Wedding Party
Sarah Tucker
Maid of Honor
As made evident by the picture above, Sarah is my identical twin sister! But more than that, Sarah is my other half, my built-in best friend, and my older sister that I look up to every single day. When Sarah and I were growing up, our parents always encouraged us to be individuals, to focus on our own activities and pursue our own interests. Sarah was in band in high school, and I was in choir, we took different classes, pursued different majors in college, and ended up in very different career paths after college. Even through all of our very different choices, we stuck together and encouraged each other through every phase in life, and she has been my rock through it all. The first time we ever really had to part ways was when we studied abroad in separate countries in 2018, during our Junior year of college. I remember sobbing in the Schiphol Airport and saying a real goodbye for the first time in our lives. We both made new friends and had separate incredible experiences, but through all of that time, even though we were 1000 miles away from each other in unfamiliar environments, we found comfort in keeping close contact and making sure we knew every second of each other's days. Now, as adults navigating our twenties, Sarah and I live in different cities and have very independent lives, but still keep that close contact we learned while we studied abroad. Sarah--I love you so much and am so lucky to have you by my side, on this special day, and every day <3
Matt Wells
Best Man
Matt and I first met at Fish Camp right before starting our freshmen year of college at Texas A&M and was the first college friend I made. As someone who did not know what to expect going in to Freshman year, me being able to find a best friend right off the bat made college such an easy transition from moving so far away from home and living in a new place. He's one of the most outgoing people you will ever meet and having him as a best friend was what really made those 4 1/2 years such a great experience. I'll always look back at the 7am tailgates, getting on the Paul Finebaum Show, to just hanging out at the house as some of the best years. He's the life of the party, a loyal friend, and someone I'm glad to call my best man. I can't wait to have you by my side in June, Matt!
Logan Beverly
Bridesmaid
Logan and I met when we had just joined the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma. I had been rushed by her older sister, Shelby, and she introduced me to Logan on bid day, where we luckily took a few photos together. Logan was the type of girl who could literally talk to anyone, and I was lucky enough to sit nearby her on the way to our New Member retreat. I was 'studying' for a Psych 101 test, but really just staring at my book, nervous to meet the new girls who had also recently joined. Luckily, instead of letting me continue to study, Logan chatted with me the entire way and stuck with me through the event, and the rest is history! From the moment Logan and I became best friends, she amazed me with her openness, loyalty, and her incredibly loving heart. She found out I didn't have a car Freshman year, and from then on out I never had to worry about finding a ride anywhere, no matter how out of the way I was (she lived around the corner from the Kappa house, and drove across town to pick me up before every weekly Chapter meeting). She gave me another family by introducing me to her sisters and mom. She flew all the way across the world with her boyfriend (now fiance!) Jared and her sister Sydney, to visit me and Sarah in Europe during our study abroad. I have always been so in awe of how lucky I am to have her as a best friend. Logan-thank you for being there for me through thick and thin, for being my best friend and sister, I love you and couldn't imagine this day without you <3
Jared Shirley
Groomsman
Once I started dating Hannah, her friends also became my friends, and I'm so glad they did. I met Jared the summer after Hannah came back from her semester that she lived in Europe, and because she had already talked about her friends over our many video calls, I felt like I knew him from the start. Jared is someone that made coming into a new friend group feel easy, he is always smiling and making everyone laugh. He is a person that would still be one of my best friends even if our fiances weren't already best friends, and is someone I can always count on. I always look forward to hanging out every trip whether it's Huntsville, Port O'Connor, or Paint Rock, and I am so thankful for 5 years of memories with Jared. I can't wait to have him by my side on my wedding day, and cannot wait to be one of his groomsmen at his wedding in August of 2023!
