My sister hasn't always been my best friend. You ask anyone who knew us when we were young, and they'll tell you. Our friendship is something that took distance, time, and lots of work- with each other and on ourselves. Now that we have cultivated the relationship we have, I would sooner die than let it go. Mallory has become someone I am so deeply in awe of and am so proud of. She walks through this world with an unbreakable grace, strength, and humor that I have yet to see mirrored in anyone else. Our relationship surpassed sisters long ago. She is my absolute and undeniable best friend. There is no person I would rather have standing by my side on October 5th than her.

On May 16, 2021, BumbleBFF brought me Mica. Our connection was instant! Everything is easy with her. We have an incredibly deep and mutual understanding, respect, and support of one another. I think Mica is easily one of the kindest, coolest, most authentic people I've ever met. She has seen some dark points in my life and remained a steady beacon of light and support through it all. I consider myself extremely lucky to call her my best friend.

Alexandra is someone I met once back in 2017 when we worked together, and I had to do a double-take!! We lost touch for years until I discovered we not only have SO much in common and she is the coolest person ever, but she lived less than 10 houses down from me!! We bonded over air dry clay and wine nights (as one does), and it was instantly a friendship I knew I would hold onto for dear life. Since then, I have realized that our hearts are aligned in so many ways, and I want to travel through every part of life with her.

Brittney is someone I can't say enough about. A great place to start is that Brittney was in the room when I was born (she'd kill me for not mentioning she's exactly a month older). Our dads were friends from 4th grade into adulthood. Our grandmothers are in a book club together. Our lives have been growing parallel to each other for 26 years now, and I am so grateful to have witnessed so much of Brittney's kindness, compassion, fierceness, and resilience. I am so grateful to have her in my life. I was by her side for her big day, and now it's her turn!

Oli and I met when taking singing lessons together back in 2007 or 2008 (a big "yikes" of a time for both of us). We weren't close, but Oli was always kind, genuine, and caring. When we started working together, it was like we picked up where we left off, as if we'd continued growing together in our time apart! It is just such a magical experience when you meet someone you can be 100% yourself around, instantly. There were no walls, no niceties, no fronts. I am so thankful to have a friendship with so much grace, communication, and joy.