Natalie & Darren
Wedding Party
Carl Deering
Father of the Bride
Natalie has always been a daddy's girl. Some of her favorite childhood memories with her father are walking to the beach, building snow sleds out of cardboard, and finding toads.
Brian Ford
Father of the Groom
Darren's dad has always been a great role model. He is also one of the best football shaggers around, a major help in Darren's kicking career!
Jana Deering
Mother of the Bride
Natalie and her mom have a close relationship and have always bonded over Christmas decorating and IKEA. Fun fact, Natalie will be wearing her mother's wedding dress!
Jill Ford
Mother of the Groom
Darren's mom has always been there to care for Darren and his brother. Although she loves her boys, she is excited to finally have a daughter.
Karina Deering
Maid of Honor
Karina is Natalie's younger sister. They have had their fair share of fights, but at the end of the day Natalie wouldn't want to share a bunk bed with anyone else.
Chris Kelly
Best Man
Chris and Darren became buddies though Hope's football team and living in the same dorm room. They hung out all of the time, whether that meant doing something fun or just watching the games on TV.
Denver Stevens
Bridesmaid
Natalie and Denver were placed in the same room their freshman year of college and have been inseparable ever since! They spent a lot of time working on engineering homework together, going to the beach, and getting ice cream at Captain Sundae.
Mitch Sayfie
Groomsman
Darren and Mitch moved into the same apartment while at Hope College, hardly knowing each other. They became great friends, bonding over sports and the show, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Kaelyn Tarsa
Bridesmaid
Natalie and Kaelyn met their freshman year of college in an introductory class. Kaelyn has been a concrete role model in Natalie's life and has inspired her to love neutrals and play the Ukulele.
Jimmy Smith
Groomsman
Darren and Jimmy became friends from the dorm rooms at Hope College. Jimmy is quite the spikeball player, which Darren and Jimmy played plenty of while living in Wyckoff Hall.
Jessica Bouma
Bridesmaid
Jess and Natalie have known each other since the fifth grade. They share a common love of traveling and survived two weeks in Europe with each other; that is true friendship.
Spencer Ford
Groomsman
Spencer is Darren's younger, better-looking brother. Many of Darren's best childhood memories involve playing outside in the yard or pool with Spencer.
Tess DeJong
Bridesmaid
When Natalie first met Tess in fifth grade she thought she was the coolest person ever! She still does. Natalie and Tess have bonded over sports, boys, and extremely embarrassing music videos.
Clark Nelson
Groomsman
Clark is Darren's younger cousin. They have always been good buddies, snow skiing, swimming, and doing many other fun activities together.
Abby Visser
Bridesmaid
Abby and Natalie met in sixth grade when their elementary schools merged. Abby has been a constant source of positivity and fun in Natalie's life. After four years of high school together, they decided that wasn't enough and both attended Hope College.
Evan Deering
Groomsman
Evan is Natalie's younger brother. He makes fantastic mint chocolate chip brownies and you will never get the deck if you sit next to him while playing canasta.