Wedding Party
Mitchell Thompson
Man of Honor
Mitchell is the brother of the bride! He enjoys pickleball and snowboarding and he is also a Roanoke College Alum.
Marlyn Thompson
Maid of Honor
Marlyn is a friend of the bride (she is also my cousin on my Dad's side). Marlyn loves to travel and is always ready for an adventure, bug or small.
Chase Greeson
Matron of Honor
Chase is a friend and cousin of the bride! Chase enjoys traveling and captained her sailboat from Wilmington to Charleston the Thanksgiving before last with her husband, Alex Greeson. Chase is also a new mom of baby Isley!
Emily Geno Gayle
Bridesmaid
Emily is a friend of ours from Roanoke College. Emily, along with her husband, Brandon, and 5-year-old son, Oliver, live in Raleigh with us! We try to explore Raleigh at least every other weekend together with new adventures.
Hayley Paulson-Moe
Bridesmaid
Hayley is our friend from college! Taryn would often have sleepovers with Hayley, Anita, and Deanna in their triple room in college. Reverend Hayley is a recently called and ordained pastor within the Metropolitan New York synod!
Anita Ungs
Bridesmaid
Anita is our friend from college! Taryn would have sleepovers with Anita, Hayley, and Deanna most nights in college and Kent and Taryn have the honor of being the godparents to the daughter of Anita and her husband Isaac, Linnea Rae.
Bailey Scidmore-Sievers
Bridesmaid
Bailey is our friend from college! Bailey and Kent served as Resident Advisors together in college. Taryn loves Bailey deeply and had weekly bible and theology discussions in college together. Bailey is a new mom of her son, Luke Charles!
Gaby Houle
Bridesmaid
Gaby and Taryn are childhood friends and godsisters (through her mom, Aunt Suzanne). We have vacationed in Cocoa Beach, FL together almost every summer since we were 10. Gaby lives in NYC with her fiance, Lilly!
Gianna Houle
Bridesmaid
Gianna and Taryn are childhood friends and godsisters (through Aunt Suzanne). We, too, have vacationed in Cocoa Beach, FL together almost every summer!
Lauren Griffith
Best Woman
Lauren is Kent's big sister! Kent and Lauren share a love of Wrightsville Beach and Peeps. Lauren has four daughters; Alyssa, Raelyn, Kenzie and Mavis.
Jon Griffith
Best Man
Jon is Kent's brother who instilled the love of Virginia Tech within Kent. He would take Kent to Football and Basketball games when he was at Virginia Tech. Go Hokies!
Garrett (G) Ruggieri
Best Man
G is our friend from college! Kent was Garrett's Residential Advisor in college. Garrett enjoys sports, lake days and of course the Dallas Cowboys.
Francis (Pope) Sy
Groomsman
Pope (Pope is his college-given nickname and his birth-name is Francis Xavier) is our friend from college! Pope played intramural frisbee with both Kent and Taryn. Kent was Pope's resident advisor throughout Kent's senior year.
Luke Jones
Groomsman
Luke is our friend from college! Luke was also on the intramural ultimate frisbee team with the bride and groom. We would often have breakfast with Luke every day when we were in college after Luke and Taryn would spend unreasonably late nights doing homework together. Luke's favorite joke was to part ways after late night homeworking together with salutation, "Good morning, Taryn" instead of goodnight.
Brian Kerr
Groomsman
Brian is our friend from college! He was on the ultimate frisbee team as well as in choir. Brian is married to our friend Alex Kerr. They have a beautiful daughter named Adelyn Wren.
Ben Campbell
Groomsman
Ben is our friend from college! Ben and Kent frequent pickleball matches together as a team.
Reed Larson
Groomsman
Reed is our friend from college! Kent was Reeds RA his senior year. Reed enjoys Boston sports. Reed lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Autumn, and their newborn Sloane.
Adam Smith
Groomsman
Adam is Kent's friend from post-high school. They were on the same neighborhood swim team together. Adam also did the Roanoke College Innovation Challenge (RCIC) with Kent. Adam lives on Long Island, NY.
Sasha 🐾
Best Dog of Honor
Sasha loves long walks in wetlands, playing in the snow, all people food, and chest and tummy scratches. Her hobbies include tracking other dogs, stray cats, and wildlife, chasing squirrels and chipmunks, and laying outside to smell the breeze and sun bathe on warm days. We love her with our whole hearts.