the rest of middle school and high school. They even won the "Best Friends" award in high school. Justin visited Sean when he lived in both Pittsburgh and Austin, he was the first close friend of Sean's to meet Savannah from out of town.

Damion and Sean met in high school where they first became friends through the shenanigans on Fairledge Dr. Later post-college, Sean and Damion were roommates for 3 years in Royal Oak. Since then they've enjoyed many golf trips together and have shared many laughs and memories.

Grant, Sean's cousin, and Sean spent their childhood together playing Halo, wakeboarding, going on family vacations, and much more. More recently, and as Grant finishes medical school / residency, they have continued to stay close with other adventures in Royal Oak such as Tactical Laser Tag and Activate Detroit