Introducing...the wedding party.

In an attempt to make our wedding as "normal" as a wedding on the steps of a haunted house could be, Adam and I chose to select a wedding party. We already had an idea of who we wanted to ask for our 2012 wedding, but that wedding party was starting to look fairly large. Because our guest list was now only 20 people, it seemed awkward to have more people standing up with us than sitting as guests. Plus, as all 20 of our guests are incredibly important people in our lives, it almost felt as if everyone was a member of a small, intimate wedding party. Ultimately, we decided to take this opportunity to have a wedding party consisting of only a best man, matron of honor, one groomsman and one bridesmaid. And lucky for us, this was one of the easier choices we made during our three-week planning process. Who did we choose?

Bill and Adam just before
we got engaged.

First up, Adam's best man. Adam and Bill have been best friends for an eternity, it seems, so this was a no-brainer. I have also known Bill since I met Adam, and we have become close friends over the past six and half years. Bill couldn't wait to give a speech, even though I had to remind him to keep it short since our reception was only an hour and half long.

Me and Kristina last year before
we moved to Vermont.

Next, my matron of honor, Kristina. I kept calling her my maid of honor, forgetting she got married in June! KT and I have been friends since sixth grade and I was super happy to have her stand up for us on our special day. KT met Adam even before we were dating, so she is quite familiar with him and our relationship. She found out about our wedding much later than our other guests, since she was out of the country on her honeymoon, and she immediately sprang into action and got on board.

Keith and I at KT's wedding.

Adam and Allison in Boston.

There was never any doubt in our minds regarding who would stand up for us as our bridesmaid and groomsman. We are both incredibly lucky in that we have great families and great family members who are both blood and friends. What's better than that? It seemed perfect to honor our great relationships with our siblings by having them stand as our bridesmaid and groomsman. Of course, Allison and Keith have known each of us, separately, since the day they were born. It felt awesome to have two people next to us who knew us so well. Over these past six and half years, Adam and I have gotten close to each other's siblings, and it was such a joy to have them so close to us on our big day.

Adam and I are big believers in both sides of the wedding party standing for both the bride and groom, not just the boys standing for Adam and the girls standing for me. At the end of the day, we had four people standing up for us who love us both and support our relationship, which is such an invaluable thing to have. We are forever grateful to Bill, KT, Keith and Allison for helping us along the way with shopping for wedding dresses, shipping bridesmaid dresses from Ohio, renting tuxedos, checking in and calming us down and for simply being amazing. You officially rocked our world.