Once Adam and I started to get serious, it was just the two of us for the longest time. We spent time together because we enjoyed spending time by ourselves, together. Now as we've gotten bored of each other...kidding...we've become more sociable, our friends circles have grown and I have lots of females that I would consider friends. The hard part was deciding who to choose to stand up there with me. Thus, it took me a good eight months, but I'm convinced that these girls will do an awesome job and I am so excited to have their company throughout this journey. I would however, discourage this for fellow brides-to-be as I think I might have unintentionally hurt some feelings by not asking as soon as I got engaged.
So without further ado, I am pleased to introduce our wedding party!
The Guys:
Best Man T (and Bridesmaid V)
Best Man T and Adam have been friends since elementary school. They both grew up right outside of town, shared bus rides together and even got themselves into a little bit of trouble from time to time. Adam and I shared an apartment with BM T for a year during college (I moved in with them after I had some roommate issues and I applaud BM T for dealing with me for an entire year). Best Man T and Bridesmaid V started dating 5 years ago. We spend a lot of our weekends together going out to eat, playing games and generally arguing if Playstation or Xbox is better. Bridesmaid V and I like to agree that Adam and Best Man T are deeply in love with each other might run off together on us.
Groomsman/Brother of the Groom J
Groomsman J is Adam's oldest brother. With 7 years between them, they get along exceptionally well. Groomsman J and Adam have similar interests and hobbies, and I can often lose Adam to Groomsman J's house into the late hours of the night (which I can see from my bedroom window so Adam can't run off too far). Groomsman J is always there if you need something, as thus far he has kindly offered to be the officiant, DJ, speech giver and probably another few things on top of his groomsman duties.
Groomsman/Brother of the Groom D
Groomsman D is the middle brother of the 3 (Adam is the youngest). He is also the brother that is the most different. While Adam and J enjoy playing cards and discussing videogames, Game of Thrones, movies and other nerdy things, brother D does not quite feel the same. While brother D most likely will never find this blog, I dare say he is the brother that is left out a lot and very stubborn. While it sounds all negative, we are very excited to have him as a groomsman and to have him be a part of the festivities. Groomsman D is a hard worker and has a lot of technical skills that we might put his expertise to use. He is also engaged and planning to get married in the fall after our wedding.
(Me &) Groomsman/Brother of the Bride B
Adam was originally really set on three groomsmen and three bridesmaids, but we have a fourth to add to the collection, my brother B. Groomsman B was only eight when Adam and I started dating, so he has definitely grown up with Adam in his life. I'm a protective big sister, but when there are eight years between the two of you, it happens. Groomsman B is a senior in high school this year and took all of the athletic talent in my family playing football, basketball and baseball. He will also be the tallest groomsman standing at 6'4 while Groomsman J comes in as the shortest. Groomsman B is a pretty soft spoken guy with a big heart and I'm so happy that he gets to stand up there with the boys.
The Girls:
Maid of Honor N (and me!)
Maid of Honor N and I became friends when I started working at the public library in high school. We went to high school together, but she was two years older than me and in a school of 2000+ students, you just don't get to know everyone. We worked together for almost 5 years during college, and continue to hang out together with Bridesmaid H. MOH N is currently in nursing school, so we don't see each other much during the school year. However, once summer hits, her and I can be found at the pool reading, finding cheap lunch, and at Margarita Mondays at La Fiesta, the Mexican restaurant. We notoriously have too much fun together which results in Adam having to come and drive us home, but we're working on that responsibility thing.
Bridesmaid H
Bridesmaid H is another former public library coworker and MHS attendee, but was also a couple of years older than me. We worked together for several years, but really became friends during my freshman year of college. Adam and I lived with terrible roommates, so I would spend my Saturday evenings with Bridesmaid H's friends (including MOH N) and stay the night on their floor to avoid having to go home (Adam was at Brother J's, of course). After introducing me to everyone, this eventually became my group of friends and we spend a lot of our weekends together barbecuing, playing games, camping, watching movies, and entertaining ourselves with Bridesmaid H's daughter "the burrito." Bridesmaid H is someone that you can always count on to talk to or to be up for doing something on a boring night. She loves weddings and I am super excited to help encourage her obsession.
Bridesmaid V
You've already seen Bridesmaid V above, but she is the lucky lady to Best Man T. I met Bridesmaid V on the night of my college graduation when the two of them came over to celebrate with us. I remember she wore these crazy red heels and that night we ended up walking to campus and climbing on the roof of one of the buildings. Bridesmaid V is my fashion girl. While I love shopping, Bridesmaid V puts my style-sense to shame. We always have fun when we get together and can sit around and talk or we can ditch the boys and go dancing. Bridesmaid V and I have quite a few differences in taste (dubstep, really? haha), but we never seem to run out of things to do together or get tired of hanging out (unless she falls asleep on us...which tends to happen)!
Bridesmaid L
Bridesmaid L is my long-time, long-distance friend. When we were kids, Bridesmaid L lived in Oregon with her mom and she would come and stay each summer in Manhattan to visit with her dad. Since she wasn't a native, a lot of the time it was just me and her hanging out during the summer. I remember that we would take turns playing at each others houses (but hers was better because she had the Super Nintendo and these amazing Snackwell's Chocolate Chip Cookies that I would destroy). During the summer before our sophomore year of high school, Bridesmaid L came to live with her dad and we became really close after that. We fell out of touch during our senior year of high school and didn't talk much until we reconnected around the time of my college graduation. Since then, we email each other and hang out when she is in town. She lives in Parsons which is several hours away, but we still try to make an effort to see each other once in awhile. What I loved about Bridesmaid L during high school was that we could have fun and I could be myself, and I am looking forward to having her around and enjoying the wedding festivities with her.
So there you have it, the Lindsy/Adam wedding party. We still need to lock down ushers and flower girls so that should be coming soon!
Next time...I'll show you how I asked the girls to be my bridesmaids.
(all photos personal and/or STOLEN from Facebook)
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