Meet the Bridesmaids 7th Edition!

Meet Allison Hibbard... bridesmaid # 7!
{this is not me in this portrait}

Allison has been a dear friend of mine for years now!
We met when I was a youngster in the Junior High ministry at Saddleback.
She was an adult leader then, and someone I looked up to and admired highly.
She let me eat Oreos in milk for breakfast at camp, and sat with me during services when none of my friends would show up and she constantly encouraged me through the awkward stages.
Her and I shared a special relationship through my junior high years and high school years, and now I feel so blessed to call her my friend.
Allison truly is a special person.
Last July she moved to Kitale, Kenya and worked with street children. teaching them math, and loving on them.
She has dedicated her life to the Lord's work, and I can't
even explain in words how much I look up to that.
Besides traveling the globe, Allison has the most beautiful singing voice in the entire world. When she sings, my heart smiles, and I get goosebumps.
It's a serious gift.
I am so thankful for Allison and the countless words of wisdom, talks through rough times, laughter, and food she has provided for me.
I owe Allison big time for introducing me to the iced non fat caramel macchiato at Starbucks, it has rocked my world, and my stomach.

I love you Alice.
Thanks for loving me, and Brandon.

Meet the bridesmaids...sixth edition!

Hello world... meet Alanna Moine!

Alanna is one of my best friends, and bridesmaid #6!
Alanna was my junior high small group leader, and has impacted my life in so many ways. She has taught me how to be a good listener, a lifelong fan of Justin Timberlake, a great friend, and how to find an awesome and entertaining video on you-tube.
She is an uber talented graphic designer, photographer, and artist... so if you are ever looking to spruce up your place, Alanna is your go to woman!
I was privileged enough to be a part of her wedding last year, and I was thrilled. She is married to Jared Moine who was also an adult leader while I was in junior high & high school.
{side note: Jared once threw a trash can at my head while we were serving in Mexico...I deserved it, I was up past curfew and mouthing off from my tent. No permanent damage done}
Alanna not only designed our save the dates, but also our incredibly beautiful wedding invitations.
I am so excited to have her stand up next to me on June 28th, I couldn't ask for a better friend!

Love you Laney Bloggs.

Meet the Bridesmaids 5th Edition!

I would like to introduce you to Ms. Kelsey Price! She and I have been friends since High School and she is a wonderful human being. She is tough and outspoken, honest and hilarious and I love her! Kelsey and I enjoy a mutual love of junky television, things that are funny or embarrassing, star-bucks beverages,Nordstrom, the Ducks(hockey team not the animal),  and a great chick flick. We have mutual bland feelings for IVC and the parking situation there :) Kelsey is my friend that teaches me style, tells me what shoes are currently in, and she was the friend that broke the news to me that Nick and Jessica were divorcing that fateful November day. (RIP Lacheys) Kelsey and I have sat through many a roller hockey game together freezing our booties off as our significant others dueled in the rink. I am so grateful for her friendship, and I am honored that she will be up there with me as I marry Brandon! 

meet the bridesmaids...4th edition!

Onto the 4th bridesmaid...Amanda Michelle! ( oh yes Sarah, I know how much you love this photo.)

Wow, what can I say about Amanda? I have known this girlie since I was 11 years old! She is a beautiful woman, and we are both engaged right now, which has been very fun to share together! She will marry kory 2 weeks before Brandon and I say I do... she is literally walking off the plane from her honeymoon and into our wedding! ( thanks girl!)
Amanda is an amazing human being, and I am so lucky to have her in my life! I have spent countless afternoons at her house, swimming in her pool, eating her amazing food ( that she cooks) having sleep-overs at her house watching chick flicks until the wee hours of the morning, getting ready for dances together, attending football games I could go on and on... we are friends. Amanda was always the stylish one in our bunch, and on many occasions I would raid her closet when I had a date or a job interview. We have a mutual love for nordstrom and anthropologie...is deadly. Amanda is one of the strongest people I have ever met. In her young life she has had to deal with things way beyond her maturity level, and I think she is a beautiful person because of those challenges. I love you Manda...can't wait to share "newlywed-hood" with you. ( I like you too Kory!)

Meet the Bridesmaids; third edition.

It's time for another installment of meet the bridesmaids!

Meet Sarah!

Sarah has been my best friend since Junior year of High School. We met when we were 11, but she says I was "too cool" back then. We were at Hume Lake Summer camp as juniors in high school, sitting on a rock outside of chapel when our "bff status began." We were attached at the hip from that day forward. We literally spent the rest of high school doing everything together. We often spent after school afternoons eating bean dip and laying on the couch ( I know, super active.)with an occasional dive at the community pool.Throughout our friendship, she has taught me to be a better and more fun human being, and I love her for that. The way that she loves and cares for everyone in her life is so incredible. Although we live in different places, attend different colleges, we have remained super close and I feel lucky to call Sarah my friend, and honored to have her as a bridesmaid in my wedding. It is even more fun because we are celebrating engagements together! Sarah will be a June 2010 Bride.. hooray!

I love you Sarah!

Meet the Bridesmaids, part two.

Meet the incredible Ryanne Nicole Witt. She is my matron of honor, and one of my best friends. I have known Ryanne since I was 11 years old. She was my first small group leader when I was a tiny seventh grader in the junior high ministry. Although she was a senior in high school, she became one of my biggest influences and role models. We have shared so much together through the years, and the most fun is being able to watch Ryanne become a wife and learn from her and her husband Jonathan what it means to have fun and glorify God through marriage. Ryanne always has  incredible advice for me, and knows exactly what I need to hear. She has always modeled to me the lifestyle of a woman after God's own heart and I am so grateful for that. She has an absolute heart of gold, and is always making me laugh. I am so thankful for her friendship, I know without a doubt that I am the woman I am today because of who Ryanne was to me. We share a common love of Victoria Beckham, pepperocinis, twilight and headbands with giant flowers. 

I love you Ry...thank you for helping me grow up. 

Meet the Bridesmaids!

I have a total of 9 beautiful ladies standing up with me on my wedding day, which is such a testament to all of the awesome friendships in my life. I want to introduce them to you one by one, just for fun! 

My Maid of honor is my beautiful baby sister Courtney. She is the smartest girl I have ever known. Obviously I have known her since birth and ever since that July 19th, we have been inseparable. I remember the anticipation of the birth of Courtney, I couldn't wait to be a big sister, to have a friend, a constant companion in my lonely only child life. I was 4 when Courtney came and I had never been so excited for anything in my life. I took special classes on how to be a big sister, received a ribbon authenticating my big sister status, and wore a cool I am a big sister shirt. I have loved nothing more than being a role model and an example to Courtney throughout her life, but what she doesn't know, is that she has taught me way more than I have taught her. She has taught me what it means to have a dream, and to do whatever it takes to achieve that dream. She has taught me that if you fail, try again, to lean on Christ always. She has always loved Brandon, and that has meant so much to me. I remember introducing them, and asking her opinion and hearing her gush about how perfect we were...that meant the world to me! Being able to share everything in my life with her, is so special and I feel so blessed that my sister is my best friend. 

UCLA 2009.

{I love you sista sista. }