Wedding Party
Jennifer Sharp
Maid of Honor
Jennifer met the bride in college, at the University of Tennessee, where we were in the same sorority. We became close senior year, when we bonded over similar relationship/dating woes. I was honored to stand with Jennifer at her wedding to her husband Ben in 2016, and thrilled to see them the day we got engaged in April. Jennifer has been there at some of my biggest moments, so it is only fitting that she be maid of honor.
Bethany Burton Merriman
Maid of Honor
Jenna and Bethany met in May 1989, when Jenna was born, and Bethany became her older sister of almost five years! They’ve been through a lot through the years, and Bethany continues to prove that no one knows where you come from quite like your sibling.
Danielle Barrett
Bridesmaid
Danielle and Jenna became friends in 5th grade, and have managed to remain close ever since! We worked together at Fred’s in Pikeville the summer after our freshman year of college, and it was a great time to reconnect and grow closer after being apart for the school year. We’ve had plenty of hijinks over the years, including many McDonalds iced coffees, trips to Dunlap Sonic and Taco Bell, and Crossville Dairy Queen. We have more inside joke quotes together than just about anyone. I was honored to stand by Danielle in 2018 when she married her husband Charlie, and I remain honored to have Danielle stand with me.
Kelsey Brown
Bridesmaid
Kelsey and Jenna also met at college, and became close due to MOH Jennifer and Kelsey being best friends. I stayed with Kelsey, and her fiancé Igor, in Phoenix for a month in 2017, for school. They showed me the best time, including a trip to Sedona’s red rocks and the Grand Canyon. Kelsey is that person who will always drop everything when she’s needed; you can always count on her to be standing in your corner.
Bri Perkins
Bridesmaid
Bri and I met in 2018, just a couple months after I started dating Bri’s brother Pat! I was so excited to see how welcoming all Pat’s family was to me, and Bri especially. She always includes me, and I stood with her, and Pat, for Bri’s wedding to Logan in 2022. I stole her from Pat’s side of the bridal party, but she’s with the both of us.
Bree and Pearl Merriman
Junior Bridesmaids
Bree and Pearl are Jenna’s nieces, and MOH Bethany’s daughters. They’re both awesome ladies, and I can’t wait to have them involved in the wedding! The picture shown is from 2018, so they’ve both more than outgrown the position of flower girl, and I’m so excited to have them be my junior bridesmaids.
Jayson Hauck
Best Man
Jayson and Pat have been friends since high school. He was Pat's first roommate after moving out of his parents' house. They lived together for seven years, five of those alongside fellow groomsman Cole Jayne. Pat and Jayson share many common interests in the world of sports and movies, and Jayson has played a big part in Pat's growing interest (and slow but steady improvement) in disc golf!
Cole Jayne
Groomsman
Cole and Pat have been friends since high school and lived together for five years just after college along with best man Jayson Hauck. Cole's mom Brenda has also become like a second mother to Pat, thanks to many nights spent in the basement of her house and also to her playing a part in Pat getting his current job. Pat and Cole (along with the groom's sister Bri) have seen their favorite band Dirty Heads in concert seven times now and hope to get that number to double digits and onward!
Mason McKnight
Groomsman
Mason and Pat have been friends since high school. Mason was one of the first people outside of his grade school friends that Pat got to know when first starting high school, and they remained close throughout and ever since. Pat and Mason share a love for music cranked up to ten and for being some of the only ones willing to ever work the trade market in fantasy football.
Jacob Pitts
Groomsman
Jake and Pat go all the way back to kindergarten, but became especially close from 4th grade and on thanks in large part to being two of the only worthwhile players on their school's basketball team. They ended up going to different high schools, but stayed in touch and still hung out a good amount throughout that time nonetheless. Pat and Jake may not see each other now as much as they used to due to living in different cities, but they remain close thanks in large part to that bond established at such a young age.
Logan Perkins
Groomsman
Logan and Pat met when Logan began dating Pat's sister Bri. Pat could tell from early on that the two of them went well together, so it was no shock when Logan eventually proposed to Bri and became Pat's brother-in-law. Jenna and Pat both played parts in their wedding, and we look forward to having them as part of ours as well.