Bridal Party
Katie Slaton - Maid of Honor
Katie is my twin sister who has been by my side for my whole life. She and I took a gemstone setting class last fall, which was our first (and last) class together in college. It gave us a mutual obsession with buying pretty rocks and driving unreasonable distances to go to gem shows. After years of doing arts and crafts and going on spontaneous road trips, I couldn't imagine my wedding without her in it.
Cindy Slaton - Maid of Honor
Cindy is my younger sister and one of my biggest supporters. She and I enjoy painting, baking, and shopping. We recently drove to a cute little mountain town to look in antique stores and got caught in the snow. We were grossly underdressed for the weather, but we still couldn't resist stopping on the side of the road to catch snowflakes in our mouths. I am so happy to have Cindy as a sister and bridesmaid.
Kathryn Foster - Bridesmaid
Kathryn is one of my best friends and a lover of traveling and the outdoors. We often enjoy game nights, going on hikes, and camping. One of our camping trips was in late October, and it got so cold during the night that we gave up, went home, and came back the next morning for our tents. I am very lucky to have her by my side, and I'm excited for our future adventures.
Landine Krolikowski - Bridesmaid
Landine is one of my closest friends. Since meeting in middle school, we have made many good memories. Some of my favorites include commiserating over our GMEA auditions and countless marching band practices where we combined our sections just so we would get to talk to each other. I am so excited to have her as one of my bridesmaids after so many years of friendship.
Faith Christian - Bridesmaid
Faith is Clay's sister-in-law, mom to Lyric, and one of my very good friends. She and I share a love for crafting, baking, and Dr Pepper. After having the honor of being one of her bridesmaids in her wedding, I am so lucky to now have her as one of mine. I'm so excited that one of my closest friends will finally officially be my sister-in-law.
Groom's Party
Dyson Christian - Best Man
Dyson is my older brother and has been in my corner for my entire life. He also made sure that I got the complete younger brother experience in my childhood, like when I was driving the go-kart and he turned the steering wheel into the barn and told dad I did it. He recently added two more Christians to our family, and I'm glad to have them all.
Rudy Shivertaker - Groomsman
I met Rudy after being introduced to him by Katie. As a fellow computer scientist and Eagle Scout, it turned out that we have many overlapping interests and became good friends for that. Pictured to the left is us at a pickleball tournament shortly before losing three games in a double-elimination bracket.
Jaden Flynn - Groomsman
Jaden is a long time friend who I have shared many road trips, escape rooms, and game nights with. We recently conquered Blood Mountain, and then on another trip he rewarded me with a mystery pepper that was so spicy I drank through like four water bottles before my mouth cooled off.
Otto Burrows - Groomsman
Otto and I have been good friends for a long time. We were both in Troop 377, where we went on a "caniffing" trip (where I tried to fish and he tipped over the canoe with both of us in it), grilled a pizza for a cooking competition after we had dropped the entire thing on the ground, and eventually went on to claim our Eagle Scout badges together.
Xavier King - Groomsman
Xavier has been my friend since Elementary school, and I don't think that there's a single co-op game I haven't played with him at some point. Back in middle school we sunk hundreds of hours into Minecraft on the Xbox and even now we just recently wrapped up another playthrough of Halo CE (kind of).
Flower Girls
Lyric Christian
Clay's niece, Lyric, is a beautiful, happy baby with an adorable personality. She is the sweetest little girl, and we have been so excited to watch her grow.
BellaMae Summerhill
Mary Beth's cousin, BellaMae is energetic and outgoing with a big personality. From days at the lake to trips to the beach, she has never failed to make us laugh.