Melissa Moore
(Kelly's friend)

Kelly and Missy met long ago back in 7th grade in Mr. Pascoe's Art class at Arvida Junior High where we fast became the best of friends at the ripe ol' age of 11 and 12.

Fast forward... Missy graduated from the University of Florida Law School in 1998 with honors and has been hard at work for the Palatka State Attorney's office ever since. She is also the president of the Putnam County Bar Association.

Rich and Brian met in their freshman year of high school at Monterey High, while Rich's family was stationed at Fort Ord. Despite Brian moving to Texas briefly, the Black family moving up to Washington State, and Rich then heading to attend the University of Florida, the two have always remained best buddies.

Currently, Brian is in his senior year of school at California State University San Jose, majoring in Materials Engineering.

Brian McCoy
(Rich's friend)

Leslie Monreal
(Kelly's friend)

Kelly and Leslie have been good friends since meeting in their junior year of high school at South Plantation High - one of the first friends Kelly made once she moved to Ft. Lauderdale.

Leslie graduated from the University of Miami in 1996 and worked as a publicist in South Florida for 3 years. More recently, she is back to her alma mater as a university administrator in Alumni Relations and in the meantime, working on her MBA.

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Kelly met Yvonne (then Yvonne Lin) back in 9th grade at Arvida Junior High. Despite attending different high schools, they stayed the best of friends and even roomed together the first two years of college at UF. There Kelly was one of the first to meet Yvonne's beau, Adam, who unbeknownst to either us then, would eventually go on to become her husband.

Pictured to the left is Yvonne with Adam at their wedding reception, in January 1998. On August 26, 2000, the two became the proud parents of Ethan Matthew Bigbee.

Yvonne Bigbee
(Kelly's friend)

Michelle Cope
(Rich's sister)

Michelle is Rich's older sister and currently lives in northern Virginia. Pictured to the right is Michelle with her son Matthew when he was just a baby (he's now 3).

Of late, Michelle has put her talents to work in the political sphere, acting as her dad's 'right hand man' in his career as Delegate of Loudoun County, Virginia, as well as pursuing a Web design career of her own.

Ron is Rich's younger brother, seven years his junior. Living in Virginia since the family settled there in 1992, Ron just completed high school this past June. Growing more similar to Rich with each passing year, Ron is sure to be successful in any pursuit he embarks upon just as his big brother has been.

Currently, Ron is living in his hometown of Sterling, Virginia, and has the whole world at his fingertips.

Ron Black
(Rich's brother)

Brent Delgaizo
(Rich's friend)

Rich met Brent in his very first summer at UF in 1992, while living in the dorms; and the two have been best buds ever since.

Brent earned his Bachelor's Degree at the University of Florida before going on to attend law school in South Florida. With just a little over a semester left 'til graduation, Brent is currently living in his hometown of Plantation, Florida.

Kelly met Joey (Joel)  back in 11th grade at South Plantation High, before we both went on to attend the UF. Separately, Rich and Joey became friends in their freshman year of college. There, ironically enough, Joey ended up being Rich's roommate when we first began dating in our fourth year. What a coincidence!!

Joey tied the knot in his last year at UF, before he and his wife Dana moved from Gainesville to Maryland, where he earned his Master's Degree and is currently working as a teacher at Calvert Hall College in Baltimore.

Joel Ballantyne
( Rich and Kelly's friend)

Taylor Ellinger
(Kelly's cousin)

Taylor is Kelly's cousin, daughter of Miles and Sandra Ellinger (Sandra is a cousin of Kelly's mom). She is 6 years old, in the first grade, and will be sharing flower girl honors with her younger sister, Kaitlyn.

This will be Taylor's first time as a flower girl, and we're both thrilled she's agreed to be in our wedding party. We can't wait to see both sisters decked out in all their flower girl finery!

Kaitlyn is Taylor's younger sister, also Kelly's cousin, daughter of Miles and Sandra Ellinger. She just celebrated her 4th birthday and currently attends pre-school.

Kaitlyn will be sharing flower girl honors with her older sister, Taylor - both of whom are sure to capture everyone's hearts dressed up in their pretty flower girl dresses.

 
Kaitlyn Ellinger
(Kelly's cousin)

Matthew Cope
(Rich's nephew)

Matthew is Rich's nephew, son of Rich's sister, Michelle. He is a precocious 3-year-old who loves above all else, choo-choo trains. Matthew will be joining his Mom in the bridal party, as she will be one of Kelly's bridesmaids.

This is Matthew's first time as a ring bearer, and we can't wait to see him decked out in his first tuxedo!