
Amy and I have been friends since we were kids! We first met on the little league field with her dad as our coach (in fourth grade) and became close friends in Junior High School and since she lived in the neighborhood right next to mine, we hung out ALOT - there were many shenanigans back in those days!
Jordyn shares the role of being both Adam's younger sister and my best friend...and pretty much the gal responsible for us knowing each other. She and I met a little over 5 years ago while we were working for Youth With A Mission in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Jaime and I were freshmen on our Whitworth Basketball team and she beat me at a free throw shooting contest for the jersey number 24 (on the final bucket out of 10) and we've been good buds ever since!
We have mutual friends who kept trying to introduce us because they knew we'd have so much fun together and they were right - and I finally met her at a Coldplay concert in Seattle, WA.
I met Ciana in 2002 while we were working with Youth With A Mission and she still lives in Hawaii, smart girl! She and I once ate 7 In N Out burgers on a CA road trip!
Allison is one of my oldest friends - I've know her since 5th grade and she was my college roommate! We played softball together growing up and I think you can safely say she made sure I got through college!
Kara was also my college roommate and basketball teammate! She always kept the house so tidy and stylish and was SO much fun to go out with!
Katie and I became friends when I was at Youth With a Mission in Honolulu, HI. We were good buds from the very first day, taking a bus down to Waikiki to explore on our very first night in Hawaii.
Adam's 3 bros. David and Simon, having been in the family a lot longer, get the immeasurable honor of being co-best men. Matt, aka the "in-law", still has to rent a tux and get his picture taken a thousand times, but has to settle for being a mere groomsman.
(pictured: matt, front left; Simon, front right; David, back right)
Pat, Alex, Dan, Dave, Steve and Adam, aka the Smokey Joes, met on the 3rd floor of Hill House, one of the freshman dorms at the University of Pennsylvania. Four years, a few thousand football games, a few million beers and upwards of a dozen classes later, they all actually graduated.
Sam-Jam is Adam's nephew (Simon and Katrina's son) and is the first grand-baby in the Cook family. He is such a funny little guy, he's sure to win your heart from the moment you meet him.
Hannah is the daughter of my dear friend and bridesmaid, Allison McCready. She lives in Spokane, Washington, loves horses and has two baby brothers, Chase and Seth.
Leah and Gracie are my sweet little munchkins and my psuedo-nieces...they are the daughters of Michelle and Dan Morse. They are also Amy Richardson's (my matron of honor) nieces and the granddaughters of the pastor who will officiating our ceremony, Dave Grisanti.
Jaida is my buddy and the daughter of my good friends, Elisa and Matt. This is a picture of her from her big Disneyland trip where she dressed like one of the Disney princesses.