Julie and I have known each other since first grade. I could not think of anyone I would rather have perform the ceremony other than my longtime best friend!

There is not enough room here to express how excited I am that you are officiating for us. It adds a touch of something special more than anything else I could have imagined.

The times we have been through...there's been too many to list! You've been there for me in every way a friend can be; a sister, a confidant and you've been almost like a compass for me, trying to steer me in the direction I needed to find for myself and giving me the best advice anyone can ever give. Love you lady, through and through!

Melissa and I met while working at Dillards in the Fall of 2005. It's been a long and winding road but we were there for each other when it mattered most. I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to know this amazing woman and her family.

I am also extremely grateful that I was able to be there for her shortly after her son was born, within just a few hours as I had visited her and her husband, Dane, while they were still at the hospital.

I am blessed to have you in my life, Melissa and I am truly grateful for you.

Michelle and I had also met while working at Dillard's, pretty much around the same time as I had met Melissa (Mel).

Michelle and I became great friends pretty much right off the bat and we share the same, weird and twisted sense of humor....FINALLY, someone who gets my jokes!

We have been through a lot together, Michelle and I, and, again, I am lucky to have this wonderful lady in my life. A great person, through and through, she would do anything for anyone in need. Love you, Chelle!

Jerri, where shoud I begin? Well, we have known each other a long time. In fact it's been so long ago that I can't recall the actual year we met...maybe 2002? That sounds right. Well we have been through it all, thick and thin, messy and complicated and just downright crazy.

You are one tough chick and I love you all the more for it. An incredible photographer, artist, mother and friend, you are a great person and I am so happy you are able to share this day with me.

I always know that with this one there is never a dull moment!

Ahhh, family. As far as cousins go, this one and her sister are like...well...family to me. They are more than that though really, because if I had sisters, I would imagine they would be just like these two.

Hannah is 9 years my junior and I have to admit, I wasn't the best babysitter when I was younger. See, I had been the only neice and granddaughter in the family for a long time and when you came along, Miss Hannah, I had to give up quite a bit of the attention. But I do have to admit, you were one cute baby.

As time went on (about a year) I came to terms with giving up some of that attention (granted it was short lived when her sister, Alex, was born the day before my tenth birthday...) and decided I was going to be a good big cousin.

Today I am extremely proud of the woman Hannah has become and the "responsible" adult she is becoming (she is a recent college graduate of UNC Charlotte). All kidding aside, Hannah you are probably the most responsible college student that has ever walked the face of the earth and I am proud of all of your accomplishments. You are like a little sister to me, I took care of you when you were little and I watched you grow up into a fine young lady. Love you, Hannah Mae!

(Weren't they cute kids!)

Here comes trouble! The youngest of the November Trio, Hannah's sister and my sista from anotha Mista...Alex Lang.

Hannah, Alex and I are all November babies, but what makes us unique is that we are the only granddaughters and nieces in the family....all who share birthdays within just 3 days of each other. There is a 9 year and 364 day difference in ages between Alex and I as she was born the day before my tenth birthday.

Now, again, I gave up a lot of attention when Hannah was born, gave up even more when Alex came along. The soccer star of the family, she has much to be envied for, such as HEIGHT (I inherited the short genes in the family) and athleticism. Extremely talented both on field and off, I am proud of all of your accomplishments and I am excited you are sharing this day with me as a member of the Bridal Party.

Izzy is the youngest of my brothers.  When the 4 of us would wrestle when we were younger it was always Izzy and I versus Barry and Jimmy.  He is also the one who doesn't remember me even living at home.  Izzy and I share a lot of the same likes and I think we even favor each other.

I was about 9 when Jimmy was born.  I remember getting off the school bus and Mom, Sherry and Terri were holding this fat little baby.  That was Jimmy.  I don't know what it would be like to be the youngest of 3 boys, but for the time Jimmy was I'm sure it was torture.  We would all get into a big wrestling match and Mom would run over with a rolled up news paper and start hitting us with it to tell us to stop.  I think he got us back though by writing on the walls and blaming us.  He is still a punk.

I remember when Barry was born, kind of.  I get to hear about it all the time from our sisters on how when Mom was in the hospital having Barry I slept with her coat because I missed her.  But when Barry came home for about 4 years it was us doing everything together.  Playing games, playing outside, you name it.  I still remember a Christmas we had where we got a bunch of NES games and everyone Barry opened he thought was his and only his even though they were addressed to all of us.  Stingy boy you didn't even like pinball!

A very special Thank You to our Ushers: Jacob Napier and Chris McKinnon.

Also, a warm, special Thank You to Mallory Napier for assisting us with programs.