Ashley is the wife of Fr Jason Foster, Katie and George's priest. She is a kind and fun loving person that brings joy to so many people. She is the mother of six (1,2,3,4,5,6!) incredible girls, Addison, Savannah, Camille, Gabriel, Saxony, and Mary Katherine. In addition to them, she is a mother to the whole congregation at Holy Nativity Orthodox Church. She has a strange obsession with diet coke (Even though regular coke is way better). Ashley is someone who is a wonderful mother and someone who will listen (as long as you have diet coke) when you need someone to talk too. We are blessed to have Ashley as a friend, a mother, and a bridesmaid!
Bill is George's older brother. While these two are very different from each other, they could not be more close in their bond. A bond forged by loving parents, a love for the outdoors, and being forced to make long trips all across the US for Bill's shooting competitions. Interesting facts about him include: Bird hunting every day until search parties were convened, a curiosity that had to take apart every electronic in the house, an obsession with making every knife as sharp as samurai swords of legend, plotting the most interesting ways to exterminate armadillos, does not eat chocolate, and can "shoot the fleas off a dog's back at 500 yards". Bill, while being an exemplar brother, is now a faithful husband to his wife, Kimberly, and a loving father to two beautiful children, River and Ryker.
Sorry friends, this man already claimed the bride's built-in best friend title since before Day 1. Twin brother of the bride, Matt, spent his childhood designing sandcastles, falling off of bikes, and becoming a world-class Russian tea cookie roller along side his sister, Katie He let her play with his purple matchbox cars (which were obviously the best ones) and while he seldom was a customer of her many businesses, Matt's self written and illustrated comic books were the most popular in her make believe library. Although Matt is the "older" brother by 4 minutes, Katie likes to think she bestowed some of her wisdom on him as well--specifically that it is probably not a good idea write on your bedroom walls, no matter how much you like Batman. And just in case you were wondering, no, they are not identical--after all, no one can look as beautiful as the bride, right?
Hunter is George's closest cousin. Growing up apart but with a common outlook on life and similar interests (though, maybe not the same interest in magic cards), these two formed a relationship that has stood up to the geographical separation, from hometowns to Afghanistan. From childhood late night conversations (Never really remembered 10-10-220 until thinking about this bio) to crazy, pirate-worthy fishing trips, these two keep on imagining they can solve the worlds problems or at least, plan the next fishing trip. An important fact to know is that Hunter is the very means to which George met Katie. One could have never imagined Hunter would actually be a real life Hitch. He resides in Virginia with his lovely, wife, Stephanie, and has two beautiful daughters, Helen and Zady.
Mike Karas (also known as "Daddy"), is father to the bride (who is also known as "Daddy's little girl" or "Daddy's little princess"). Katie's first earned dollar came from Daddy when he paid her two real dollars after ordering a pretend cup of coffee from her make-believe restaurant when she was eight. Over the years, he coached her through many life decisions--"it's simple," he would say, "it's like chocolate or vanilla--just pick one"--which did not always prove to be very helpful considering vanilla is ALWAYS the better option. He thought he could get away with discontinuing to be Mr. Fix-It for Katie after moving her down to Louisiana to be with George, but that has still not stopped her from calling Daddy at 11pm with her various computer problems. If you see Daddy on the day of the wedding, please be sure to give him a hug or a pat on the back--it's not everyday he gives his little princess away!
