Our Bridal Party
Lets Meet the Girls
Kaylan Mendoza (Maid of Honor)
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Kaylan is the oldest sibling of the Mendoza family. She is a proud dog mom to her two dogs, Chief, a red Boston terrier, and Zoe a black labrador retriever. She is currently a processor at an insurance firm and is the best sister. She is also Stormi’s best friend.
Fun Fact: She hates bacon
Mackenzie Bremer
From: Kirksville, Missouri
Stormi met Mackenzie or “Kenzie” through her relationship with Thomas. She is married to the best man, Kendal, and is a mom of two dogs. They became fast friends as Stormi spent more time with her and Thomases friends. She is currently studying at UMKC to become a nurse and pediatrician.
Fun Fact: She has four brothers and is the only girl
Ashleen Toor
From: Shawnee, Kansas
Ashleen met Stormi through a mutual friend at Stormi’s campus dorm. They bonded over their mutual love of K-Pop, food, and each other's future professions. She is currently studying molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of Kansas and will be attending UMKC to become a dentist.
Fun Fact: She can speak four different languages
Anaya Dewey
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Anaya or “Naya” met Stormi at her campus dorm lounge while studying and doing homework with Archisa. They bonded over their shared love of music, food, and stress over academics and they were also roommates in their first apartment. She is currently studying molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and will soon be studying to get into medical school to become a gynecologist.
Fun Fact: She is on the pre-med track
Riley Chambers
From: De Soto, Kansas
Riley met Stormi through Anya and Archisa and was frequently invited to their get-together at her dorm. They bonded over their mutual love of cute stationary, food, and stress over academics. Riley recently graduated from the University of Kansas with a political science degree and will soon be attending law school.
Fun Fact: She has three citizenships
Archisa Ghimire
From Olathe, Kansas
Archisa met Stormi at her campus dorm lounge while studying and doing homework with Anaya. They bonded over their shared love of movies, cute decor, and stress over academics and they were also roommates in their first apartment. She is currently studying communication science and disorders at the University of Kansas and will soon be studying speech-language pathology for her master's program.
Fun Fact: She and her mother share the same first 5 digits of their social security numbers
Ashleigh Mackenzie
From: Florida
Ashleigh met Stormi through Anya and Archisa and was frequently invited to their get-together at her dorm. They bonded over their mutual love of cute plushies, food, and stress over academics. She is currently studying biology and is part of the University of Kansas AFROTC program where she is training to be a fighter pilot.
Fun Fact: She’s in the Air Force
Toni Hopkins
From: Bixby, Oklahoma
Toni met Stormi through Anya and Archisa and they frequently attended the get-together at their friend's dorm. They bonded over their mutual love of movies, pop, and stress over academics. She is currently studying to be a director, writer, and editor at Columbia College Chicago.
Fun Fact: My favorite drink is an espresso martini
Lets Meet the Boissss
Kendal Bremer (Best Man)
From: Tylersburg, Pennslyvania
Kendal and Thomas met at Olathe East High School football practice in their sophomore year. They bonded over football and video games as their friend group became closer. He currently works as a handyman who works on houses.
Fun Fact: He’s a Twin.
Isaiah Golden
From: Kearney, Missouri
Isaiah is Thomases younger brother and they grew up very close to one another along with their three other siblings. He is currently studying to be a psychologist at Johnson County Community College.
Fun Fact: Thomas picked his nose a lot as a kid. (I know, I’m his brother)
Jayden Miller
From: New Jersey
Jayden or “JJ” met Thomas through mutual friends at Olathe East and was quickly integrated into the growing friend group during high school. They both also have a shared interest in video games and anime. He currently works at a warehouse.
Fun Fact: He almost fell off a building in New York
Blake Rueckert
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Blake met Thomas through his best man Kendal as they previously worked together. Even though he was a late addition to the friend group he fit in almost instantly. He currently is studying to become a welder
Fun Fact: He likes to go hunting
Matthew Woolsoncroft
From: Ottawa, Kansas
Matthew also met Thomas at football practice at Olathe East High School. They are both extremely competitive and have become quick friends, along with Kendal and Jayden. He is currently studying to be an accountant at Wichita State University.
Fun Fact: Insurance thinks his heavily modified Mustang is stock
Karissa Bremer
From: Tylersburg, Pennslyvania
Karissa met Thomas through Kendal as they are twins. They both went to Olathe East and have been part of the same friend group since then. She is currently studying criminology and sociology at Kansas State University.
Fun Fact: She’s been to 23 states
Potato
From: Panama, New York
Potato met Thomas online and through Kendal as they were long-time friends. Potato is the farthest away in the friend group but is still as close to the bois as ever. He is a utility locator
Fun Fact: He is named after a starchy vegetable
And Our Beautiful Officiant
Emily Tran
From: Overland Park, Kansas
Emily will be officiating our wedding, she met Stormi through her mutual friendship with Mackenzie and knew Thomas in high school. Funnily enough, she also officiated Mackenzie and Kendal's wedding. She is currently studying finance at Kanas State Univerity.
Fun Fact: She will have gone to 35 concerts by the end of this year