Wedding Party

Kiersten Smith

Matron of Honor

1. How you met the bride/groom: I met the bride while working at Rockin’ P Ranch in high school and she’s been my best friend ever since! 2. Favorite memory with the bride: There’s way too many to choose one, Keely and I had some crazy adventures as trail guides. 3. Interesting fact about me: I own a flock of backyard chicks!

Ridge Swanson

Best Man

1. How I met the bride/groom: I met Bennett while attending ICC. He was in my Calc 2 class. After that, we lived together for 2.5 years while attending SIUE. The first time I met Keely was shortly after we started school in Edwardsville. I'm sure it may have been an off-putting experience for her because I got bored and took apart a radio on my bedroom floor and nearly electrocuted myself. 2. My Favorite memory with the groom: I can't pin down a favorite memory with Bennett, but some of the highlights were: going on the float trip, going to the pool on Fridays after work, and going to goodwill. I would say a memory that does stick out is checking the mail. 3. Something I am most proud of: One thing I am proud of is that Bennett has never beaten me in Monopoly. 4. My hobbies include: I like to ride my bike, fish, thrift shop, take stuff apart, and try to put it back together. 5. Song I am most excited to hear at the wedding: The song I would most like to hear at the wedding is Closing Time by Semisonic.

Noelle "Squirt" Macuch

Maid of Honor

1. How I met the the bride/groom: I met Keely through working at the horseback trail riding business in Pekin IL. She and I were coworkers there and then we started going horseback riding together on our time off and quickly became good friends. Bennett and I met when we all went to a local horse show, and I remember admiring how well he and Keely complimented each other! 2. Favorite memory with the bride: My favorite memory with Keely would have to be when I lived nearby, and we would have weekly trips to Taco Johns on Tuesday nights. No matter how busy we were with work or with life, Tuesday nights were set aside for tacos, hanging out, and catching up together. 3. What can you expect from Noelle: You can expect to see me rocking out to Abba’s “Dancing Queen”- but it won’t be pretty by any means!

Taylor Johnson

Groomsman

1. How I met the bride/groom: Ben and I have always known each other, as he is my only cousin on my mother's side. We have grown up together, seeing each other at Boy Scout events, playing video games while supposed to be listening to the church service, and keeping each other company at family get together's. I met Keely and her family at a young age, as they also attended the same church. It's been a pleasure having her join us for family gatherings, and I greatly appreciate having another person near Ben and I's age to talk to instead of listening to the old people discuss how they can't figure out their cellphones or try and speak to an air freshener like an Amazon Alexa.

Carla Cameron

Bridesmaid

1. How do you know the bride/groom: Married to Bride's amazing brother, Ross :) 2. Favorite memory with the bride or groom: Hanging out with the Bride in beautiful Charleston, SC during a family vacay. It was one of the first times I got to spend quality time with the Bride, and she made me feel so welcome and comfortable. Plus, we had so many great laughs! 3. Fun random facts about me: I'm 100% Italian, I'm double jointed, and I'm convinced that blue M&Ms taste better than the rest (Keely agrees with me on the blue M&Ms) 4.Something you're most proud of: Marrying the Bride's brother, Ross!

Robert "Rob Dawg" Lawrence

Groomsman

1. How you met the Bride or Groom: I met both the bride and groom through church growing up. We were all in the same Sunday school class. 2. Something I'm most proud of: I organized a 5k race for dyslexia that operated for 5 years. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride and Groom: Some of my favorite memories with the groom were all the years we were in boy Scouts together. As for the bride I enjoyed getting to tach her how to ski.

Maggie Hobson

Bridesmaid

1. My favorite memory with the bride: When we did karaoke as kids and Keely would always beat me! 2. My top personality traits: I am funny, caring, and a goofy goober. 3. What you can expect from me at the wedding: You can expect lots of energy from me.

