I have been blessed with some unbelievably wonderful friends and amazing cousins who I wanted to serve in my bridal party.
I didn't really have the opportunity to share at the wedding why I chose each of these girls and I thought here was the perfect place. I was determined to find a place for all 6 of these girls in my wedding even though Drew only had technically 2 groomsmen. I ended up having 3 of the girls sit throughout the ceremony but that in no way represented them having less significance in my life.
Whitney Ann Davis- (She will always be Whitney Mann to me!)
Whitney an I met the summer before our Freshman year of high school. We were assigned to the same "home" for a weekend church retreat. I had known Whitney for years before since we went to church together but we traveled in two different packs of friends, she the private school kids and I the public. It wasn't until that summer that we actually intermingled with one another. Through highschool we were inseperable. We took every class together, walked the halls together and hung out every night we could. Ryan would drive us home from school together where we would hang out all day until her Mom got off work to pick her up. There was no Whitney or Megan in highschool it was always Megan and Whitney, we were a packaged pair. Our friendship survived highschool, divorces, re-marriages, deaths of loved ones, heartbreaks, new beginnings, familiar endings and everything in between. In college we could often be found eating kids meals at cracker barrel. We traveled to Thailand and Africa together while in college, pretty sure no one else could have talked me into that. Whitney has been a precious and supportive friend to me for 13 years now and I was beyond honored to have her leave her newborn baby at home to come participate in my wedding!
Kelsey- Maid of Honor aka Number 1 Bridesmaid
If you know me at all, which you must if you are reading this, then you know how important Kelsey is in my life! Her smile gives my heart the warm fuzzy feeling that is much needed. Her constant love is a reminder of the unconditional love God promises his children. Kelsey is single handedly the most amazing and spectacular girl in the world. She has overcome some great adversaries and maintains the precious gift of Joy she was given. Simply put there is absolutely no way I would ever think of having a wedding and Kelsey not being a significant part of it. She kept me fired up and excited about the wedding for months, weeks, days before it actually arrived. She took delight in every small detail she could throughout the planning process. She asked me continuously how much longer till the wedding. Kelsey is an Angel to me and our family and I am so blessed she served as my maid of honor on my wedding day!
Laura Beth-
I am not sure when exactly Laura Beth and I became friends, sometime in college. What I do know is I cannot picture my life without her in it. She has been the most loyal friend to me since our friendship began. In college Laura Beth would be at my side as we would cruise around with my Mom and usually Whitney. We put the convertible top down and jammed as we went to eat or pick up some Eskimo Hut drinks. After college Laura Beth went to Law school, she is so stinking smart! and we kept in contact via phone and occasional visits. She now lives Lubbock which is where she met Drew for the first time. We were driving through on our way to Abilene and stopped to eat with her for dinner. It wasn't long after she first met Drew that LB said she thought he was "the one" for me. I wasn't even convinced at that point that it was true. She knew even before I did! I have loved watching the friendship the LB and Drew have formed with each other through their individual relationships with me. Laura Beth has been such a caregiver to me and my Mom, especially throughout the wedding. She helped clean up after the wedding and instilled confidence in my Mom with a few texts and phone calls while I was on my Honeymoon. Peyton couldn't keep the two of us straight and ran up to LB several times over the course of the weekend calling her Aunt Meg! Laura Beth is such a beautiful and precious friend! I was so excited she was able to join me on my wedding day!
Tenell-
Tenell, Neeley, and I are all within a couple years of one another. I am in the middle and Tenell is the oldest. We used to spend our summers together at our family's cabin in Blue Haven, NM. I remember one summer we formed a singing group, called Angel Fire ( I think. ) We stood in the woods in a circle practicing our harmonies together. Tenell was the leader and helped Neeley and I find our pitches. During our talent shows for our family in the summer's there the three of us would put pony tails on the top of our heads, gel it to make it stand straight up and sing "Ba Ba Ba , Ba Ba Baran." Ohh memories. Tenell and I roomed together at some of ACU's leadership camps and really became close while we were in school together. She was a year ahead of me at took me under her wing my freshman year. I sat with her and her "cool" sophomore friends and ate lunch with them when I could. Tenell was a constant place for me to escape to while I was at ACU. Her door was always open willing to hear out my struggles, give me advice or just take me out for a coke run. It was very important to me to make sure Tenell was in my wedding and I was so glad she flew up to be there.
Bailey-
One of the greatest things about my time in Amarillo has been getting to know Bailey! We often call her a grown up Kelsey because her Joy is contagious. She is hardly ever in a bad mood, She is always willing to lend a hand for a friend, She is a wonderful listener, and She makes you laugh with weird spontaneous dances! When I first met Bailey, at a local coffee shop, I was stand-offish to her. I wasn't in the mood to meet new people at that point in my life. I left Amarillo and she and Neeley formed a friendship bonded through their annoyance of their boyfriends band. I came back and hanging out with Bailey was like a breath of fresh air. She immediately made me feel comfortable and involved in the friendship she had already formed with Neeley. I adore everything about Bailey! She tries to accomodate everyone around her and reach out to those in need. There was absolutely no way I was going to not have Bailey in my wedding and she honored me by being a bridesmaid.
Neeley- Matron of honor
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