Lisa is my Maid of Honor and we met when we were 6 years old, but it wasn't until Michael and I started dating that I really got to know her. Thank goodness I did because she is a beautiful person inside and out! I feel so lucky to have found not only my soul mate, but a sister as well. Lisa and I have become so close over the last year and a half and I miss her dearly when we are apart. We have already shared so many amazing times together and I can't wait to call her my sister-in-law!

Ivy and I met working at BJ's in Laguna Hills. Ivy became friends with Michael first, and then once Michael and I started dating, we all started hanging out and I got to know what an amazing person she is! Ivy is one of the sweetest and most caring people I know and we really started to become better friends quickly. I am so lucky to be having her as one of my bridesmaids as it is a gift to both Michael and I as she has become such a great friend to each of us.

Ashley is my cousin and I'm so lucky to have her as my one of my bridesmaids! We grew up with our families spending many holidays together and we always had so much fun. Ashley is again, truly one of the sweetest people I know. Her and her husband, Randy, set a fantastic example and I have always looked up to her. I was so bummed about not being able to attend Ashley and Randy's beautiful wedding last year after we moved away, but I am honored that she will be able to join me on the altar for my special day!

Suzi and I have known each other since Michael and I moved to Idaho last year. It was hard moving here without knowing anyone, but Suzi and her husband Austin (Michael's best man) made the move so much easier. She made me feel welcome even though we'd hardly met before. She is so fun to hang out with and is such a sweet person! I am so lucky and I don't know what I'd do without her as she has been a huge help in the wedding planning process! Her adorable daughter, Sasha is also Michael's goddaughter and is going to be a flower girl in our wedding :)

 Austin and I have been best friends since we met in the 4th Grade. Even after he switched schools, we hung out basically every weekend, playing sports and/or getting into trouble. Although Austin moved away from Southern California after 8th Grade, we always stayed in touch and visited each other whenever possible, including an experience I will never forget when we got to travel to Italy together for my cousin's wedding when we were 14. Oddly enough, it was for Austin's wedding in 2007 that brought me to Idaho for the first time when I was lucky enough to be his Best Man. I am honored that he will be there to return the favor as mine.

 Chad and I have been buddies since Middle School, once I got over being jealous of his Little League team beating mine on their way to representing Mission Viejo in the Little League World Series. Since then, we have shared countless experiences from high school sports to working together at my dad's restaurant and I am proud of all he has accomplished being a US Army Reservist and hope he will have the opportunity to join me on the altar.

 Kha and I met in a class as freshmen at San Diego State. Bonding over a love of sports chatter, we roomed together starting our sophomore years and continued to live together through some great (and not-so-great) living situations til graduation. After going our separate ways, we reunited as roommates when Kha started Law School at the University of San Diego. We never had so much as a heated discussion and I still contend that I had the best roommate I could have asked to have for all those years.

Sean was pretty much my first best friend from the time I moved to Mission Viejo when I was 4. We started out on a soccer team together before realizing we lived right down the street from each other. It was terrible learning that he was moving after 3rd Grade to Pittsburgh, but I am so glad we have remained friends for so long. He has been able to make trips back to California to visit and in 2009, I finally got to visit him when he was an MBA student at Clemson University in South Carolina, where he treated me to my frist real, southern, college football experience.

Sean has grown to be a brother to me. He and my sister, Lisa, started dating when they were 16 and Sean has become a part of the family since then. He has always been a rock to my sister and I couldn't be more happy about their 6+ years together. He and Lisa set such an amazing example for April and I to follow and when we started dating, she became the final piece to our family. I could not have picked a better person for my sister or to complete the group of friends I have asked to be with me on my day.