Braden Messmer

Groomsman

1. How I know the groom: Summer Camp in Middle School. 2. Favorite memory with the groom: Speed running Pokemon on our Trips up to Canada for Boyscouts/Canada Trips. 3. How I would describe myself: Determined, Adept, Adaptable, Empathetic. 4. Interesting Fact about myself: Addicted to Taco Bell Fire Sauce. 5. Songs I am looking forward to dancing to: Macarena as its the only dance i can do maybe the YMCA but i somehow mess that one up sometimes too.

Jessi Ordonez

Bridesmaid

1. How I know the Bride: I am dating her brother Bryce and I have gotten to know Keely over the years. 2. Favorite memory with the Bride: Family Christmas games or the family trip to Key West. 3. Interesting fact about me: I was born and lived in Mexico City for 15 years. 4. Some of my favorite hobbies: Playing soccer and playing guitar 5. What I am excited to dance to at the wedding: Some Despacito or Whitney Houston! haha

Jacob Daiber

Groomsman

1. How I met the Groom: I met Bennett at ICC. Became friends through school shenanigans and living together at SIUE. 2. Favorite memory with the groom: Since we were room mates, one favorite is to hard to pick. Some of my favorite memories with Bennett are margarita Thursdays, every time we went to the pool with our ginormous tubes, and yelling at people walking by from our third floor windows. 3. My personality is very outgoing, goofy, and honest. 4. Interesting fact about myself: I work for Caterpillar in Georgia. 5. What you can expect from me at the wedding: We will 100% be asking the DJ to play FreeBird.

Shelby Fahnders

Bridesmaid

1. How I met the bride/groom: I first met Keely when we were really young. Sharing the same birthday we shared a lot of birthday parties and adventures. We lost touch for a little while, but got reacquainted in college and were pretty much inseparable after that. I met Ben when Keely introduced me to him in college. I always kind of felt like their third wheel so I just started referring to them as mom and dad as a joke when we were hanging out. 2. Favorite memory with the bride: I think by far one of my favorite memories with Keely is when she came to DisneyWorld with my family and I. Whether it be the hundreds of Ricky Bobby quotes, tipsy, late night park shenanigans, or listening to her give dad so much crap. She always has and always will be referred to as my parents favorite child and has a special spot in our family.

Mitchell Sandlin

Groomsman

1. How I know the groom: I met Bennett through Braden. We originally started playing video games together. 2. Favorite memory with the groom: Staying up late playing WoW together/ going to lake Scruge to hang out. 3. How I would describe myself: My stubborn personality. My willingness to invest in friends and go out of my way if they need help. 4. What im most excited for at the wedding: Just excited to hang out with everyone

Ross Cameron

Brother of the Bride

1. How I know the bride: Keely is my wonderful sister 2. Favorite memory with the Bride: I’m a few years older than Keely so I had the benefit of watching her grow up. As a toddler, we’d watch Bear & the Big Blue House together. As she got older, teaching her swimming lessons or picking her up from grade school sometimes. Watching her strike a golf ball is a thing of beauty. Keely’s love of horses is not a single memory, but I’m going to mention it because it’s such a genuine and deep interest throughout her life. I love listening to her talk about it because she cares so much. Keely also got me into the Twilight movie series. I never did pick between team Jacob or team Ed, but we made a tradition out of going to see the movies when they opened. Keely came to visit me in DC by herself once and that was an extra special weekend. I also enjoyed the weekend that Carla and I spent with Keely a few years ago over Valentine’s Day. Nowadays I look forward to playing games together at the holidays and chatting on the phone while one of us is driving. 3. Interesting fact about me: I can sing happy birthday in 9 languages, from Mandarin to Swahili. 4. Song I look forward to hearing: “Call me Al” by Paul Simon

Bryce Farnan

Brother of the Bride

1. How I know the bride: Keely is my beautiful sister. 2. One of my favorite memories with Bryce growing up was having our singing contests! Naturally it always ended in a tie as mom was always on Bryce's side and dad was always on mine.

Harper

Flower Girl