When both were five, Stephanie moved in two doors down from Anna starting a life long friendship. The two became inseparable after bonding over their love of barbies, Hannah Montana, and music. Their loves now have changed to books, 5 Seconds of Summer, and musical theater but their friendship stayed the same.

Dianna was the first member of the Stuzhuk family to meet Anna, and Anna loved her from the start. Anna felt honored to be trusted to color Dianna's hair on only their second meeting while the two connected over making fun of Alex. Anna is very excited to be able to finally call Dianna her sister.

Arden and Anna became fast Friends in Mrs. Simonet's 7th grade home room. Anna knew Arden was a good friend when she braved coming to a creepy wig store with her for a school project (long story). Through middle school bullies, who shall remain unamed, and high school drama, Arden stuck by Anna leaving her with a life long friend.

L'chaim! Anna and Jen braved being the token Jewish kids in Southwick all of their young lives together, starting an inevitable friendship. Anna loved not only causing trouble with Jen at synagogue, but also getting to see her every day at school. Jen’s bubbly and adventurous personality has always inspired Anna to be herself and chase what she wants, which is why she is so excited to have Jen by her side on her wedding day.

Anna has not left Riley alone since preschool, where the two met. Since then Riley has gotten a lot taller and Anna has stayed the same short, annoying friend. Although life often brings Riley far away, he has been a steady and comforting friendship in Anna's life. Anna couldn't imagine her wedding day without Riley being by her side.

Caileigh helped make Anna who she is today by introducing Anna to many of her loves, like Harry Potter and 5 Seconds of Summer. The two's relationship grew on the school bus every morning. Their trip to Universal together is one of Anna's favorite memories, and she hopes someday they can go together again.

Caroline, Aka Carol to the friend group, has known Anna since preschool. When times got tough they were each other’s rock. Caroline's infectious smile and goofy attitude makes her one of Anna's favorite people to be around. Anna is looking forward to singing off key and dancing the night away at the wedding with Caroline.

Melissa, A.K.A. Missy, is Anna's one and only girl cousin, giving her a leg up in the favorite cousin race. Just kidding (maybe) but in reality Anna loves Missy like a sister. Even though she lives on the other side of the state and they can't get together too often, when they do it's all heart-to-heart talks, laughs, and good times. The only time you may ever see these two bickering is over a sweater they both like at TJ Maxx.

Alex and Vlad met when they ended up in the same friend group freshman year of high school, a group built on a bond of Clash of Clans, pizza, and bike "riding". After a few months of not falling off bikes, Alex and Vlad quickly became great friends and have been inseparable since.

Marc honestly doesn't remember how he initially met Alex. However, he recalls knowing him as the "cat man" because his username on everything was "kittenking." Over time, they became close friends through their shared IT class in high school. Their friendship grew to the point where Marc helped Alex get a job at the retirement home where he worked. Coincidentally, it was at that retirement home where Alex met Anna.

Azat met Alex in GG camp. But Azat fully got to know him by playing video games with him through his brother's friend group. Alex's willingness to help others is something that cultivated their friendship.

Alex and Mark were born in the same hospital, exactly a month apart. Many years later and about 7,000 miles away, Mark met the funny kid with a great heart and mustache.

Dan was introduced to Alex by his cousin Mark and Azat. Over time, their friendship grew stronger through shared movie nights. Dan admires Alex for his compassion towards friends and the support he consistently offers, and he is proud to call Alex a friend.

Alex and Oliver met in Church when they were young, and bonded over a mutual interest for technology and video games. As time went on, they would find more and more interests they could both enjoy, like music, biking, or rock climbing. Alex is one of many reasons why Oliver now works at a good job, he is one of Oliver's inspirations and a true friend.

Mark and Alex competed against Jasmine and Dylan in an online game of Smite. Interestingly, Mark and Dylan selected the same character during the match. Following the game, Alex extended an invitation for everyone to join in additional matches together. Since that moment, Alex and Dylan have developed a loving friendship.

Denis and Alex initially met probably before Denis was capable of making long term memories because nothing pops up for a while but the earliest they can remember is second grade. Their school library had this really epic Star Wars book with these EPIC diagrams which they both geeked out over and that was pretty much the foundation for their future friendship. Did they mention that it was EPIC!