Name the WEDDING party! (You can add ages, relationships, descriptions – have fun with it!)
[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to the wedding of 25 year old bride Avianne Shalea [name_m]Payne[/name_m] ([name_u]Avi[/name_u]) and her soon-to-be husband, the 29 year old [name_m]Weston[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Burke[/name_m] ([name_m]Wes[/name_m]). [name_u]Avi[/name_u] & [name_m]Wes[/name_m] met in a cafe in their home city of Seattle, [name_m]Washington[/name_m] three years ago and fell in love. At the time, [name_u]Avi[/name_u] was beginning her master’s program in accounting & finance, and [name_m]Wes[/name_m] was a fashion photographer. [name_u]Avi[/name_u] is now working for one of the top accounting firms in Seattle and [name_m]Wes[/name_m] has his own men’s fashion blog.
Meet the groomsmen:
[name_m]Hyatt[/name_m] [name_u]Glenn[/name_u] Stamford, 28, was [name_m]Wes[/name_m]'s most recent roommate and one of his best friends. [name_m]Hyatt[/name_m] is a history teacher and lives in South [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] with his wife and twins.
[name_m]Zechariah[/name_m] [name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Ulrich[/name_m] is [name_m]Wes[/name_m]'s 28 year old cousin and close friend, someone he confides in and wrestles with. Zech is an accomplished blogger.
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Moore[/name_m], 24, is a model that works with [name_m]Wes[/name_m]. The two watch basketball together and play racquetball.
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_u]Beck[/name_u] [name_m]Payne[/name_m], 25, is [name_u]Avi[/name_u]'s twin brother and the man in her life before [name_m]Wes[/name_m]. They are inseparable and he and [name_m]Wes[/name_m] are quite close, too. JB is a med student living in Michigan with his wife and daughter.
Meet the bridesmaids :
[name_f]Lacy[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_m]Burke[/name_m] is [name_m]Wes[/name_m]'s 23 year old baby sister and a close friend to [name_u]Avi[/name_u]. [name_f]Lacy[/name_f] is 21 and in her final year of school to become a kindergarten teacher.
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] VanMaur, 25, is [name_u]Avi[/name_u]'s very best friend for all of life and a dearly important person to her. [name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] is an airline stewardess.
[name_f]Sofie[/name_f] [name_m]Payne[/name_m] Brimley is [name_u]Avi[/name_u]'s cousin, 23 and in graduate school to become a vet. The two were inseparable as kids and are quite close now.
[name_m]Prestley[/name_m] [name_f]Brie[/name_f] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] works with [name_u]Avi[/name_u] at the accounting firm. The two spend their days chatting and have lunch together most days. [name_m]Prestley[/name_m] is 27.
[name_f]Flower[/name_f] Girl:
[name_f]Shyanne[/name_f] [name_f]Micheline[/name_f] [name_m]Payne[/name_m], JB’s daughter and [name_u]Avi[/name_u] (and [name_m]Wes[/name_m]'s) niece. She is 3 and starting preschool in the fall.
[name_m]Ring[/name_m] Bearer:
Isley [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Burke[/name_m], a baby cousin on [name_m]Wes[/name_m]'s side, is 4 years old and likes to make people laugh.
[name_f]Bride[/name_f]'s Parents:
[name_f]Tamarra[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] & [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_m]Payne[/name_m]. [name_f]Tamarra[/name_f], 52 is a real estate mogul in Palm [name_m]Beach[/name_m] and Benj, 59, is a divorce attorney
Groom’s Parents:
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] & [name_m]Simon[/name_m] [name_u]Blaine[/name_u] [name_m]Burke[/name_m]. [name_u]Fran[/name_u], 52, is an interior designer in [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] [name_u]Colorado[/name_u] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m], 56 is the CEO of a company.
Ushers:
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] VanMaur, 25, is a friend of the couple and husband to [name_f]Brigitte[/name_f]
[name_m]Brecken[/name_m] [name_u]Blaze[/name_u] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], 29, is a beloved cousin on [name_m]Weston[/name_m]'s side.