wedding party spotlighting

i thought i should mention a very important aspect of our wedding that i've only mentioned briefly so far: the wedding party. first, i should mention that we do not have a strictly traditional wedding party. i have three maids of honor, and danny has three best men. we didn't see how we could rank one friend above another. the people who make up this party are all equally our best friends, and we're happy that they agreed to stand up with us and support us.

periodically i'll post about a different party member, so you can know a little bit about them & why we love them. today, i'll start with manda pants (danny's favorite nickname for her).

amanda (aka manda)
amanda and i met in college. it feels as though we have been friends for even longer than we actually have. first of all b/c that's how close our friendship is & second b/c i had been hearing all kinds of wonderful things about her long before i got to finally meet her in person. my senior year of school we decided to be roommates. i can't tell you how happy i am that we did; it was an awesome year (even though we had some bad times) that brought us even closer with lots of time dedicated to eating, dancing, tv watching, talking, and trips to the dog park.

amanda is graduating from the university of tennessee on the 16th (yay!) with a degree in media arts. her first painting sale was a sale to danny and me which is something we're really proud of (it hangs above our fireplace). not only is she incredibly creative & a my favorite artist, she is also an amazing person...loyal, forgiving, and kind. she is my resident artist, runner, and dancing partner. she's also going to do our wedding invitations which i'm super excited about.