Bryn Poth
Bridesmaid
Bryn is Sarah and my childhood best friend, and we now have over ten years of friendship in the books! I met Bryn through Sarah freshman year of high school, when they became friends in band class. From the moment we all met, we became inseparable. Most of our weekends were spent having sleepovers, going to the mall, thrifting, exploring Austin together, and eating at our favorite place - Texas Honey Ham. I have countless memories (luckily a lot of them saved on Snapchat) of our laughs and fun times together. Bryn is the type of person who can make anyone laugh, she is witty, bold, talented, and can make any day a fun one. She made sure that the challenging, awkward high school years would be something we look back fondly on, and can have plenty of laughs over. When we graduated high school, we were faced with the tough reality that Sarah and I would be attending Texas A&M and Bryn would be headed to UT. We weren't going to be able to eat lunch together every day, have sleepovers every weekend, and those weird Austin nights were going to be few and far between. This was especially hard, but it made those times that we got back together during every break from school that much better. Bryn, thank you for being the reason for all of the amazing memories! From the time we were 14, I knew you and Sarah would be standing beside me as I married my dream guy, and I am so grateful to you for being here all of these years <3
Charlie Counts
Groomsman
I met Charlie in the summer after our Junior year of college, and we became instant friends. Charlie is another friend I made through Hannah, who is best friends with his girlfriend, Sydney. Charlie (and Sydney along with him) is always someone you can expect to make any occasion memorable (like spring break 2019), and I can always count on having a great time when I see him. Becoming friends with Charlie was easy, being engineers at A&M, loving hunting, and also being able to discuss things like our common taste in music was something that helped our friendship flow so easily at the beginning, and now that I have known Charlie for almost 5 years, I know him to be an extremely loyal, fun, and caring friend. Charlie, thank you for being by my side as my groomsman, I cannot wait for June!
Sydney Beverly
Bridesmaid
Sydney and I met her senior year of high school, and my Freshman year of college. She was Logan's free-spirited and wild little sister, and was joining the Texas A&M track team the next year as a pole vaulter. I jokingly told her I was a former pole vaulter too, even though I had never participated in a track event in my life, but she definitely saw right through that. When Sarah and I were sophomores we became Resident Advisors, and luckily Sydney moved into the apartment complex we worked at. When her mom had finished moving her into the apartment, she asked us "be a good influence", but in retrospect I think she was telling Sydney to be a good influence on us ;). We had so much fun that year attending a few too many Aggie Club of Engineering tailgates and house parties, going to our first Chilifest together, and late nights on Northgate after football games. While these were some fun memories, the thing I enjoyed most was getting to know what a fiercely loyal, protective, and loving friend she was. Friendship with Sydney was so easy that it was like having another sister who I had known forever. The amount that she welcomed me into her life, made her family my family, attended all my milestone events in college meant the absolute world to me. Sydney, I love you so much and feel so overjoyed that you will be standing by my side on this special day! So thankful for you <3
Savannah Brilliant
Bridesmaid
Savannah and I met Freshman year of college, after we had joined Kappa Kappa Gamma, and became really close when we were sophomores. We used to hang out together in the KKG House before every meeting and it all felt so natural from day 1. Sav is somebody that I effortlessly could hang out with when we met. She is easygoing, funny, and extremely thoughtful of everyone. She was also someone that I felt like I had known in a past life. We were both from Austin, played lacrosse, and I felt like we had super similar personalities that just made friendship so easy. I was so thankful to have found someone that made me feel like I was at home wherever we went together! Our Junior year, Savannah and the Beverly sisters moved into a house on Horseshoe Dr. in College Station. The house was filled with many memories by the time we graduated, of late nights, parties, dinners, and all of us bonding over 'The Office' or 'Friends' episodes, of which Sav probably knows the most references of anyone I have met. Sav, Sarah, and I left during the Spring semester of our Junior year to study abroad in all different countries, and it was so fun sending pictures, videos, and stories from all of our adventures in our respective locations. When we got back, it was as if no time had passed at all, and senior year we were able to continue making amazing memories together! Savannah, thank you so much for being one of my best friends, you being by my side on this day makes it so much more special <3
Dante Bustamante
Groomsman
Dante and I met through Petroleum Engineering classes at Texas A&M and is one of my best friends from college. He is one of the funniest guys I know, and having Matt and him as roommates in college created some of the best and funnest memories during that time. Being in engineering at Texas A&M was sometimes challenging, with hard classes and late night tests, but being able to have classes and study with one of my best friends made the experience much easier and more memorable and fun. I have so many great memories with Dante, from just simple study sessions, to tailgates, to nights on Northgate, and chilling at home. Dante, I am so excited to have you standing by my side at my wedding, can't wait for June!