My Right Hand Ladies

Jessica Butler, Ashley Hagler, Kali Sloan, Nicolle Moss, & Breanna Olsen

Seeing how I started this blog after I got married, I didn't really get a chance to write about life before I got married and most importantly, wedding details. I was talking to my friend who is currently living in Australia and she asked why she wasn't mentioned on my blog. It got me thinking that I haven't mentioned any of the girls whom I had chosen for my bridesmaids. Everyone knows that the girls a bride chooses to be in the wedding party mean a great deal to her, so as such I thought I would write about them. What they mean to me and why I chose them to be my right hand ladies as I got married.

My Maid of Honor

Ashley Hagler and I have known each other since the days of kindergarten. We weren't always the best of friends and really didn't have a solid friendship until 10th grade but we still have pictures of us together when we were little.
Ashley and I had boyfriends around the same time, we were best buds at graduation and moved out together that December, we bought puppies together and our love for each other became that of a sisterly love. Ashley was always that friend that I confided in, she knew everything right as it was happening. She has helped me through so much and continues to be such a great friend and an even better sister.

Bridesmaid Number One


Jessica Butler is the bridesmaid who I have actually known the shortest. She and I met at Utah Central Credit Union when I hired her to be one of my tellers. We didn't hit it off or become good friends until she got promoted to a Head Teller at another branch. Jessica and I have the best times together. We can talk for hours and hours and in the end not even know what we talked about. She is someone who if I have a bad day, I know I can call her up and she will listen to everything I have to say. She helped me through a breakup and always has great advice to give. I love spending time with her and was actually visiting her in Idaho when Shawn popped the question. She got to share in the excitement as it was happening. It just sucks that she lives five hours away :(.

Bridesmaid Number Two


Breanna Olsen is my "retarded sister". I have known her for as long as I can remember. I am pretty sure it was before kindergarten, just because she was in my Stake when we were growing up, but I can't be positive. Just like all my friends, mine and Breanna's friendship was on again, off again. We were really good friends in high school until we let a silly little thing like my boyfriend come between us. It wasn't until after high school and a break up with "the boy" that our friendship blossomed again. I went down to see her in St. George right before going on my first date with Shawn and we had a blast. I remembered why I love her so much. She is after all my "retarded sister".

Bridesmaid Number Three


Last but not least, Nicolle (Cotton) Moss. Nicolle is my cousin who happens to be one day younger then me. When we were little we were inseparable. We always were together, having sleepovers, hanging out with Grandpa, or whatever else we could do. We shared birthdays and often got the same gifts. Just like everyone else, our closeness eventually faded. It wasn't until about two years ago that we started becoming close again. I can't tell you how bad I missed my cousin and how nice it was to have her back.

Thank you to my ladies who have been there for me and who helped me through the biggest event of my life.