Jenna & Josh

The infamous little sister… my twin flame. We have gone through SO MUCH together. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. It’s always been her & I. We’ve been through so many seasons of life together but this one’s been my favorite. She’s grown up to be the most beautiful human being inside and out and there’s no one more proud of her than me (not even dad,seriously). Her being my maid of honor isn’t just a title, it’s because she is my person! She may be my little sister but she is also MY rock. I love you endlessly and after my big day, I can’t wait to stand next to you at yours. We have so much to celebrate together - we made it seeeester!!

Where do I start?? It doesn’t feel right saying we’re cousins because we’re so much closer than that. To the person I have always looked up to, who inspires me to be better, who I look for when I need direction… she’s my rock, she’s my best friend, she’s family and that will never change. From fighting on an Arizona family vacation over who gets to sleep in the bedroom with a TV, to her getting married and having a baby - words cannot describe how lucky I am to have her in my life. She is the one person I’ve laughed with so hard that I’ve literally peed my pants. My matron of honor, I love you so much. (PS I could keep going but it cuts me off at 678 characters LOL)

Alanna…the older sister that always got away with everything. The sister I stole clothes from hoping she wouldn’t notice. The sister who had her license first and always reminded me I was lucky to catch a ride to school with her. The sister whose friends were too cool to hang out with the “annoying little sister”. The sister who I have grown SO CLOSE to as we got older. My immediate family has always lived far apart and people would always say “oh man that sucks”. But does it? It means countless vacations, with intentional and quality time with each other. To the sister who gave me my niece and nephew, no words can describe how much she means to me. I love you endlessly

Madison and Monica are twins and honestly having two built in besties is best case scenario!! In high school my dad would always say you can only have one friend sleep over, and I remember him saying "but the Swafford twins are the exception". Being friends for 16 years, you end up with so many memories it's hard pick which ones are the best ones. Madison has always been there for me, especially when I was going through some difficult things in high school. She always picked me up, distracted me with things like shopping, good movies, and our date nights aka a "Jay and Mad day". I am so thankful for a friendship like ours!! 

Monica and I go way back!! At this point we are more than friends, we are family. Monica and I knew each other in middle school but became best friends in high school. We were always up to no good- convincing our parents to have back-to-back sleepovers, watching countless rom coms, doing our make-up ALL OUT just to take a picture and go to the mall, playing Zoo Tycoon on her computer at home - we made the best memories in high school. After high school they moved to Wisconsin and I moved to Florida for College. After a year, we both made our way back to Chicago and became roomies in our first apartment together in Lincoln Park. It was the best two years ever, we cooked together, we laughed together, we cleaned together, we partied together - truly a core memory! Fast forward 6 years later and we both live in Scottsdale AZ just 10 mins away from each other. I am truly so lucky to have a friendship like ours. Love you mocha!

It all started as neighbors in Chicago, IL! I am the annoying person who always wants to be friends with our neighbors. I noticed a couple lived above us and instantly wanted to be friends. Even though our dog Addisyn and Will had a rough start (LOL), it is what started us all chatting. From there we became the 4 best friends. We spent weekends on Nellie (their boat) on Lake Michigan, drank way too much alcohol at our local bars, watched way too many sporting events, and stayed up to all hours of the night laughing and hanging out! Although Emily may live on a Appa (their sailboat) in the middle of nowhere, we always make time to text/facetime!! A bestie for life!! 

The best college roommate to ever exist! From taking some of the same classes, to eating our body weight in Blu Sushi, to getting tattoos, Ciceley and I became best friends from the day we met. She was local to South Florida and her fam took me in as their third daughter. I crashed countless Sunday dinners, family parties and holidays when I couldn’t travel home. We’ve always stayed in touch and I am forever grateful for that. I got to stand next to her on her big day and I’m so happy she gets to be apart of mine. I am so thankful for the friendship Cic and I have.

I swear Mollie and I were best friends in a past life. The first time I met Josh’s family was at an early Christmas celebration hosted by Mollie & Adam. Just so happened Josh forgot to tell me it was an ugly Christmas sweater party… embarrassing! Mollie welcomed me with open arms and we have made MANY core memory’s together on the Howard family vacations LOL I love bouncing recipes off of her, calling her for advice, but most of all staying up way to late chit chatting about everything under the sun at family gatherings. I knew I was officially apart of the crew when she gifted me SLAW socks. Truly I am so lucky to have her as a SLAW (Sister in-law)

Growing up with two sisters, I consider myself pretty lucky to gain 3 more. Molly is one of a kind, she is funny, tough and quick witted! My favorite memory was on a Howard family vacation, when we stayed up way to late hanging out by the bonfire. I don’t remember all of it (lol) but I do remember feeling like I’m right where I am supposed to be and am so lucky to have her as family. I am so excited that I got to be there for her & Jordans big day and now she gets to stand next to me on mine!

Angela is Josh’s older sister. Ever since the first time I met her she welcomed me into the family and always made me feel so loved! Don’t let Josh and his brothers fool you, she’s the smartest and toughest one of them all - can’t wait to have her with me on my big day!