Bizcut has been one of my best friends for almost as long as I have lived in north Texas. Meeting him in freshman choir was the best thing that could have happened to me. He is the reason I signed up for football which changed my life for the better and introduced me to many men that I still call friends today. We then lived together for a few years in college where he quickly became one of the most talented opera singers in his program while I majored in how many beers I could fit into my body at one time. We have grown a lot together and it would not be the same if he wasn't standing up there with me. Geaux Tigers!

From bar fights and country music festivals to the top of the Empire State Building, Aaron has become one of my closest friends over the years since high school. His devotion to his family and his little sister mirrors my own which has solidified our friendship for years to come. He is always more than happy to tell you how wrong your opinion is and talk about how basketball is better than all other sports known to man. And yes, he's ACTUALLY skipping the Baylor game to be at the wedding!  

Austin and I became good friends after high school and he quickly became one of my very close friends. He is my go-to for any beer recommendation and any new food destination. An unstoppable force on our trivia team, Austin is one of my smartest friends and is a bottomless pit of sports knowledge. He has always been a good friend who tells me exactly what he's thinking, whether for good or bad, no matter what kind of question I ask him. He's the only friend I know who has scaled the bank of a river with no shirt or shoes and gotten me home from New Braunfels in two hours. A true wild man, I am excited to share our day with him and his beautiful wife.

Jordan and I met in high school football study hall and quickly bonded over a love of everything movies. If there is anyone I can rely on to laugh at a stupid joke or pun I make or supply me with the newest music or band out there, it's him. Nothing solidifies a friendship like traveling together when he, Aaron and I took our antics on the road when we went on our amazing (failed) trip to Ireland which quickly landed us stranded in New York at the beginning of Covid. Seven days, three train trips, three different cities and 1,000 movie quotes later, he helped turn a failed trip into one we still talk about today.

My dad has been the constant in my life. He is a man who has never met a stranger, can have an in-depth and long conversation with a fence post, and has made it his duty in life to leave every person he encounters smiling at the end of their conversation. I have never known anyone to dislike him, and he worked hard every day of his life to make sure my siblings and I had what we needed. I have tested his patience, his kindness, and definitely made him greyer. But I could not imagine our big day without him there to witness the next step in my and Kinsey's life together.

While my dad played a role in bringing me into this world, I obviously wouldn't be here without my mom. She was always the one pushing Mary and I to do every extracurricular we could sign up for which led to terrible karate pictures, less-than-average soccer skills, and voice lessons that helped me get by just enough to stay in choir through high school. She's the reason we watched way too advanced horror movies for our age and now yawn at the scariest movies out today. While the tears will undoubtedly be flowing on the big day, I can't wait for her to be a part of it.